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Derrick Lewis

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Derrick Lewis talks about fighting like a job, not just a hobby. He says you must stay ready every day because a fight can come at any moment. He also mentions how his life’s struggles and a prison time shape his mindset in the ring.

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Derrick James Lewis is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he currently holds the record for most finishes in the Heavyweight division and most knockouts in UFC history (16). A professiona

Quotes by Derrick Lewis

I just like being in fun fights.

Being

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I gotta work on my overall game.

Football

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I don't know how to do takedowns.

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I like to fight tough fights.

Fight

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I don't care what people think.

Care

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I just have a crazy sense of humor.

Comedy

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I'll fight anyone.

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I'm serious, I don't stay in the gym each day like my opponents.

Day

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I'm not scared to fight anyone, I'll call anyone out.

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I've been in deep waters a bunch of times in my fights.

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I'm fighting just so I can take care of my family.

Care

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I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.

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I've been having people doubt me all my life.

Doubt

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I don't care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.

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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that's fine.

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Everyone else is a mixed martial artist. I'm not a mixed martial artist, I'm a brawler.

Art

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I know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.

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I don't train like a mixed martial artist. I don't respect the sport like everyone else does.

Art

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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 don't fight just because I love it just that much. I'm fighting because it's a job for me.

Fight

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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 have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.

Couple

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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 look at all my opponents, and they could be something else. They could go out and get a normal, regular job.…

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If I'm the champion, the whole UFC division should be ashamed of themselves for a guy that had no damn skills being…

Being

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At first, whenever I first got into the UFC, I was like, 'oh my God, I'm in the UFC.' When you come…

Being

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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…

Boxer

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Since I was probably eight years old, just about everyday, all the way until I was 14 or 15 years old, just…

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I just really want to put the past behind me, because it makes me angry thinking about it. But it's also the…

Childhood

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My heart outweighs all the talent. If they've got more talent, I believe that my heart will still overcome that. You've got…

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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…

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In 2010, Strikeforce came to Houston, and DC was something like 5-0 or 6-0, and I'd seen him at the expo. I…

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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…

Better person

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You've got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.

Edge

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I don't want to fight once a year. I like fighting every other month.

Fight

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Brock Lesnar is not a fighter. He's scared to be hit.

Fighter

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I don't care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.

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I know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.

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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.

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I really don't punch with my left hand anyways.

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