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Now expected to fight Diniz
Lewis will take on Jhonata Diniz in a heavyweight bout at UFC Edmonton on Nov. 2, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Lewis was originally scheduled to face Alexandr Romanov, but now it appears that the UFC would like to split up this main event. That leaves Lewis in line to face Diniz, which should be a fascinating fight. Diniz has yet to lose professionally, but he's just 2-0-0 in the UFC. Lewis, meanwhile, is of course an all-time great UFC fighter, most recently coming off a win over Rodrigo Nascimento.
Lewis was originally scheduled to face Alexandr Romanov, but now it appears that the UFC would like to split up this main event. That leaves Lewis in line to face Diniz, which should be a fascinating fight. Diniz has yet to lose professionally, but he's just 2-0-0 in the UFC. Lewis, meanwhile, is of course an all-time great UFC fighter, most recently coming off a win over Rodrigo Nascimento.
Will fight Alexandr Romanov
Lewis is scheduled to face Alexandr Romanov in a heavyweight matchup at UFC Edmonton on November 2, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Lewis' previous bout finished with a victory as he defeated Rodrigo Nascimento via TKO at UFC Fight Night in St. Louis. Derrick will look to build off this momentum in order to take on Alexandr Romanov, who has lost three of his last four fights and has been showing signs of decline.
Lewis' previous bout finished with a victory as he defeated Rodrigo Nascimento via TKO at UFC Fight Night in St. Louis. Derrick will look to build off this momentum in order to take on Alexandr Romanov, who has lost three of his last four fights and has been showing signs of decline.
Scores another main event victory
Lewis defeated Rodrigo Nascimento via TKO (punches) at 0:49 of Round 3 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in St. Louis.
ANALYSIS
This appeared to be an inevitable outcome in a fight Lewis appeared comfortable the entire way despite some early struggles. Derrick decided to try to grapple Nascimento early on, which actually didn't go all that badly, except for when Rodrigo reversed positions on him. The Brazilian racked up some more control time in Round 2, but Lewis never appeared to be in any legitimate trouble despite having Nascimento on his back. The dam predictably broke early in Round 3 when one of Lewis' trademark right hands connected and led to the finish. In order to defeat "The Black Beast" you either need to be an elite, high-level grappler, which Nascimento is, or be able to damage him on the feet, which Nascimento couldn't do. Lewis, now 39 years of age, remains as popular as ever despite being lightyears from the title picture. He should continue to get headlining gigs on Fight Night cards moving forward.
This appeared to be an inevitable outcome in a fight Lewis appeared comfortable the entire way despite some early struggles. Derrick decided to try to grapple Nascimento early on, which actually didn't go all that badly, except for when Rodrigo reversed positions on him. The Brazilian racked up some more control time in Round 2, but Lewis never appeared to be in any legitimate trouble despite having Nascimento on his back. The dam predictably broke early in Round 3 when one of Lewis' trademark right hands connected and led to the finish. In order to defeat "The Black Beast" you either need to be an elite, high-level grappler, which Nascimento is, or be able to damage him on the feet, which Nascimento couldn't do. Lewis, now 39 years of age, remains as popular as ever despite being lightyears from the title picture. He should continue to get headlining gigs on Fight Night cards moving forward.
Next fight booked
Lewis will face off against Rodrigo Nascimento at UFCSTL on May 11, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Lewis will return to the ring in May after suffering a defeat at the hands of Jailton Almeida in November. The 39-year-old American currently boasts a 16-10 record during his storied UFC career, but he is 1-4 in his last five bouts.
Lewis will return to the ring in May after suffering a defeat at the hands of Jailton Almeida in November. The 39-year-old American currently boasts a 16-10 record during his storied UFC career, but he is 1-4 in his last five bouts.
Grounded in main event loss
Lewis lost to Jailton Almeida via unanimous decision (44-50, 45-50, 45-50) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
ANALYSIS
The entire world knew Lewis' only path to victory in this fight was to knock Almeida out. He was hopelessly outclassed in terms of grappling. Derrick gave up a ton of takedowns and spent nearly the entire fight on his back. He actually defended pretty well, all things considered. Part of that was Almeida's inactivity despite spending virtually the whole fight in a dominant position. Lewis did all he could to work his way back to his feet or to try to fire off one of his trademark power shots when the opportunities presented themselves, but they were few and far between. Oddly enough, one can make a case Lewis comes out of this fight in better shape that Almeida. Sure, the latter won going away, but no one really considers "The Black Beast" a title contender at this point. He's all about putting on entertaining fights, which he couldn't do as the result of the stylistic matchup here. Lewis took this fight on short notice replacing Curtis Blaydes. Hopefully he gets a more reasonable opponent his next time out.
The entire world knew Lewis' only path to victory in this fight was to knock Almeida out. He was hopelessly outclassed in terms of grappling. Derrick gave up a ton of takedowns and spent nearly the entire fight on his back. He actually defended pretty well, all things considered. Part of that was Almeida's inactivity despite spending virtually the whole fight in a dominant position. Lewis did all he could to work his way back to his feet or to try to fire off one of his trademark power shots when the opportunities presented themselves, but they were few and far between. Oddly enough, one can make a case Lewis comes out of this fight in better shape that Almeida. Sure, the latter won going away, but no one really considers "The Black Beast" a title contender at this point. He's all about putting on entertaining fights, which he couldn't do as the result of the stylistic matchup here. Lewis took this fight on short notice replacing Curtis Blaydes. Hopefully he gets a more reasonable opponent his next time out.