{"id":331016,"date":"2019-11-05T18:33:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T02:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=331016"},"modified":"2019-11-05T18:51:36","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T02:51:36","slug":"derrick-lewis-believes-he-lost-ufc-244-fight-against-blagoy-ivanov-i-could-have-done-a-lot-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/derrick-lewis-believes-he-lost-ufc-244-fight-against-blagoy-ivanov-i-could-have-done-a-lot-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Lewis believes he lost UFC 244 fight against Blagoy Ivanov: ‘I could have done a lot more’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Derrick Lewis was looking to snap his two-fight losing streak at UFC 244 on Saturday. There, he was taking on Blagoy Ivanov in a very critical heavyweight fight.<\/p>\n

In the end, it was Lewis who got the split-decision win<\/a>. Yet, if he was a judge, he would have awarded the win to Ivanov.<\/p>\n

“I thought I had lost the fight, I thought I had lost,” Lewis said on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show<\/a>. “I thought they were going to give it to Blagoy.”<\/p>\n

Lewis believes he lost two rounds to one and the main reason was because of the takedowns. In the fight, Ivanov completed three of his six takedowns and even had a submission attempt that appeared to be tight.<\/p>\n

For Lewis, he thought that was the difference-maker even though Ivanov didn’t accomplish much on the ground.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, just because of the takedowns, that is about it. I was surprised, too. I thought for sure he was going to throw more elbows and try to ground and pound me out right then and there,” he explained. “But, he didn’t so I was like okay, keep doing that and I’ll catch my breath.”<\/p>\n

Lewis believed it was a good showing, but knows he could have done more and made it a much more decisive win.<\/p>\n

\"Derrick<\/p>\n

“I also could have done a lot more than I did,” he said. “I should have been more active instead of being so hesitant to throw a punch and a kick.”<\/p>\n

Although he doesn’t believe he got the win the judges said otherwise. So, with the win, he improved to 22-7 with one no-contest and is still ranked in the top-five. The win should also set up “The Black Beast” to fight another top-ranked opponent<\/a> and work his way back up to a title shot.<\/p>\n

Blagoy Ivanov meanwhile, is now 2-2 in the UFC with the loss. He also dropped two spots in the rankings and is now ranked 10th<\/a>. If he had won the fight, he would have been put in the top-five and could have very well been one fight away from a title shot.<\/p>\n

What do you make of Derrick Lewis saying he lost his fight against Blagoy Ivanov? Sound off in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 11\/5\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Derrick Lewis was looking to snap his two-fight losing streak at UFC 244 on Saturday. There, he was taking on Blagoy Ivanov in a very critical heavyweight fight. In the end, it was Lewis who got the split-decision win. Yet, if he was a judge, he would have awarded the win to Ivanov. “I thought […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54463,"featured_media":275555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[20734,10239,39610,53692],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDerrick Lewis believes he lost UFC 244 fight against Blagoy Ivanov: 'I could have done a lot more' | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"At UFC 244, Derrick Lewis beat Blagoy Ivanov in a very close fight. 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