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.
DERRICK LEWISIf 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.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I’ve been in that situation three or four times before where I’m losing the fight – the fight seems almost over with – and I knew I had to finish him and stop playing possum as much.
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I ain’t trying to fight for no title.
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I believe the tough fights bring out the better fighter in myself.
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I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
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You eat salad and you’re hungry the next 30 minutes and you’re hungrier from when you ate the damn salad.
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I’ll fight anyone.
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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 know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.
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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 throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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I like to fight tough 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 not scared to fight anyone, I’ll call anyone out.
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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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