Derrick Lewis

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.

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.

I don't even train for these fights. I'm not mad when people say that because it's true.

I just really want to put the past behind me, because it makes me angry thinking about it. But it's also the reason I've made it this far in my career. It's like, built up in me. It's what I think about when I fight. My childhood.

I have a lot of anger built up in me from my childhood. My wife and kids are the only ones who give me peace in this world.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.