It's two days before UFC Fight Night 90, and Derrick Lewis is cutting weight and doing phone interviews in Las Vegas.
A reporter asks him how he's doing.
“Horrible," Lewis said. "How are you doing?”
Why are you feeling horrible?
"I'm not, really," he said. “I just wanted to see if you cared about me.”
It's been a banner year for "The Black Beast." Lewis gained the attention of MMA fans everywhere, thanks in part to three big knockouts in the span of six months. Just two months ago, Lewis' bunker-busting right hand put down Gabriel Gonzaga and netted the 31-year-old heavyweight a $50,000 performance bonus.