{"id":226846,"date":"2017-03-08T10:35:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T18:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=226846"},"modified":"2017-04-14T14:03:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T21:03:06","slug":"derrick-lewis-responds-ben-rothwells-usada-notification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/derrick-lewis\/derrick-lewis-responds-ben-rothwells-usada-notification\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Lewis responds to Ben Rothwell&#8217;s USADA notification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Derrick Lewis is currently in the midst of a destructive charge through the UFC heavyweight division.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas-based big man&#8217;s last loss occurred in June of 2015, when he was put down by a second-round Shawn Jordan hook kick. Since then, he has rebounded with six-straight wins, just one of which has seen the judges scorecards.<\/p>\n<p>First, he TKO&#8217;d Viktor Pesta. Then, he took out Damien Grabowski with strikes. Next, he thumped Gabriel Gonzaga to a first-round knockout. Then, he battled Roy Nelson to a split decision win. From there, he took out Shamil Abdurakhimov with a fourth-round TKO, before clubbing Travis Browne to a second-round KO in his most recent fight.<\/p>\n<p>Riding high on this tremendous streak, Lewis now seems to be a mere win or two away from a heavyweight title shot. According to the man himself, however, that heavyweight shot might come even sooner than expected, as <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/josh-barnett\/josh-barnett-fails-competition-drug-test-ufc-releases-statement\/\">several of his heavyweight rivals have recently been notified of potential USADA violations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ben-rothwell\/ben-rothwell-flagged-by-usada-for-potential-anti-doping-violation\/\">The latest fighter to be notified of a potential USADA violation is the ever-dangerous Ben Rothwell<\/a>, who was yanked from a planned heavyweight showdown with Fabricio Werdum as a result.<\/p>\n<p>This news prompted Lewis to respond on Twitter, explaining that he expects his title shot to come sooner rather than later as a result of the multiple PED-related issues in the heavyweight division.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebeast_ufc\/status\/813966904012447744<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Looking like I&#8217;ll be getting that title shot soon,&#8221; Lewis said in his Tweet. &#8220;All I have do is be patient because these mofos are testing positive left and right.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At the moment, Lewis has no fight scheduled, though he has expressed interest in fights with Mark Hunt and Francis Ngannou, and has been mentioned as a possible opponent by Alistair Overeem.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Derrick Lewis will earn a UFC heavyweight title shot? 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