Derrick Lewis

I always had dreamed one day Bruce Buffer's going to be introducing me... Derrick 'The Black Beast' Lewis... and I just always pictured him saying it. ”

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

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

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

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. ”