Derrick Lewis will face Curtis Blaydes in the main event of UFC Vegas 19 this Saturday night (Feb. 20, 2021) in Las Vegas, Nevada in what is sure-to-be a hard-hitting affair that will likely crown a new title contender at Heavyweight.
And while “The Black Beast” has all of his attention on “Razor,” he still has another fight he wants to check off his list. During a recent virtual media day (see the video here), Lewis pleaded with Alistair Overeem to no retire anytime soon because he still wants the chance to trade hands.
“I would like to fight Overeem next. I don’t know if Overeem is still going to be around after that last performance, but I don’t care who I fight next. We will see,” he added before talking about the root of their beef.
“Just so ya’ll know Overeem has been running his mouth first. I wasn’t the one talking crap. I don’t go around talking mess about other fighters because I know this is a tough sport. I am not going to just dog a guy because of his performance or nothing like that, but Overeem’s been talking trash to me and that’s the fight I want next.”
In closing, “Black Beast” had one final plea for Overeem, who has stated numerous times that his career is nearing its end. And after suffering a knockout loss at the hands of Alexander Volkov a few weeks ago (see it), the door seems to be closing a bit quicker.
Something Lewis doesn’t want to see happen yet.
“If Overeem is watching this, you still got it. Look in my eyes, you still got it. So do not hang them up just yet because I do really want a piece of that. I want to clap them cheeks, no homo,” said Lewis while laughing in a separate press conference.
The big men have chirped at one another though the media over the years, but a fight between them never came to be, though it seems Lewis is determined to get his hands on “The Reem” one way or another.