Derrick Lewis

I've been in that situation three or four times before where I'm losing the fight - the fight seems almost over with - and I knew I had to finish him and stop playing possum as much. ”

I've been in that situation many times before - where I'm losing and I have to knock a guy out. ”

I believe I get the belt then I'll get the money. I'm not trying to be the best fighter in the world. It's all about the cheddar. ”

I just feel that all the top fighters in the world are making all the money. ”

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. ”

I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me. ”

I just like being in fun fights. ”

A lot of people said I would never make it, and this and that, I'd never be a top 10 fighter, that I'd never fight for a title. Just stuff like that. Achieving all those goals and being the person that I am, this is going against everything everyone said I couldn't do. ”

At first, whenever I first got into the UFC, I was like, 'oh my God, I'm in the UFC.' When you come from where I came from, being in the UFC basically meant I was on top of the world. ”

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