Derrick Lewis Went From Retirement To A Fan-Favorite With A Title Shot

Derrick Lewis celebrates his victory over Alexander Volkov of Russia in their heavyweight bout during the UFC 229 event inside T-Mobile Arena on October 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)” align=”center” />In June 2017, Derr…

Derrick Lewis celebrates his victory over Alexander Volkov of Russia in their heavyweight bout during the UFC 229 event inside T-Mobile Arena on October 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)” align=”center” />In June 2017, Derrick Lewis announced that he was retiring from mixed martial arts following  a fourth-round TKO loss to Mark Hunt.
Within a couple weeks, he was back. On November 3, he fights Daniel Cormier for the UFC heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 230 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
So what happened to that retirement?
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