You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
DERRICK LEWISI 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 set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
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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’ve been in deep waters a bunch of times in my fights.
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If I was really trying to be the best fighter in the world, I would be in the best shape and taking it more serious but I’m not.
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I know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.
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A lot of people said I would never make it, and this and that, I’d never be a top 10 fighter, that I’d never fight for a title. Just stuff like that. Achieving all those goals and being the person that I am, this is going against everything everyone said I couldn’t do.
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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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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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Brock Lesnar is not a fighter. He’s scared to be hit.
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I know I’m the least technical guy in the sport. Most of the champions or guys at the top are real martial artists.
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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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I don’t fight just because I love it just that much. I’m fighting because it’s a job for me.
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Basically, I guess they just thinking I’ve been winning my fights just by luck. I just think I’ve been winning my fights on heart.
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