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Derrick Lewis estimates KO punch at UFC 229 was worth $1 million for him

At a media day Thursday, the UFC heavyweight was asked to estimate how much his third-round knockout of Alexander Volkov at UFC 229 earlier this month has ended up being worth to him.

Lewis’ reply?

“It’s probably a million,” Lewis said. “Probably about a million.”

“The Black Beast,” already popular among hardcore MMA fans, will get a major step up — and a quick turnaround — when he challenges Daniel Cormier for the UFC heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 230 at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Nov.