Filed under: Featured Videos , News , Radio Highlight , UFC , Videos For the next three months, Derrick Lewis is treating the UFC like his “side chick.” But when he starts taking phone calls from the promotion, he hopes to hear Mark Hunt will be his next opponent. The way Lewis (18-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) explains it, calling out Hunt (12-10-1 MMA, 7-4-1 UFC) is the last step on the heavyweight ladder before a title shot. After his knockout win over Travis Browne (18-6-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 105, he could use that one last bump. “I just wanted one more tough fight before I get to the champ,” Lewis told MMAjunkie Radio on Wednesday
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Surging UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis explains why he wants hard-hitting Mark Hunt next – MMA Junkie