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Shortly after his UFC Fight Night 110 TKO loss to Mark Hunt, heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis surprised the MMA community by announcing that he may have fought his last fight in MMA. On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour<\/a>, however, Lewis confirmed that he will probably fight again \u2013 and soon.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re just hoping that we don\u2019t have to get surgery, because I thought about it a little bit, and it\u2019s not going to be my last fight,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cI\u2019m going to try to get back in there as soon as I can, and we\u2019ll find out Wednesday, see what\u2019s going on and if it\u2019s not too serious. Hopefully I can get back in there before the end of the year.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Lewis then explained that he realized his “heat of the moment” retirement announcement had been premature when he was called out, post-loss, by Francis Ngannou and Travis Browne<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhenever the booty-scratcher [Ngannou] started talking sh*t, and Travis Browne waking up from the dead, talking sh*t,\u201d Lewis said.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThat guy [Ngannou] is not impressed with nobody, so it\u2019s normal for him to say anything stupid. … Travis Browne don\u2019t know what\u2019s he thinking. Travis, he\u2019s out there, man. That guy has been knocked out so many times, he\u2019s been rocked so many times, he don\u2019t know what to say. He\u2019s just trying to stay relevant.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Lewis then explained that he considers Ngannou the ideal opponent for his next fight, but that he’d be willing to fight anyone next.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf I can, I\u2019d get him next,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cIf not, that\u2019s fine. I\u2019ll give anyone hell, but right now that\u2019d be a good one.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Francis Ngannou is currently rumored for a late-summer bout with Junior Dos Santos. Do you want to see him fight Derrick Lewis instead?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 6\/27\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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