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 LEWISYou 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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I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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You’ve really got to stay ready 24/7. You really can’t get ready because there’s no telling. They’ll call you short notice to fight anyone so you really have to stay ready.
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I don’t know how to do takedowns.
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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 go in to fight just to fight. I don’t care about submissions, the technique and all of that.
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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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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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Brock Lesnar is not a fighter. He’s scared to be hit.
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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 go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
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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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I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
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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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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 don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
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