Derrick Lewis adds to KO record, joins exclusive club
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Lewis easily handled Teixeira in a matter of seconds on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville in what was his first fight in more than a year. The 40-year-old, who is the UFC’s all-time knockout leader, added another TKO to his tally when he handled the 6-foot-7 Brazilian without much of an issue whatsoever.
The MMA community reacted to Derrick Lewis' 35-second TKO at UFC Nashville and called the stoppage "horrible."
Francis Ngannou, Daniel Cormier, Junior Dos Santos and Mark Hunt are just a few of the legends Lewis has faced in 30-fight UFC career. 16 of those fights have ended in a knockout for Lewis, with the UFC record-holder getting his hand raised once again in the UFC Nashville headliner.
SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira fight card from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Saturday
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Sportsnaut on MSNDerrick Lewis next fight: ‘Black Beast’ returns this Saturday for dangerous main event clashBut who will the heavyweight star be facing? Who will Derrick Lewis next fight be against? Following a knockout win last year, health issues forced Lewis out of his most recent UFC booking. Assuming he doesn’t have another surprise health concern,
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier says Derrick Lewis' TKO stoppage of Tallison Teixeira at UFC Nashville because headliner cheated.