That’s usually the way I am – I don’t care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.
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.
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I just like being in fun fights.
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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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I’m an optimistic guy.
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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 go in to fight just to fight. I don’t care about submissions, the technique and all of that.
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I’ll fight anyone.
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I ain’t trying to fight for no title.
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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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I don’t care what people think.
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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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It’s all the stuff I’ve been through in my life. From family struggles, people doubting me, things I went through as a child and going to prison, they all played a factor in who I am today. It really made me a better person. Going through those situations can make or break you as a human being.
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I don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
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That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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I just really want to put the past behind me, because it makes me angry thinking about it. But it’s also the reason I’ve made it this far in my career. It’s like, built up in me. It’s what I think about when I fight. My childhood.
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