I don’t fight just because I love it just that much. I’m fighting because it’s a job for me.
DERRICK LEWISThe only reason I want to climb up the rankings – beating the champion and beating guys in the top five – those are the guys that get the endorsements and get the most money and get paid the most. That’s the only reason why.
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My goal is just to make as much money as I can in the sport, and that’s it.
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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 think Cormier is gonna come out and try to wrestle me, try to get me tired, and try to push the pace. I know he might not say that I’m on his level but I think I am and he thinking that I’m not, really.
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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 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.
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I just believe that my heart is the best in the sport. And I believe that’s what carried me through my whole career. Not my talent or my power or anything like that. I just believe my heart.
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Brock Lesnar is not a fighter. He’s scared to be hit.
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I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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The only reason I want to climb up the rankings – beating the champion and beating guys in the top five – those are the guys that get the endorsements and get the most money and get paid the most. That’s the only reason why.
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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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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 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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For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.
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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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