I speak my mind too much, and the UFC probably don’t really like that. But I really don’t care.
DERRICK LEWISAs long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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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 don’t care where I’m at in the heavyweight division. As long as I win enough, so they keep me. That’s about it.
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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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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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Brock Lesnar is not a fighter. He’s scared to be hit.
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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 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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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
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I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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I’ve been in that situation three or four times before where I’m losing the fight – the fight seems almost over with – and I knew I had to finish him and stop playing possum as much.
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I set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
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I don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
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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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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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I tell people all the time that it would be good if they forget about me next week, that they don’t even mention my name anymore.
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