Derrick Lewis Quotes

I ain’t trying to fight for no title.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Myself Reward Title
Bowing and showing respect – I don’t give nothing about none of that. I’m just coming in and fighting.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Myself Respect Show
I really don’t like watching women fights.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Myself See Woman
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Break Children Doubt Family Life People Prison Struggle
I like to fight tough fights.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Myself Tough
My 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 LEWIS

Believe Heart Myself Talent
You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Known Yourself
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Best Fight Myself Serious Shape World
I’ll fight anyone.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight One Liner
All 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 LEWIS

Career Fight Kind Myself Pain Wrong
I’ve been in that situation many times before – where I’m losing and I have to knock a guy out.
DERRICK LEWIS

Knock Lose Man Myself Situation Time
I know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.
DERRICK LEWIS

Known Myself Need Punch
I don’t know how to do takedowns.
DERRICK LEWIS

Known Myself
I don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
DERRICK LEWIS

Care Fight Myself
I don’t care what people think.
DERRICK LEWIS

Care Myself People Thinking
I know I’m the least technical guy in the sport. Most of the champions or guys at the top are real martial artists.
DERRICK LEWIS

Artist Champion Known Myself Sports Technical
That’s what really gets me going, thinking about my past. I think about all the tough times and bad times I’ve had in my life and I bring all that into the Octagon. That’s only because it’s hard going in there trying to fight someone who didn’t do anything to you.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Life Myself Past Thinking Time
I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
DERRICK LEWIS

Argument Childhood Family Father Fight Grow Up Mom Myself
I set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
DERRICK LEWIS

Division Goal Myself Run Whole
I really don’t punch with my left hand anyways.
DERRICK LEWIS

Myself Punch Style Technique
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Champion Climb Money Myself Pay Ranking Reason Why
I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
DERRICK LEWIS

Gym Myself Opponent Serious Stay
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Call Notice Ready Short Stay
If 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 LEWIS

Champion Division Location Myself Shame Skills
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Forget Myself Name People Time
I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
DERRICK LEWIS

Hard Moments Myself Patience Perfection
You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
DERRICK LEWIS

Edge Finding Opponent Trying Type Yourself

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