I like to fight tough fights.
DERRICK LEWISI made my third parole and I believe if I had made it the first time, I wouldn’t be here today. I still would’ve been out there doing stupid stuff.
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That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
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That’s usually the way I am – I don’t care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.
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If I was really trying to be the best fighter in the world, I would be in the best shape and taking it more serious but I’m not.
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I don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
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I really don’t like watching women fights.
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That’s what really gets me going, thinking about my past. I think about all the tough times and bad times I’ve had in my life and I bring all that into the Octagon. That’s only because it’s hard going in there trying to fight someone who didn’t do anything to you.
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The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
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If I’m the champion, the whole UFC division should be ashamed of themselves for a guy that had no damn skills being the champion. They should all just go relocate somewhere.
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I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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It’s a job to me, basically. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world or nothing like that. I don’t come in trying to think I am the best fighter. I don’t care about none of that. It’s just a job to me.
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I’ll fight anyone.
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You eat salad and you’re hungry the next 30 minutes and you’re hungrier from when you ate the damn salad.
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George Foreman acts more like my grandfather. He and my grandfather act just alike – they’re both Christian type guys. They try to help everyone.
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I know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.
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I wanted to start in boxing, but you have to train a little harder to be a boxer. A lot of those guys can take punches. MMA, you only have to hit someone so hard to knock them out.
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