Filed under: News , Radio Highlight , UFC , Videos With six knockout wins featured among his past eight UFC fights, Derrick Lewis has been one of the most menacing presences in the heavyweight division’s recent history. But, in reality, Lewis hadn’t been feeling that great for a while. Dealing with injuries, and lacking the motivation to go through the whole fight process, Lewis says his past three or four fights were preceded by “mediocre” training. When that resulted on a loss – a fourth-round TKO to Mark Hunt in June – Lewis took the MMA world by surprise by announcing he was walking away . But then, a mere two months later, Lewis (18-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC) was announced in the UFC 216 lineup opposite former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum (21-7-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC). “The Black Beast,” it turns out, only needed a little time off.
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