Derrick Lewis

I like to fight tough fights.

I believe the tough fights bring out the better fighter in myself.

The guys in the top five, they're good everywhere. Me, I'm just almost one-dimensional.

I gotta work on my overall game.

You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.

I'm just going to keep fighting, try to stay active as much as possible.

As long as they pay me good, that's all I care about.

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

I speak my mind too much, and the UFC probably don't really like that. But I really don't care.

I used to only train 30 minutes a day.

I've been through so much stuff that I hope even my enemies wouldn't have to go through.

It's a job to me, basically. I'm not trying to be the best fighter in the world or nothing like that. I don't come in trying to think I am the best fighter. I don't care about none of that. It's just a job to me.

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

There's nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.

I know Cormier is a wrestler so you really got to get them hips down on him so I've been working them hips really good.

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.

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

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.

I made my third parole and I believe if I had made it the first time, I wouldn't be here today. I still would've been out there doing stupid stuff.

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