I have a lot of anger built up in me from my childhood. My wife and kids are the only ones who give me peace in this world.
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.
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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 know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.
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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 look at all my opponents, and they could be something else. They could go out and get a normal, regular job. I look at myself and I can’t do that. I have a strike on my back. I can’t have a normal job. So, I’ve got to fight for everything I’ve got.
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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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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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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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It would be cool to let people know that it doesn’t matter what kind of background you have in your past, that you can still make something out of your life.
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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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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
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Like a lot of people have said, it’s not a bad loss to lose to Mark Hunt, so it’s really like a learning lesson.
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I really don’t like watching women fights.
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I don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
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I’m an optimistic guy.
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