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I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.

Derrick Lewis

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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Champion Division Location Myself Shame Skills
I like to fight tough fights.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Myself Tough
I don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
DERRICK LEWIS

Care Fight Myself
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Known Lose Myself Playing Situation Time
I look at all my opponents, and they could be something else. They could go out and get a normal, regular job. I look at myself and I can’t do that. I have a strike on my back. I can’t have a normal job. So, I’ve got to fight for everything I’ve got.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Myself Normal Opponent Strike
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Division heavy Myself Time Weight
That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
DERRICK LEWIS

Finding Greatness Inspirational Myself Shoes
I know Cormier is a wrestler so you really got to get them hips down on him so I’ve been working them hips really good.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Myself Technique Work
Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
DERRICK LEWIS

Myself Pay
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Act Help Myself Similar
I don’t train like a mixed martial artist. I don’t respect the sport like everyone else does.
DERRICK LEWIS

Artist Martial Myself Sports Training
For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Love Myself
I always had dreamed one day Bruce Buffer’s going to be introducing me. Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis and I just always pictured him saying it.
DERRICK LEWIS

Dreams Introduction Myself Photograph
I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
DERRICK LEWIS

Boredom Fight Frustration Hate Myself
Brock Lesnar is not a fighter. He’s scared to be hit.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Hit Myself Scare
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Best Care Fight Myself Think Try
I don’t fight just because I love it just that much. I’m fighting because it’s a job for me.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Job Love Myself
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Believe Myself Stupidity Time
I believe I get the belt then I’ll get the money. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world. It’s all about the cheddar.
DERRICK LEWIS

Believe Best Money Myself World
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Life Myself Past Thinking Time
I’ve been in deep waters a bunch of times in my fights.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Myself Time Water
I know I’m the least technical guy in the sport. Most of the champions or guys at the top are real martial artists.
DERRICK LEWIS

Artist Champion Known Myself Sports Technical
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Boxing Hit Myself Punch Start
You eat salad and you’re hungry the next 30 minutes and you’re hungrier from when you ate the damn salad.
DERRICK LEWIS

Food Hungry Yourself
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Dedication Effort Fight Inspirational Myself Time
I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
DERRICK LEWIS

Gym Myself Opponent Serious Stay
I’m just going to keep fighting, try to stay active as much as possible.
DERRICK LEWIS

Active Fight Myself Possible Stay

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