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Derrick Lewis says UFC 230 paycheck will be more than last three fights combined
At long last, UFC 230 has a main event. That’s thanks to the willingness of UFC heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier and heavyweight contender Derick Lewis to step in an battle in the card’s main event on very short notice. While Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis will not have a lot of time to prepare for […]
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Derrick Lewis says he will be ‘100 percent going into this fight’ against Daniel Cormier
Derrick Lewis was just in an absolute war with Alexander Volkov at UFC 229. Volkov had arguably dominated the first fourteen minutes of the fight, this before Lewis knocked him out with just seconds left on the clock in round three. Lewis did not only produce a fantastic finish at UFC 229, but his post-fight interview also gained him thousands of followers. With […]
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Derrick Lewis grateful for UFC 230 title shot, but believes Stipe Miocic deserved the chance before him
At long last, UFC 230 finally has a main event. The card will be headlined by a last-minute heavyweight title fight between champion Daniel Cormier and streaking challenger Derrick Lewis. Not everybody, however, is happy about this title fight. Some members of the MMA community feel that Lewis is jumping the heavyweight contendership line, and […]
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Daniel Cormier Opens As Huge Betting Favorite Over Derrick Lewis At UFC 230
Derrick Lewis earned an opportunity of a lifetime earlier this week when he was booked against heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 230. However it appears oddsmakers aren’t giving “The Black Beast” much of a chance. According to Bovada, Lewis opened as a +500 underdog (bet $100 to win $500) against […]
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UFC 229 Results: Derrick Lewis KO’s Alexander Volkov in final seconds (Highlights)
A key heavyweight bout between perennial contenders Alexander Volkov and Derrick Lewis took place at tonight’s UFC 229 event in Las Vegas. Alexander Volkov enters tonight’s contest on a six-fight win streak, his latest being a fourth-round knockout victory over former champ Fabricio Werdum this past March in London. Meanwhile, Derrick Lewis has won two […]
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Derrick Lewis says Francis Ngannou “looked scared from the get-go” at UFC 226
Derrick Lewis and Francis Ngannou’s UFC 226 heavyweight contender bout was expected to produce fireworks. Given the pair’s shared propensity for violent, one-punch knockouts, it seemed almost impossible that the fight would go to a decision. In the end, of course, it did. And, man, it wasn’t pretty. Over the course of three-round contest, Derrick […]
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Derrick Lewis vs Alexander Volkov in the works for UFC 229 co-main event
Late last month, Russia’s very best heavyweight fighter challenged “The Black Beast” Derrick Lewis to a fight in Moscow. That fighter was of course none other than Alexander Volkov who seemed to be next in line for a title shot until Daniel Cormier and Brock Lesnar came along. Volkov having not fought since March when […]
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Derrick Lewis reacts to Cody Garbrandt’s controversial Tweets
This week, former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt was swallowed up by a social media firestorm after some controversial Tweets from his past were unearthed. The controversy was based on Garbrandt’s frequent use of the N-word. At first, the former UFC champ refused to address this controversy. Cody Garbrandt might want to delete some of […]
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Alexander Volkov challenges Derrick Lewis to a fight in UFC Moscow
After Daniel Cormier’s massive and historic heavyweight title victory at UFC 226, the division’s top contenders are now being put on hold. One of those is/was the top Russian striker and former Bellator champion, Alexander “Drago” Volkov who was even on standby for Cormier’s title fight barring an injury. Having his last fight been in […]
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Derrick Lewis opens up on his disappointing fight with Francis Ngannou: “It hurt me more than it helped me”
Derrick Lewis’ UFC 226 fight with Francis Ngannou was supposed to be a wild, heavyweight slobber-knocker. Instead, the fight was frankly terrible, as Ngannou looked like he’d been shot with tranquilizer dart during his walkout, and apparent back problems stopped Lewis from mounting any meaningful offense of his own. Speaking at the UFC 226 post-fight press […]
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Dana White gives his take on Derrick Lewis and Francis Ngannou’s UFC 226 snoozer
From the early vantage point, Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis’s UFC 226 co-main event battle was anticipated in the way that we might anticipate two asteroids colliding. The matchup seemed to guarantee violent, Octagon-shaking chaos, no matter who won. In the end, however, we got one of the worst fights ever: a slow, action-free fight […]
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Fighters react to Derrick Lewis defeating Francis Ngannou
A key heavyweight fight featuring former title challenger Francis Ngannou taking on perennial contender Derrick Lewis served as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC 226 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. The Lewis vs. Ngannou fight was expected to be a barn burner, with most fans and analysts believing it would end within the first five minutes. […]
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UFC 226 Results: Derrick Lewis defeats Francis Ngannou
A key heavyweight fight between former title challenger Francis Ngannou and perennial contender Derrick Lewis served as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC 226 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. Francis Ngannou entered tonight’s contest sporting an 11-2 record, with all eleven of his wins coming by form of stoppage. Meanwhile, Derrick Lewis came into tonight’s co-main […]
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Derrick Lewis says he sent Ronda Rousey flowers to celebrate her Hall of Fame induction
This week, during International Fight Week, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Days later, on the main card of UFC 226, UFC heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis will battle Francis Ngannou. Lewis, of course, has previously expressed his… admiration… for Rousey, who is married to his former […]
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VIDEO | Greg Hardy not afraid of a fight with Derrick Lewis
“I’m feeling great. I’m feeling positive. I’m feeling excited. I’m ready to go, man. Ready to take this next step and see where it takes us. It would be best to meet me, give me an opportunity. I think I can win a lot of people back over to my side. I’m eager to get […]
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Derrick Lewis comments on Greg Hardy’s deal with the UFC: I really don’t like guys like that
UFC heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis has previously stated that he would love to punish former NFL star and MMA hopeful Greg Hardy for the infamous incident of domestic violence in his past. Now, having knocked out Austen Lane on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, Hardy is signed with the UFC. The former football player […]
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Derrick Lewis is totally fine with Brock Lesnar jumping the line for a heavyweight title shot
Contrary to previous rumors, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and long-time pro wrestling star Brock Lesnar has re-signed with WWE. Apparently, however, his new WWE contract could allow for at least one bout inside the UFC’s Octagon. Should Lesnar return to the perilous Octagon, it could very easily be to a heavyweight title shot […]
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Derrick Lewis wants to get his hands on “wife beater” Greg Hardy: “I don’t tolerate stuff like that”
Late last week, news broke that former NFL player Greg Hardy will make his professional MMA debut on a summer episode of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. Should Hardy win impressively on the show, he could well be awarded a UFC contract. Hardy’s being granted a UFC contract, of course, would be incredibly controversial […]
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Derrick Lewis fires back at Francis Ngannou: It’s about time
Over the last year, brick-fisted heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis has made repeated callouts of recent heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou. On Sunday afternoon, Ngannou finally responded to these callouts, telling Lewis to have his manager contact the UFC about this prospective showdown. https://www.instagram.com/p/BgeMfEmFI75/ “Derrick has been talking some of his shit while I was [taking […]
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VIDEO | Derrick Lewis Up for Fights With Francis Ngannou and Brock Lesnar Without USADA
Derrick Lewis made his triumphant return at UFC Austin with a late knockout of Marcin Tybura. After a delayed fourth round celebration with his wife, he went right back on the warpath trying to fight the who’s who of the heavyweight division. He’s been eyeing Francis Ngannou, but he’s just one of many. He’s even […]
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Derrick Lewis has a message for “preppy motherfu**er” Colby Covington
UFC welterweight Colby Covington is perhaps the most polarizing fighter in MMA today. The streaking wrestling specialist has alienated a many fans, and fellow fighters – even outside of his rivals in the welterweight division. The latest fighter to share his gripes with Covington was UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis. Lewis went off on the welterweight on […]
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VIDEO | Derrick Lewis Has Been Too Hurt to Follow Through on His Sexual Promises After UFC Austin
After Derrick Lewis finished his fight with Marcin Tybura in spectacular fashion, we knew we were in store for a wild and crazy post-fight interview. The UFC actually thought it was so risque that they put and edited version of it on their YouTube channel, but as all know what happened in regards to his […]
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UFC begins hinting at Francis Ngannou vs. Derrick Lewis matchup
In the wake of Derrick Lewis’ latest thunderous knockout win, which came against a gritty Marcin Tybura, fans immediately began clamoring for a matchup between him and fellow knockout artist Francis Ngannou. From the looks of it, the UFC has been listening. On Tuesday evening, the promotion posted on its official Twitter account, asking fans […]
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VIDEO | Watch Derrick Lewis Get His New Cauliflower Ear Drained
I’m going to start working on my wrestling 🤼♂️ more and jujitsu A post shared by Derrick Lewis (@thebeastufc) on Feb 19, 2018 at 1:34pm PST Derrick Lewis had a lot of fans worried in the co-main event of UFC Austin on Sunday. It was clear he was walloping Marcin Tybura on the feet, but […]
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The MMA community reacts to Derrick Lewis’s thrilling defeat of Marcin Tybura
Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s anticipated return to Austin, Texas, Derrick Lewis surged back into the heavyweight contendership picture with a thunderous third-round stoppage of Polish contender Marcin Tybura. That said, the Texan heavyweight was not without close calls, as Tybura had him in trouble on the mat on more than […]
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After big win in Austin, Derrick Lewis names three possible opponents for next fight
Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s anticipated return to Austin, Texas, Derrick Lewis survived a few scares to author a thunderous third-round TKO win over Polish talent Marcin Tybura. With this win, Lewis rebounded from tough, stoppage loss to heavyweight legend Mark Hunt, and reasserted himself as a top contender in the […]
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UFC Fight Night Austin Results: Derrick Lewis TKO’s Marcin Tybura (Highlights)
UFC Fight Night Austin Results: Derrick Lewis TKO’s Marcin Tybura A heavyweight clash between perennial division contenders Derrick Lewis and Marcin Tybura served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night card in Austin, Texas. Round one begins and Derrick Lewis throws a low kick to start. He shoots in while Tybura is attempting […]
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Derrick Lewis Wants $500K to Gas Out like Francis Ngannou
From steroid allegations to body shaming, Derrick Lewis has been all over Francis Ngannou after he came up short in his fight against Stipe Miocic. He was already criticizing the fighter, but this only intensified after Lewis found out Ngannou’s pay in the main event title fight at UC 220. If Lewis is able to […]