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UFC heavyweight and fan favorite Derrick Lewis (22-7 MMA) believes the folks over at American Top Team have a hit out on him.<\/p>\n

‘The Black Beast’ is scheduled to make his Octagon<\/a> return at February’s UFC 247 event<\/a> in his backyard of Houston, Texas, where he will square off with divisional newcomer Ilir Latifi.<\/p>\n

Lewis scored a split-decision victory over former WSOF heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov in his most recent effort at November’s UFC 244 in New York.<\/p>\n

That victory had snapped a two-fight losing skid for the 34-year-old, as Derrick Lewis had previously suffered stoppage losses to former champions Junior dos Santos and Daniel Cormier respectively.<\/p>\n

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Image: Ilir Latifi on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, Ilir Latifi (14-7 MMA) will be moving up to the heavyweight ranks following back-to-back losses inside the light heavyweight division.<\/p>\n

Latifi suffered a KO loss to Volkan Oezdemir in his most recent effort, which was preceded by a unanimous decision loss to Corey Anderson.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the “UFC Unfiltered Podcast”, Derrick Lewis revealed that he believes the folks over at American Top Team have a hit out on him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m guessing (Latifi called for a fight with me) because I heard he\u2019s training at American Top Team,\u201d Lewis said in a recent interview with\u00a0\u201cUFC Unfiltered.\u201d. \u201cAll of those guys have been calling me out left and right. Just about everybody over there \u2013 Greg Hardy, him, Junior Dos Santos. What\u2019s the other guy\u2019s name \u2013 the crazy one that just fought? Colby \u2026 They got a hit out on me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Derrick Lewis continued:<\/p>\n

\u201cEven Shawn Jordan (was) over there, too. They\u2019ve been training for me for years \u2013 all their guys. Just about every guy over there I\u2019ve fought already. They feel like they\u2019ve got the recipe out on me.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think of the most recent comments from Derrick Lewis regarding ATT possibly having a hit out on him? Sound off in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPENN.com January 11, 2020<\/p>\n

Stay glued to this site for all of your Mixed Martial Arts news!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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