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Derrick Lewis had more on the line than simply a win or loss at UFC 247. “The Black Beast” revealed he is battling a “life and death” medical issue and was told not to fight.<\/p>\n

During Saturday night’s action at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Lewis defeated Ilir Latifi by unanimous decision<\/a>. He joined Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show<\/a> to discuss his victory and shed light on his shocking medical condition.<\/p>\n

“I’ll be available [to be a backup for Ngannou vs Rozenstruik fight],” he said. “But also, my coach wanted me to get something checked out that came up in my medicals that has been hindering my training.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re\u00a0 really supposed to be keeping it on the down low, but I got to get it checked out,\u201d<\/p>\n

The 265-pound bruiser did not name his condition, but confirmed it happens to a variety of athletes, regardless of health.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UFC doctors know what it is and the doctors here in Houston know what it is,” he explained. “It\u2019s just something that\u2019s been going on that I still got to get addressed. Yes, it\u2019s a life-or-death situation. [It’s] serious, yes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m dead serious,” he added. “It\u2019s something that happens to a lot of athletes, it doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re healthy or not. It\u2019s something that can still happen to you at the drop of a hat. That’s all I can say.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite picking up a win against Latifi in front of his home crowd, Lewis was initially told not to fight. However, he received a second opinion from the UFC medical staff. After being given the go ahead, he decided to fight, but that didn’t stop him entering a fearful first round.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy doctor told me he thinks I shouldn\u2019t have taken this last fight,” he said. “He said that in a situation like this he don\u2019t think I should fight. So I got a second opinion from the UFC doctors and they read over everything and checked everything out. They said it shouldn\u2019t be a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah [I was worried], and then in the first round it happened, then I was like, \u2018Okay. I’m just not going to think about it.’\u201d<\/p>\n

While fans can only speculate over Derrick Lewis’ health concerns, he intends on going to seeing a doctor to deal with it in the next two weeks.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 2\/11\/2020.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Derrick Lewis had more on the line than simply a win or loss at UFC 247. “The Black Beast” revealed he is battling a “life and death” medical issue and was told not to fight. During Saturday night’s action at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Lewis defeated Ilir Latifi by unanimous decision. 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