Derrick Lewis Quotes

I'm built for wrestling. I have a high pain tolerance. My nose has been broken a couple times. Black eyes.

I've trained with real, world-class wrestlers.

I'm a wrestler, a very polished wrestler and some of my best attributes in wrestling are my scrambling ability and my clinch.

When I grab guys in the clinch, it's very tough for them to get away and I'm pretty good with my Greco takedown.

Wrestling is such a competitive sport worldwide.

We take pride in making our Knockouts Division about wrestling, not about looking pretty.

I have a very good ground game and very good wrestling. People just underestimate it. That's it. I want to keep it like that.

When I think of a world class wrestler, I think of Mo Lawal.

I was never an upper body wrestler. I am a shooter.

I was a wrestler and now I teach jiu-jitsu, but they're obviously different in many ways. However, they do kind of translate.

I'm really considering getting into amateur wrestling and getting into more tournaments. I'm looking into going to do some Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. I'm looking into everything.

I like ground and pound; I don't know if it is like a technique or discipline. I like to be on the ground, but I don't necessarily go for submissions or anything.

I feel like my wrestling and jiu-jitsu is so underrated.

I'm a two-time world champion in jiu-jitsu. I can try to submit you.

My comfortability is always going favor the grappling side, that's the path of least resistance. But, I don't need necessarily need to force the takedowns like I used to before.

I'm usually looking to wrestle and grapple, but I guess the knockouts just happen.

Wrestling has always been a dominating force in UFC.

Wrestling is my life, and if I'm not training or in the gym, then I'm watching videos to learn more about it.

When I touch Ronda, I'll always try to get the knockout. But if we go to the ground, I'll be ready for anything.

I know I have great grappling myself, and I know how I do with submissions.

I watched Japanese style wrestling, European style wrestling, and WCW.

After intensive body building for eight years, I went to the U.S. for training. There, I learnt the art of wrestling. Later, I went to Japan and joined a wrestling group.

Nobody wants to see arm bars or cross-body blocks anymore.

I believe in my wrestling and I believe in my jiu-jitsu.

I get to work out for my job and punch people and wrassle, that's a pretty cool job.