I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
DERRICK LEWISI’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
DERRICK LEWISI’m not scared to fight anyone, I’ll call anyone out.
DERRICK LEWISYou 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.’
DERRICK LEWISBowing and showing respect – I don’t give nothing about none of that. I’m just coming in and fighting.
DERRICK LEWISThere’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.
DERRICK LEWISI look at all my opponents, and they could be something else. They could go out and get a normal, regular job. I look at myself and I can’t do that. I have a strike on my back. I can’t have a normal job. So, I’ve got to fight for everything I’ve got.
DERRICK LEWISI just like being in fun fights.
DERRICK LEWISI don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
DERRICK LEWISIf I’m the champion, the whole UFC division should be ashamed of themselves for a guy that had no damn skills being the champion. They should all just go relocate somewhere.
DERRICK LEWISMy heart outweighs all the talent. If they’ve got more talent, I believe that my heart will still overcome that. You’ve got to have heart to step inside the octagon anyway.
DERRICK LEWISI know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.
DERRICK LEWISAll of my fights, especially all of my UFC fights my whole career, I’ve never been in there without any kind of impingement and pain wrong with my back.
DERRICK LEWISThat’s usually the way I am – I don’t care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.
DERRICK LEWISI don’t want to fight once a year. I like fighting every other month.
DERRICK LEWISI’m an optimistic guy.
DERRICK LEWISYou’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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