SALT LAKE CITY – Derrick Lewis revealed at UFC 291 that he fought out his UFC contract, but he expressed his desire to re-sign with the promotion.
Following his TKO win over Marcos Rogerio de Lima on the main card, Lewis (27-11 MMA, 18-9 UFC) announced that his contract had come to an end. Despite this, he expressed his preference to stay in the UFC.
During his UFC 291 post-fight news conference, Lewis stated, “I’m hoping to stay here in the UFC. I like it here. I like the staff. … Everybody is cool here except for the media – y’all d*ckheads. F*ck all y’all, really. But go ahead – next question.”
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Prior to his UFC 291 victory, Lewis had been on a tough stretch, with a 1-4 record in his last five UFC fights, all ending in stoppages. The win against de Lima has revitalized his confidence, and he now believes he has another shot at the heavyweight title.
Lewis said, “I believe I do (have another title run). It’s just so crazy, so frustrating, me losing to the guys that I lost to. There’s no way in hell I should’ve lost to those guys. That was another reason why I wanted to train my ass off for this fight because now I have a lot of guys calling me out and I showed (what happens). The last guy that called me out was Curtis Blaydes, and you know what happened to that.”
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