Derrick Lewis Wants To Fight Stipe Miocic Next
Derrick Lewis wants to give back to the fans in his next fight and thinks he’ll be able to do just that in a match-up with the former two-time heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic.
‘The Black Beast’ is coming off an impressive first-round KO win over rising star Chris Daukaus. Prior to his most recent outing, Lewis put in a lackluster performance when he took on Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title – suffering a third-round TKO defeat to the Frenchman at UFC 265.
During a recent appearance on The MMA Hour, Lewis revealed his reasoning for targeting a fight with Miocic next, he said.
“This last fight helped me It was a big experience difference and I just wanted to finally go into a fight week and not put pressure on myself, and it felt great. I plan on doing that for the rest of my career — just go out there and have fun. I feel like I don’t have to prove anything and that’s one of the reasons why I want to fight Stipe next. I believe that would be a great matchup for the fans and for both of us. He’s more of a wrestler, and I’m more of a wrestler, too. So it would be a great, entertaining fight.
Derrick Lewis Feels Like He Owes The Fans A Good Fight
Lewis wants to repay fans for his disappointing performance at UFC 265.
“I’ve fought just about everyone in the division in the top-10. It’d be a new face, new blood, and I believe I’d be a heavy underdog in this fight. I can get my fans their money back from the Gane fight,” Lewis said.
“After that fight [with Gane], I didn’t even have to change my number because nobody was hitting me up to go hang out, or this and that. As soon as I win, everybody, and their mommy and daddy, uncles, cousins, everybody is calling me,” Lewis added. “Whenever I lose, nobody wants to talk to me, nobody wants to be around me. That’s fine with me.”
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