I speak my mind too much, and the UFC probably don’t really like that. But I really don’t care.
DERRICK LEWISI throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
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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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I really don’t like watching women fights.
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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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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 just have a crazy sense of humor.
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I just like being in fun fights.
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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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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 what people think.
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I set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
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I don’t want to fight once a year. I like fighting every other month.
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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’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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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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