WICHITA, Kan. – UFC heavyweight star Derrick Lewis asked for a raise when it became clear the promotion wanted him on-call. An offer to fight ex-champion Cain Velasquez last month at UFC on ESPN 1 came right after another to face ex-champion Stipe Miocic in January. This was after Lewis (21-7 MMA, 12-5 UFC) had asked the promotion for some time off following two fights in 28 days to close out 2018, the latter of which was a loss to champ Daniel Cormier in another short-notice fight at UFC 230 in November. Lewis then accepted a matchup in Saturday’s headliner with ex-champ Junior Dos Santos (20-5 MMA, 14-4 UFC) at UFC on ESPN+ 4, but it came with a catch. “I’m like, I told you all I wanted some time off,” Lewis told MMA Junkie on Wednesday.
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