Tonight Derrick Lewis headlines UFC Vegas 6 to take on submission specialist Aleksei Oleinik. While doing the media rounds ahead of the bout ‘The Black Beast’ claimed a separate European heavyweight, with oodles of fights on his record, turned down the chance to fight him.
“I already fought just about everybody in the Top 10,” said Lewis (ht MMA Mania). “The only guys I haven’t fought are Overeem and [Blaydes]. I’ve been asking to fight Curtis and Overeem. Overeem turned me down like three times in this past month before Oleinik popped up.”
Alistair Overeem’s ears must have been burning.