Published 18:03 IST, February 6th 2020
UFC 247: Throwback to when Derrick Lewis dropped his pants after a fight
Derrick Lewis busted the entire world with laughter with his hilarious statement at UFC 229 . He is set to return against Ilir LLatifi at UFC 247. Know more
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Derrick Lewis, 'The Black Beast of UFC' returns inside the octagon against Ilir Latifi at UFC 247 headlined by 'Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes'. Apart from being a hard hitter, Derrick Lewis is also known as one of the most entertaining athletes to have ever played the sport of MMA. The Black Beast has often amazed the spectators by pulling off something unusual and UFC fans love him for that. However, his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan at UFC 229 was too hilarious for the MMA fans.
UFC 247: Derrick Lewis’s hilarious post-fight interview
"Derrick, why did you take your pants off?"
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) February 5, 2020
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In honour of Derrick Lewis' return at #UFC247 this weekend...
Enjoy the best octagon interview response of all time 🙌 pic.twitter.com/cwxH5kQzAb
Derrick Lewis and Alexander Volkov faced each other in an epic heavyweight contest at UFC 229 headlined by 'Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov’. Despite being a tough fight, The Black Beast managed to notch the victory via knockout in round number three. However, what happened afterwards grabbed more attention. Derrick Lewis decided to open up his pants after the fight and when Joe Rogan enquired him about it, the heavyweight contender said, "My ba*** were hot". No wonder, the entire T-Mobile Arena broke into laughter.
UFC 247: Derrick Lewis current status
After defeating Volkov at UFC 229, Derrick Lewis faced two back to back losses against Daniel Cormier and Junior Dos Santos. However, he bounced back to win column via decision in his last fight against Blagoy Ivanov (UFC 244). Derrick Lewis needs to win his upcoming fight against Ilir Latifi (UFC 247) to get back into the heavyweight mix. No wonder, a victory will get his path cleared for the heavyweight strap after UFC 247.
(Image courtesy: Official Twitter handle of UFC on BT Sport)
18:03 IST, February 6th 2020