I go in to fight just to fight. I don’t care about submissions, the technique and all of that.
DERRICK LEWISI’ve been through so much stuff that I hope even my enemies wouldn’t have to go through.
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I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
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The only reason I want to climb up the rankings – beating the champion and beating guys in the top five – those are the guys that get the endorsements and get the most money and get paid the most. That’s the only reason why.
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The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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I 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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My goal is just to make as much money as I can in the sport, and that’s it.
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Everyone else is a mixed martial artist. I’m not a mixed martial artist, I’m a brawler.
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For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.
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I don’t fight just because I love it just that much. I’m fighting because it’s a job for me.
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My heart outweighs all the talent. If they’ve got more talent, I believe that my heart will still overcome that. You’ve got to have heart to step inside the octagon anyway.
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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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You’ve really got to stay ready 24/7. You really can’t get ready because there’s no telling. They’ll call you short notice to fight anyone so you really have to stay ready.
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There’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.
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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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I know I’m the least technical guy in the sport. Most of the champions or guys at the top are real martial artists.
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