I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
DERRICK LEWISI 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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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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I’m an optimistic guy.
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I always had dreamed one day Bruce Buffer’s going to be introducing me. Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis and I just always pictured him saying it.
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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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Basically, I guess they just thinking I’ve been winning my fights just by luck. I just think I’ve been winning my fights on heart.
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I don’t care what people think.
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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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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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That’s usually the way I am – I don’t care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.
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I just feel that all the top fighters in the world are making all the money.
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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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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 have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.
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There’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.
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