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Travis Browne Says Derrick Lewis Turned Their UFC 208 Fight “Personal”

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Heavyweights Travis Browne and Derrick Lewis will meet at UFC 208 in February in a key contest for the division.

Browne has put himself up against the best of the best, while Lewis is a…

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Heavyweights Travis Browne and Derrick Lewis will meet at UFC 208 in February in a key contest for the division.

Browne has put himself up against the best of the best, while Lewis is ascending his way up the ladder.

When Lewis recently earned another victory, he called out Browne for a future date. That bothered Browne, as he explained to ESPN.

“He’s looking up and down the top 10 for the easiest fight and choosing my name,” Browne said. “I don’t know how much more personal it gets than that. I’m not usually one to talk trash, and I do respect him as a fighter, but you want to test yourself, buddy? I’m your man. I’ll show you what this (expletive) is all about up here.”

Browne, 34 years old, has dropped three of his last four and is just 2-4 over his last six. All four defeats, though, have come at the hands of former UFC heavyweight champions in Cain Velasquez, Andrei Arlovski and Fabricio Werdum (twice). He started out his run 16-1-1 overall, including wins vs. Josh Barnett and Alistair Overeem.

For Lewis, this is a chance to cement his place as a top contender. He has won five in a row, including four finishes, to improve his record to 17-4. However, the only notable name during that stretch that Lewis faced was Roy Nelson.

UFC 208 takes place February 11 from Brooklyn and the Barclays Center.

Derrick Lewis vs. Travis Browne Targeted For UFC 208

Set for February 11 2017 in Brooklyn, UFC 208 is quickly becoming stacked. Already featuring five confirmed fights, the New York card will showcase the first ever women’s featherweight title fight. Albeit without Cris Cyborg, the promotion will again make history in NYC. Holly Holm takes on Germaine Da Randamie in the main event, and

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Set for February 11 2017 in Brooklyn, UFC 208 is quickly becoming stacked. Already featuring five confirmed fights, the New York card will showcase the first ever women’s featherweight title fight. Albeit without Cris Cyborg, the promotion will again make history in NYC. Holly Holm takes on Germaine Da Randamie in the main event, and the winner will enjoy the first ever UFC women’s 145-pound belt. Also taking place at UFC 208 will be a pivotal light-heavyweight scrap between Glover Teixeira and Jarod Cannonier.

Ian McCall and Neil Seery will (hopefully) finally collide, and welterweight prospects Ryan LaFlare and Roan Carneiro have unfinished business.

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UFC 208: Holm vs. GDR

With still plenty of work to go in to this steadily growing card, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto revealed a big heavyweight tilt in the making. According to this Tweet, Derrick Lewis and Travis Browne are on a collision course for Brooklyn on February 11.

Black Beast vs. Hapa?

Last appearing at UFC Fight Night 102 in Albany, Derrick Lewis defeated Shamil Abdurakhimov by TKO. ‘Black Beast’ said he was frustrated with his performance, but still extended his win streak to five with four finishes. Travis Browne’s recent UFC form has been a whole different story. Dropping two in a row to Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez, ‘Hapa’ has won just two of his last six bouts.

Once considered a future title contender, Browne’s form really dropped after 2013. Until that point, the big Hawaiian had only lost once in nearly five years, in the three years since he is 2-4. Victory for either man is key in this rumoured bout, but a loss would prove far more costly to Browne, who could easily get dropped for losing three in a row.

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UFC 208 fight card

Women’s featherweight title: Holly Holm vs. Germaine de Randamie

Light heavyweight: Jared Cannonier vs. Glover Teixeira

Welterweight: Ryan LaFlare vs. Roan Carneiro

Welterweight: Randy Brown vs. George Sullivan

Flyweight: Ian McCall vs. Neil Seery

Rumoured: Derrick Lewis vs. Travis Browne

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Report: Travis Browne-Derrick Lewis On Tap For UFC 208

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Heavyweights Travis Browne and Derrick Lewis are expected to square off at UFC 208, according to a report by ESPN.

Browne (18-5-1) had his two-fight win streak snapped by former UFC hea…

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Heavyweights Travis Browne and Derrick Lewis are expected to square off at UFC 208, according to a report by ESPN.

Browne (18-5-1) had his two-fight win streak snapped by former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez in July. Lewis (17-4) is on a five-fight win streak that includes a victory over Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC Fight Night 102 this past Friday night.

UFC 208 takes place February 11 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie have agreed to meet that night for the inaugural UFC female featherweight title.

UFC Fight Night 102 Reebok Fighter Payouts: Gian Villante Tops List

UFC Fight Night 102 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. Derrick Lewis vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov headlined this event in a heavyweight bout while Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Hamilton served as the co-main event, which was also a heavyweight bout. Rounding out this four bout

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UFC Fight Night 102 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money.

Derrick Lewis vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov headlined this event in a heavyweight bout while Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Hamilton served as the co-main event, which was also a heavyweight bout. Rounding out this four bout main card was Corey Anderson vs. Sean O’Connell in a light heavyweight bout and Saparbek Safarov vs. Gian Villante in a light heavyweight bout.

The full payouts include:

Derrick Lewis: $5,000 def. Shamil Abdurakhimov: $2,500

Francis Ngannou: $2,500 def. Anthony Hamilton: $2,500

Corey Anderson: $5,000 def. Sean O’Connell: $5,000

Gian Villante: $10,000 def. Saparbek Safarov: $2,500

Justin Kish: $2,500 def. Ashley Yoder: $2,500

Randy Brown: $2,500 def. Brian Camozzi: $2,500

Gerald Meerschaert: $2,500 def. Joseph Gigliotti: $2,500

Andrew Sanchez: $2,500 def. Trevor Smith: $10,000

Shane Burgos: $2,500 def. Tiago Trator: $2,500

Marc Diakiese: $2,500 def. Frankie Perez: $2,500

Ryan Janes: $2,500 def. Keith Berish: $2,500

Juliana Lima: $2,500 def. J.J. Aldrich: $2,500

UFC Fight Night 102 took place on Friday, on December 9, 2016 at Times Union Center in Albany, New York. The entire event aired on UFC Fight Pass.

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Derrick Lewis vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov Fight Video Highlights

In our main event from yesterday’s (Friday December 9, 2016) UFC Fight Night 102 event from Albany, New York, No. 10-ranked heavyweight Derrick Lewis and No. 15-ranked Shamil Abdurakhimov went to war. The first three rounds saw Abdurakhimov take advantage of multiple Lewis kick attempts, catching them and taking ‘The Black Beast’ down on multiple

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In our main event from yesterday’s (Friday December 9, 2016) UFC Fight Night 102 event from Albany, New York, No. 10-ranked heavyweight Derrick Lewis and No. 15-ranked Shamil Abdurakhimov went to war.

The first three rounds saw Abdurakhimov take advantage of multiple Lewis kick attempts, catching them and taking ‘The Black Beast’ down on multiple occasions. Lewis would get up almost at will every time, throwing and missing often, while Abdurakimov threw little to no strikes at all.

In the fourth round Lewis was able to get the bout to the ground, mount his opponent, and reign down a plethora of ground-and-pound to put Abdurakimov away for the fourth round finish.

You can check out the full fight highlights from the heavyweight main event collision here:

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Video: Lewis Emotional After UFN 102 Win, “Kind Of” Calls Out Browne & Hunt

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Following his fourth round TKO in the main event of UFC Fight Night 102 on Friday evening at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York, UFC Heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis took part in somewhat of an odd post-fight …

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Following his fourth round TKO in the main event of UFC Fight Night 102 on Friday evening at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York, UFC Heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis took part in somewhat of an odd post-fight Octagon interview.

Featured above is Jon Anik’s complete post-fight interview with the victorious UFN 102 headliner. As seen in the video, Lewis was somewhat emotional about his performance, despite picking up the “W,” and seemed to call out Travis Browne and/or Mark Hunt.

“I was gnona say I want Travis Browne or Mark Hunt,” said Lewis regarding his next potential dance partner inside the Octagon, however he continued, once again pointing to what he felt was a lackluster performance on Friday night against Shamil Abdurakhimov. “But this performance was some bullsh*t, so I’ma sit my ass down.”

For complete UFC Fight Night 102 results, click here.