Derrick Lewis News

Chris Taylor - March 9, 2019

Tonight’s UFC Wichita event was headlined by a key heavyweight fight featuring Derrick Lewis taking on former title holder Junior dos Santos. Lewis entered tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after being submitted by current UFC heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier in his most recent effort at UFC 230.

Chris Taylor - March 9, 2019

A key heavyweight bout featuring Derrick Lewis taking on former division title holder Junior Dos Santos headlined tonight’s UFC Wichita event. Lewis enters tonight’s event headliner looking to rebound, this after suffering a submission loss to reigning heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier in his most recent appearance at UFC 230.

Chris Taylor - March 9, 2019

The octagon returns to Kansas this evening for UFC Wichita, an event headlined by a heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Junior dos Santos. Derrick Lewis enters tonight’s contest having won three of his past four octagon appearances.

Chris Taylor - March 9, 2019

Derrick Lewis will square off with former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos in the headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 146 event in Wichita, Kansas. Lewis returns to action for the first time since November’s UFC 230 event in New York, where he suffered a submission loss to Daniel Cormier in his bid for the UFC heavyweight title.

Tom Taylor - March 8, 2019

On Saturday night, the UFC will debut in the great state of Kansas with the compelling UFC Wichita card. This card will be topped by a clash of heavyweight knockout artists, as former champion Junior dos Santos collides with recent title challenger Derrick Lewis. The co-headliner, meanwhile, will see Brazilian action star Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos take on American knockout artist Curtis Millender in a fight that is guaranteed to produce fireworks.

Cole Shelton - March 7, 2019

The Octagon touches down in Wichita, Kansas for the first time in history this Saturday. In the main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will be taking on former title challenger Derrick Lewis. Ahead of this heavyweight fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions. Some believe dos Santos will be too much for Lewis, while others believe Lewis will land a fight-ending blow on dos Santos. Two others can’t decide at all.

Drake Riggs - March 6, 2019

This Saturday night the UFC heads back to Kansas state for UFC Wichita. In the event’s featured attraction, we’ll see two heavyweight knockout artists throw leather. On one side of the Octagon will be former UFC champion, Junior ‘Cigano’ Dos Santos. Standing across from him will be none other than ‘The Black Beast’ Derrick Lewis.

Tom Taylor - February 27, 2019

Junior dos Santos is a former UFC heavyweight champion and one of the most dangerous punchers in MMA history. Derrick Lewis, however, isn’t too impressed by the Brazilian. Lewis discredited the skills of dos Santos, who he’ll meet in the main event of UFC Wichita on March 9, in a recent interview with Helen Yee.

Drake Riggs - January 7, 2019

The UFC’s heavyweight division is looking more and more interesting with each and every month that passes. Now, another great matchup is set to go down in early 2019. On March 9, the UFC’s fourth ESPN+ event will take place in Wichita, Kansas. In the event’s main event, we will be treated to a sure-fire slugfest between the likes of recent title challenger Derrick Lewis (21-6) and former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos (20-5), confirms MMAJunkie.

Tom Taylor - November 8, 2018

UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has brought his wife and children to his last three fights. All three of these fights, of course, wound up being dominant stoppage victories for the two-division champ, which his family, and particularly his children, were very excited about. Apparently, however, Daniel Cormier’s daughter as a tough time watching her Dad beat people up. Speaking on MMAjunkie Radio recently, Cormier divulged that his daughter felt bad for his latest opponent, Derrick Lewis, and had a tough time stomaching the whole scene.

Tom Taylor - November 4, 2018

Although he had much of the MMA community rooting for him, beloved heavyweight knockout artist Derrick Lewis was not able to defy the odds in his short-notice UFC 230 title fight with the division’s apex predator Daniel Cormier. Instead, Lewis was soundly outwrestled and ultimately submitted in the bout’s second round. That being said, Derrick Lewis’ allure has not diminished. While he generally fights with all the elegance and finesse of a wrecking ball, he is, by the same token, still capable of reducing pretty much anybody to a pile of bones and leather, and could conceivably still capture the UFC heavyweight title in the future, particularly once The Baddest Man on the Planet/ World’s Greatest Dad Daniel Cormier has driven his minivan off into the sunset.

Chris Taylor - November 3, 2018

Tonight’s UFC 230 event in New York was headlined by a heavyweight title fight featuring current champion Daniel Cormier taking on surging division contender Derrick Lewis. Daniel Cormier was last seen in action at July’s UFC 226 event where he scored a first-round knockout victory over Stipe Miocic to claim the promotions coveted heavyweight title.

Chris Taylor - November 3, 2018

The octagon returns to New York’s famous Madison Square Garden Arena this evening for the promotions UFC 230 pay-per-view event. Tonight’s UFC 230 fight card is headlined by a heavyweight title fight featuring reigning champion Daniel Cormier taking on surging division contender Derrick Lewis.

Tom Taylor - November 2, 2018

This Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 230, Derrick Lewis will attempt to wrest the UFC heavyweight title from the waist of reigning champion Daniel Cormier. While the oddsmakers aren’t giving “The Black Beast” much of a chance in this fight, many people are hoping he pulls off the upset, having fallen in love with his hilarious personality and his thunderous knockout victories. Greg Hardy, who is perhaps known better for his history of domestic violence than his burgeoning MMA career or former football career, is hoping Derrick Lewis wins for another reason.

Tom Taylor - November 2, 2018

On Saturday night, the UFC will touch down in New York City’s hallowed Madison Square Garden for a third time. This time around, the promotion’s offering to the people of The Big Apple is UFC 230, a card that, though nearly unrecognizable from its original version, still packs quite a punch. The card will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between decorated champion Daniel Cormier and fan favorite contender Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis. Although this fight was thrown together on short-notice, the stakes have become incredibly high. 

Tom Taylor - November 2, 2018

Earlier this week, we learned that UFC 230 heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis had signed a sponsorship deal with fried chicken giant Popeyes. Lewis’ deal with the fast food giant stems from an incident earlier this year, when he claimed to defend the restaurant’s honor after heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier shared a funny video of himself dancing with pieces of fried chicken in his hands. While the full terms of Lewis’ deal with Popeyes are unknown, we do know that he’ll be receiving free chicken for life at a franchise in his hometown, and can assume there’s probably plenty more on the table. Whatever the case, Daniel Cormier is bummed out that he wasn’t the one to get the sponsorship deal with the chicken chain.

Cole Shelton - October 31, 2018

Derrick Lewis is gearing up for the biggest fight of his life. “The Black Beast” will be taking on Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 230 inside Madison Square Garden this Saturday. Heading into this fight, some members of the MMA bubble have suggested that Lewis didn’t deserve a title shot. Lewis himself has admitted that he might not have been the most deserving contender.

Tom Taylor - October 25, 2018

Earlier this week, UFC President Dana White suggested that Brock Lesnar could be sitting cage-side for the UFC 230 main event, which will see Daniel Cormier attempt to defend the UFC heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis. If Brock Lesnar does attend the event, it sounds like he better be on full alert.