Derrick Lewis

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

For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.

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.

It would be cool to let people know that it doesn't matter what kind of background you have in your past, that you can still make something out of your life.

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

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.

Since I was probably eight years old, just about everyday, all the way until I was 14 or 15 years old, just about everyday my mom and my stepdad would roll around in the living room fighting.

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.

I just have a crazy sense of humor.

Travis Browne don't know what's he thinking. Travis, he's out there, man. That guy has been knocked out so many times, he's been rocked so many times, he don't know what to say.

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.