Derrick Lewis placed on fairly the present at UFC St. Louis each throughout and after his combat.
Lewis shared the Octagon with Rodrigo Nascimento in the primary occasion of the Combat Evening card this previous Saturday. “The Black Beast” ended up scoring a third-round TKO end to increase his UFC report for many knockouts at 15. It was an effective way for Lewis to kick off his 2024 contained in the Octagon.
He additionally didn’t depart a lot to the creativeness post-fight, throwing his cup close to media row and mooning the followers in St. Louis.
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Derrick Lewis Reveals Why He Threw Cup Close to Media Row
Chatting with reporters following his UFC St. Louis victory, Derrick Lewis defined why he left a private present for media members post-fight (h/t MMAFighting.com).
Dana gonna give Derrick Lewis $50K only for throwing his cup on the media part.pic.twitter.com/5vvtbnXPJp
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) Could 12, 2024
“, as a result of y’all boys at all times speaking sh*t,” Lewis stated. “Now and again I’ve received to throw y’all underneath the bus like y’all do me. ‘Oh, Derrick don’t received it anymore! Blah blah blah!’ Mmhmm.”
One media member gleefully picked up the cup and had it signed by Lewis and UFC CEO Dana White. On the very least, the cup didn’t reek if “The Black Beast” is to be believed.
Dana White actually obliged to a reporter’s request to signal Derrick Lewis’ cup he threw into press row at #UFCStLouis 😬 pic.twitter.com/6SBvNVLxgy
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) Could 12, 2024
“Shit, it smells recent. Child, my balls don’t stink, proper?” Lewis stated, addressing his spouse within the crowd. “Thanks. Don’t attempt to stunt.”
Lewis continues to be probably the most beloved personalities in all of MMA. Going into his combat with Nascimento, “The Black Beast” had his again towards the wall, going 1-4 in his final 5 outings. Whereas Lewis is proud of the win, the 39-year-old admitted to Michael Bisping that he must “sit his ass down” as a result of he’s “too previous for this sh*t.” Time will inform how lengthy will probably be earlier than we see Derrick Lewis again contained in the Octagon.