I’ve been in deep waters a bunch of times in my fights.
DERRICK LEWISI 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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The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
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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.
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I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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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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This heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.
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Everyone else is a mixed martial artist. I’m not a mixed martial artist, I’m a brawler.
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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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I gotta work on my overall game.
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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’ll fight anyone.
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I don’t know how to do takedowns.
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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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I just feel that all the top fighters in the world are making all the money.
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You have 20 fights, you should know what it takes to get yourself ready. If you don’t feel like you’re ready, you let your coach know ‘hey we need to work on a little bit more of this.’
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Brock Lesnar is not a fighter. He’s scared to be hit.
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