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.
DERRICK LEWISThe one thing about me, if it is a 15-minute fight, I’m fighting every one of them 15 minutes. And if it’s a 25-minute fight, I’ll be fighting all 25 until the bell rings.
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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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I speak my mind too much, and the UFC probably don’t really like that. But I really don’t care.
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I really don’t punch with my left hand anyways.
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Bowing and showing respect – I don’t give nothing about none of that. I’m just coming in and fighting.
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The one thing about me, if it is a 15-minute fight, I’m fighting every one of them 15 minutes. And if it’s a 25-minute fight, I’ll be fighting all 25 until the bell rings.
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I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
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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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I think Cormier is gonna come out and try to wrestle me, try to get me tired, and try to push the pace. I know he might not say that I’m on his level but I think I am and he thinking that I’m not, really.
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I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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I ain’t trying to fight for no title.
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I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
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It’s like I say all the time, it’s the heavyweight division. It doesn’t matter if the guys a black belt or if he’s a world-class boxer. We still have a 50-50 chance.
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You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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