Derrick Lewis glad Alistair Overeem got ‘worked,’ explains boxer beatdown at gym

Esther Lin, MMA FightingFor many MMA vets, it was hard not to feel bad for UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem when a last-second punch from Jairzinho Rozenstruik laid him out.

One person not broken up about it? Derrick Lewis. “The Black Beast” was actually tickled when he saw a highlight of the UFC on ESPN 7 headliner.

”I’m glad that Overeem got his ass worked,” Lewis told “UFC Unfiltered.”

That shade doesn’t come out of nowhere. Overeem had issued a callout to Lewis after his improbable knockout win at UFC 229, adding he didn’t think much of the skills on display from the 34-year-old Houston resident. The pair were then targeted to meet at the start of January 2019, but the bout never…