All of my fights, especially all of my UFC fights my whole career, I’ve never been in there without any kind of impingement and pain wrong with my back.
DERRICK LEWISI 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.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I really don’t punch with my left hand anyways.
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I’ve been in that situation many times before – where I’m losing and I have to knock a guy out.
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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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I have a lot of anger built up in me from my childhood. My wife and kids are the only ones who give me peace in this world.
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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.
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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 don’t train like a mixed martial artist. I don’t respect the sport like everyone else does.
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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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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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You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
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I like to fight tough fights.
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I just have a crazy sense of humor.
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I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
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I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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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.
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