Following his UFC 229 knockout win over Alexander Volkov, heavyweight Derrick Lewis took his struggle shorts off previous to being interviewed by commentator Joe Rogan. ‘Why did you’re taking your pants off,” Rogan requested. Lewis responded with a line that rapidly went viral. “My balls was scorching,” Lewis answered.
His feedback rapidly went viral and it is tough to say Lewis with out somebody referencing his overheated man components. “The Black Beast” needs he would have by no means mentioned what he mentioned that night time at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
“I have been saying it for awhile now, I remorse saying it,” Lewis instructed SHAK MMA. “It is on a regular basis (that somebody mentions it). “On a regular basis, all day, so I instructed the media, ‘Don’t put up nothing about my scorching balls this week. I do not need to hear nothing about my scorching balls.'”
Lewis headlines this weekend’s UFC occasion on ESPN towards Fifteenth-ranked Rodrigo Nascimento in St. Louis. It is the second time the struggle promotions has held an occasion in St. Louis and the primary time since January 2018.
Lewis (27–12, 1 NC) will enter the struggle with Nascimento ranked twelfth within the division. He is coming off a choice loss to Jailton Almeida in his final bout and has misplaced 4 of his final 5 fights. A loss would seemingly see him drop from the rankings altogether.
Nascimento (11-1, 1 NC) is driving a three-fight successful steak and final fought on the identical occasion that Lewis misplaced to Almeida final November. The Brazilian will climb additional. up the rankings with a win.
