I believe I get the belt then I’ll get the money. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world. It’s all about the cheddar.
DERRICK LEWISI’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I speak my mind too much, and the UFC probably don’t really like that. But I really don’t care.
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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 used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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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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That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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This heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.
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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’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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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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It’s a job to me, basically. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world or nothing like that. I don’t come in trying to think I am the best fighter. I don’t care about none of that. It’s just a job to me.
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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 don’t train like a mixed martial artist. I don’t respect the sport like everyone else does.
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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 don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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