A Different Derrick Lewis

Officially, Derrick Lewis worked for 35 seconds in 2025, needing a little more than half-a-minute to dispatch Tallison Teixeira in his only appearance of the year.

“There is always that chance that it could happen like that, so that keeps me going,” the hulking heavyweight said following his participation in the UFC 324 press conference in Las Vegas. “What other job in the world can you make the amount of money I make for 15 minutes or 25 minutes of work?”

Lewis chuckled, the big man still always quick with a quip and seeking a way to downplay things. But while the point is unquestionably valid — who doesn’t want to make the most money possible in the least amount of time required? — it’s…