Since losing to former champion Stipe Miocic in 2017, Junior dos Santos has gotten himself back on the winning track with two straight victories. He will be looking to extend this streak next Saturday, when he faces number three-ranked Derrick Lewis.
Coming into the fight, Lewis is confident he will get to take out another veteran of the sport.
“He’s probably the weakest guy that I’m gonna fight out of the guys that I’ve fought before. He’s probably like the fifth or the sixth guy,” Lewis told reporter Helen Yee (transcript via MMA Fighting). “I don’t think he’s the toughest guy I’ve ever fought so we’ll see on March 9th.