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.
DERRICK LEWISI don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
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I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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I don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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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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You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
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You have 20 fights, you should know what it takes to get yourself ready. If you don’t feel like you’re ready, you let your coach know ‘hey we need to work on a little bit more of this.’
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I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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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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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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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 set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
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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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I just have a crazy sense of humor.
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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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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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