Lewis: I retire, probably
Derrick Lewis: “This was probably my last fight, you know. I’m getting married next week, and I don’t like putting my family through all of this.”
Derrick Lewis, 32, had the most human of reactions after fighting Mark Hunt, 43, for four rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night 110 on Saturday night – he decided he didn’t want to fight anymore. The declaration came when play-by-play analyst Brian Stann asked if Hunt’s low kicks had hampered his mobility.
No, it’s my lower back, not my leg, replied Lewis. My leg is good. [The back] is just a long-time time injury. I hurt it back in 2011 and it has just been hurting all week.
This was probably my last fight, you know. I’m getting married next week, and I don’t like putting my family through all of this so this would be my last fight. … Most likely it’s my last fight in the UFC.
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Most likely it’s not.
If Lewis does retire, he leaves the sport with a record of 18-5-1, and career wins that include Travis Browne, Roy Nelson, and Gabriel Gonzaga. Heading into last night’s fight he was on a six-fight win streak, in a division that is notoriously hard to win consistently in. Despite the loss, ‘The Black Beast’ remains a top prospect, with a very compelling online persona, in a sport where that means a great deal.
Don’t leave, please! The division needs you.
