I go in to fight just to fight. I don’t care about submissions, the technique and all of that.
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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I don’t care where I’m at in the heavyweight division. As long as I win enough, so they keep me. That’s about it.
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I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
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I have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.
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Bowing and showing respect – I don’t give nothing about none of that. I’m just coming in and fighting.
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I just like being in fun fights.
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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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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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I gotta work on my overall game.
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I’m not scared to fight anyone, I’ll call anyone out.
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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 wanted to start in boxing, but you have to train a little harder to be a boxer. A lot of those guys can take punches. MMA, you only have to hit someone so hard to knock them out.
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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.
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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’ve been in that situation many times before – where I’m losing and I have to knock a guy out.
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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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