{"id":11500,"date":"2021-12-14T12:39:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T17:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/?p=11500"},"modified":"2021-12-14T12:39:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T17:39:22","slug":"derrick-the-black-beast-lewis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/en\/ufc\/derrick-the-black-beast-lewis\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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UFC Fighter Profile: Derrick \\”The Black Beast\\” Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Derrick James Lewis <\/strong>is an American professional mixed martial artist born in February 7, 1985 currently competing in the heavyweight <\/strong>division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)<\/a><\/strong>.

A professional competitor since 2010, Lewis <\/strong>has also competed for Bellator MMA<\/strong> and Legacy FC<\/strong>, where he was the heavyweight <\/strong>champion.

As of August 9, 2021, he is #3 in the official UFC heavyweight<\/a> <\/strong>rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UFC Profile \u2013 Derrick Lewis – The Black Beast’s 7 most recent:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Black Beast vs. Daniel Cormier<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lewis <\/strong>faced\u00a0Daniel Cormier\u00a0<\/strong>for the\u00a0UFC Heavyweight Championship<\/strong>\u00a0on November 3, 2018, at\u00a0UFC 230<\/strong>.

He lost the fight by rear-naked choke in the second round. Marking the first time he’s been submitted in a professional MMA <\/strong>fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Black Beast vs. Junior dos Santos<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lewis <\/strong>signed a new contract with the UFC <\/strong>after the title shot.

As the first fight of his new contract, Lewis <\/strong>faced\u00a0Junior dos Santos<\/strong>\u00a0in the main event of\u00a0UFC <\/strong>on ESPN+ 4\u00a0on March 9, 2019.

He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

This fight earned him the\u00a0Fight of the Night<\/em>\u00a0award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Black Beast vs. Blagoy Ivanov<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lewis <\/strong>faced\u00a0Blagoy Ivanov<\/strong>\u00a0on November 2, 2019 at\u00a0UFC 244<\/strong>.

He won the fight via split decision.

The Black Beast vs. Ilir Latifi<\/strong>

Lewis <\/strong>faced\u00a0Ilir Latifi<\/strong>\u00a0on February 8, 2020 at\u00a0UFC 247<\/strong>.

He won the bout via unanimous decision.

The Black Beast vs. Aleksei Oleinik<\/strong>

Lewis <\/strong>faced\u00a0Aleksei Oleinik<\/strong>\u00a0on August 8, 2020 at\u00a0UFC Fight Night 174<\/strong>.

He won the bout via TKO early in round two.

Lewis <\/strong>also set the record for most knockouts by a heavyweight <\/strong>in UFC <\/strong>history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Black Beast vs. Curtis Blaydes<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lewis <\/strong>was scheduled to face\u00a0Curtis Blaydes<\/strong>\u00a0on November 28, 2020 at\u00a0UFC <\/strong>on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Lewis<\/strong>.

However, the day before the fight, Blaydes <\/strong>tested positive for COVID-19 and the bout was scrapped from the card.

The pair faced off at\u00a0UFC Fight Night 185<\/strong>\u00a0on February 20, 2021.

Lewis <\/strong>won the fight via knockout in the second round and this win earned him the\u00a0Performance of the Night\u00a0award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Black Beast vs. Cyril Gane<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lewis <\/strong>faced\u00a0Ciryl Gane<\/strong>\u00a0on August 7, 2021 at\u00a0UFC 265\u00a0<\/strong>for the\u00a0Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship<\/strong>.

Lewis <\/strong>lost the one-sided fight via technical knockout in round three.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Derrick James Lewis is an American professional mixed martial artist born in February 7, 1985 currently competing in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2010, Lewis has also competed for Bellator MMA and Legacy FC, where he was the heavyweight champion. As of August 9, 2021, he is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[98,215,91],"tags":[136,406,412,134],"class_list":["post-11500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-betting","category-mma","category-ufc","tag-ufc","tag-ufc-fight-night","tag-ufc-profile","tag-ufc-mma-octagon"],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Erwin Noguera","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t