For 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.