A championship opportunity against the winner of Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane sounds good, but a fun fight with a former two-time heavyweight champion is even better for Derrick Lewis.
Lewis recently returned to the win column with a first-round knockout of Chris Daukaus at UFC Vegas 45. The ‘Black Beast’ was just months removed from a TKO loss at UFC 265 to Ciryl Gane, who he faced for the interim heavyweight title in Houston. Lewis admitted the pressure of performing in front of a hometown crowd got to him, but he did not have to worry about that this time around.