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Derrick Lewis fine with ‘black on black crime’ fight with Ngannou, but wants Hunt

After his big win over Travis Browne, Derrick Lewis had some controversial things to say. The buzz about that died down a couple of days though, as it usually does, and now it’s onto what’s next for The Black Beast. Win five wins in a row and a ranking inside the top ten at heavyweight, there are many opportunities for him. And as a guest on The MMA Hour, he was asked about one of those possibilities - a fight against a fellow rising star Francis Ngannou.

It’s safe to say that Lewis is down with that (transcribed by MMA Mania):

“Yeah I will fight him, He’s real good.