Derrick Lewis intended to take some time off after knocking out Travis Browne in February in Halifax. Turned out his time off lasted about a week before it was announced he had a new dance partner in Mark Hunt, which takes place at UFC Fight Night 110 in Auckland, New Zealand.
So what changed? The UFC came correct with the pocket book when approaching the “Black Beast” with a main event some 7,000 miles from Houston.
“I had threw a crazy number at them, and told them this is what I’d like, it’s the only way I’d fight, is for this certain amount of money,” Lewis said during a visit to The MMA Hour on Monday.