Derrick Lewis News

Tom Taylor - June 10, 2017

The main event of the UFC’s stop in Auckland, New Zealand, occurred at heavyweight, where MMA legend Mark Hunt collided with streaking American contender Derrick Lewis. As so many expected, it was a fun fight, as both men seemed content to throw heavy leather, and both had their moments as a result.

Russell Ess - June 9, 2017

UFC Fight Night 110 takes place on Saturday, June 10 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Russell Ess - June 9, 2017

UFC Fight Night 110 takes place on Saturday, June 10 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Russell Ess - May 31, 2017

The outspoken knockout specialist Mark Hunt is set to headline UFC Fight Night 110 in his home country of New Zealand on Saturday, June 10. Hunt will take on fellow heavy-handed heavyweight Derrick Lewis for a fight that should have fans on their feet in the Vector Arena in Auckland.

Tom Taylor - May 16, 2017

On June 12, the UFC will return to beautiful New Zealand with an exciting looking card. This card will be topped by a big main event, as MMA legend Mark Hunt collides with streaking heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis. Hunt, of course, is a hometown hero in New Zealand and Australia. Lewis, then, will represent the visiting team, and he expects plenty of boos as a result.

Tom Taylor - April 22, 2017

On June 11, the UFC will head to the South Pacific with UFC New Zealand. The card, which will go down inside Aukland’s Spark Arena, already has fans very excited. Much of the excitement surrounding this card can be attributed to its dynamite main event. This main event will pit brick-fisted heavyweight veteran Mark Hunt against the streaking Derrick Lewis. Now, this main event is represented in an official, promotional fight poster – and it’s a good one. While the typical UFC promotional poster simply features the card’s competitors, side-by-side, this one shows Lewis and Hunt squaring off with crazed expressions on their faces.

Tom Taylor - March 30, 2017

When Mark Hunt next steps into the Octagon, he’s going to look a little different than we’re used to. The fan favorite UFC heavyweight has plastered his chest with a massive – and may we say beautifully done – tattoo. This tattoo, which was done by Chris Mata’afa of Monarch Tattoo Studio in Australia, depicts a trio of skulls in samurai armor. Hunt shared a photo of this new piece to his official Instagram page. See it below!

Tom Taylor - March 20, 2017

Shortly after his come from behind, knockout defeat of Travis Browne, streaking heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis made a bold callout of brick-fisted heavyweight veteran Mark Hunt. It sounds as though he will get his wish. According to a report from MMAJunkie.com, a Lewis vs. Hunt bout is being targeted as the headliner for the UFC’s upcoming trip to Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. The promotion’s New Zealand return is scheduled for June 11 in New Zealand, and June 10 on North American soil (due to the time difference).

Tom Taylor - February 28, 2017

Earlier this month, in the main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia, monstrous heavyweight Derrick Lewis braved a bit of early adversity to pound the dangerous Travis Browne to a second-round KO. With this win, the Texas based destroyer set himself up for some massive potential fights in the UFC heavyweight division, any number of which would push him right to the cusp of a title shot. On Monday’s edition of the MMA Hour, Lewis discussed the options for his next fight with host Ariel Helwani. During this segment, he addressed widespread interest in a fight with fellow contender Francis Ngannou, who recently dazzled with a veritable execution of former champ Andrei Arlovski. Lewis explained that if this is the fight he’s offered, he’ll take it, because he knows it’s one the fans want.

Russell Ess - February 24, 2017

UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis looks to have reached a new level of stardom following his win over Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night 105 in Halifax, Canada, which took place this past weekend. “The Black Beast” threw some additional verbal shots at Browne after knocking him out in the second round of their main event fight, bringing up Browne’s alleged history of domestic violence. Lewis took it a step even further and gave a shout out to Browne’s current girlfriend, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Lewis did not stop at the post-fight Octagon interview. He kept up with his shots at Browne in the post-fight interview with the press and has posted quite a few social media posts aimed directly at Browne and Rousey.

Scott Hernandez - February 24, 2017

This past weekend, streaking heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis picked up arguably the biggest win of his professional career when he defeated Travis Browne via 2nd round TKO after weathering an early storm from ‘Hapa’. In the wake of the fight, Lewis has been looking for a fight with heavyweight veteran Mark Hunt, who is currently gearing up for his UFC 209 scrap with Alistair Overeem this upcoming weekend. During an interview with MMAJunkie, Lewis explained the Mark Hunt callout, saying:

Russell Ess - February 22, 2017

Ask and you shall receive, Derrick Lewis. Following a stunning KO victory over Travis Browne in the main event of UFC Fight Night 105 in Halifax, Canada over the weekend, “The Black Beast” told Brian Stann in the post-fight Octagon interview that he didn’t want to hear anything about fighting for the next few months. Lewis stated that with constantly being in training camp, he wasn’t the most pleasant member of the family to be around.

Tom Taylor - February 22, 2017

Last Sunday, in the main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Halifax, Derrick Lewis weathered an early bit of adversity to club Travis Browne into unconsciousness with a right hand and a series of ground strikes. In the wake of this thunderous win, Lewis criticized Browne for the allegations of domestic abuse that linger in his past, and made comments about Browne’s current girlfriend, UFC superstar Ronda Rousey. “Where Ronda Rousey’s fine ass at?” he said. 

Russell Ess - February 21, 2017

UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis is still throwing some attacks at Travis Browne even after their fight has come to an end. On Sunday in the main event of UFC Fight Night 105 in Halifax, Canada, Lewis scored a second round KO over Browne. With the fight ending in a decisive manner, Lewis has continued his attack on Browne in his post-fight interviews and on social media.

Russell Ess - February 20, 2017

Derrick Lewis is now on a six-fight winning streak in the UFC heavyweight division. On Sunday, Lewis scored a huge win by knocking out Travis Browne in the main event of UFC Fight Night 105, which took place in Halifax, Canada.

Tom Taylor - February 20, 2017

Back in June 2015, UFC heavyweight Travis Browne’s ex-wife Jenna Renee Webb took to Instagram to share photos of her bruised body. She suggested these bruises were dealt by Browne, and shortly thereafter, announced that she was considering pressing charges against him. As a result of this grim development, the UFC temporarily shelved Browne, and barred him from that year’s International Fight Week events. After an independent investigation, however, the organization decided their was insufficient evidence against Browne, and opted to reinstate him.

Russell Ess - February 17, 2017

A hard-hitting main event matchup between two UFC heavyweights takes place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada this weekend. #8 UFC ranked heavyweight Derrick Lewis takes on #9 ranked Travis Browne as the two sluggers attempt to make a statement to the rest of the heavyweight division.

Scott Hernandez - February 17, 2017

Sunday in Halifax, streaking UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis will step into the Octagon with Travis Browne, who will be looking to bounce back from his current 2-fight skid. After controversially defeating Matt Mitrione in early January in a fight which saw Mitrione sustain one of the worst eye injuries in the history of MMA. Following that, Browne dropped a UFC 200 TKO loss to Cain Velasquez, which was followed by a unanimous decision loss to Fabricio Werdum at UFC 203.