Ciryl Gane On Derrick Lewis Fight: “He’ll Never Touch Me”

UFC heavyweight Ciryl Gane says he has the skills to avoid the power of Derrick Lewis in their interim title fight at UFC 265. In a surprising turn of events, it was revealed late last month that Gane would be meeting “The Black Beast” in a…

UFC heavyweight Ciryl Gane says he has the skills to avoid the power of Derrick Lewis in their interim title fight at UFC 265. In a surprising turn of events, it was revealed late last month that Gane would be meeting “The Black Beast” in an interim title bout on August 7. The revelation came […]

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Ciryl Gane On Derrick Lewis Fight: “He’ll Never Touch Me”

UFC heavyweight Ciryl Gane says he has the skills to avoid the power of Derrick Lewis in their interim title fight at UFC 265. In a surprising turn of events, it was revealed late last month that Gane would be meeting “The Black Beast” in a…

UFC heavyweight Ciryl Gane says he has the skills to avoid the power of Derrick Lewis in their interim title fight at UFC 265. In a surprising turn of events, it was revealed late last month that Gane would be meeting “The Black Beast” in an interim title bout on August 7. The revelation came […]

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Derrick Lewis Doesn’t Mind Fighting Ciryl Gane Over Francis Ngannou

Don’t expect Derrick Lewis to complain about fighting Ciryl Gane over Francis Ngannou next. On August 7, Lewis will share the Octagon with Gane in the main event of UFC 265. The bout will be contested for the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship….

Don’t expect Derrick Lewis to complain about fighting Ciryl Gane over Francis Ngannou next. On August 7, Lewis will share the Octagon with Gane in the main event of UFC 265. The bout will be contested for the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. Ngannou is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion but the decision was made to […]

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VIDEO | Derrick Lewis Throws Terrible Astros Pitch, Blames Mosquitoes

Derrick LewisUFC heavyweight and Popeyes ambassador Derrick Lewis has to be one of the funniest and likable characters in the promotion, whether it’s down to his hilarious post-fight comments or ferocity in the octagon, Lewis is one hell of a personality.  Last week in Las Vegas, Lewis sat down as a guest speaker ahead of UFC […]

Derrick Lewis

UFC heavyweight and Popeyes ambassador Derrick Lewis has to be one of the funniest and likable characters in the promotion, whether it’s down to his hilarious post-fight comments or ferocity in the octagon, Lewis is one hell of a personality. 

Last week in Las Vegas, Lewis sat down as a guest speaker ahead of UFC 264 where he finally went on the record and gave fans an explanation for the terrible pitch he threw at a Houston Astros baseball game. 

“Throwing out the first pitch was everything I’ve dreamed of,” Lewis said ahead of UFC 264. “What happened was Mosquitos are bad in Houston, so a mosquito bit me on my wrist at the same time I was throwing the ball. Those things bite hard!” (Transcribed by FSMMA)

Fortunately for Lewis, he isn’t the only big name who has been known for throwing terrible first pitches at Major League Baseball games over the years, with 50 Cent and Carl Lewis being a couple of the most notable names to do so.

‘The Black Beast’ is currently scheduled to fight fellow heavyweight Ciryl Game for the heavyweight interim title at UFC 265. The winner ultimately facing the heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou who is coming off a phenomenal performance over former Champion and future Hall of Famer Stipe Miocic

Lewis has been launched into top contention over his last few performances and most notably his vicious knockout of Curtis Blaydes at UFC Vegas 19. 

Derrick Lewis is a Texan man born and bred and raised in Houston. At UFC 265, He will have the chance to win the biggest fight of his career in his own hometown. 

Will we see a better pitch from Derrick Lewis at UFC 265?

Dana White To Critics Of Interim HW Title Bout: “Shut The F**K Up”

UFC president Dana White has hit back at those criticizing the interim title fight between Ciryl Gane and Derrick Lewis. In the week after Gane’s main event victory over Russia’s Alexander Volkov it was announced that plans to book Francis …

UFC president Dana White has hit back at those criticizing the interim title fight between Ciryl Gane and Derrick Lewis. In the week after Gane’s main event victory over Russia’s Alexander Volkov it was announced that plans to book Francis Ngannou’s first title defense against Lewis had been scrapped. Rather than wait until the Cameroonian […]

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Dana White Speaks Out On Why Interim HW Title Fight Was Booked

Dana White has personally explained why an interim heavyweight title fight between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane has been booked. “Shocked” was a word launched after the UFC announced the interim heavyweight title bout between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Ga…

Dana White has personally explained why an interim heavyweight title fight between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane has been booked. “Shocked” was a word launched after the UFC announced the interim heavyweight title bout between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane. That reaction covered a lot of ground, and the exact word was uttered by heavyweight […]

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