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Derrick Lewis References WWE's Undertaker After UFC Knockout vs. Curtis Blaydes

Derrick Lewis pulled off a huge upset on Saturday, knocking out Curtis Blaydes in the main event at UFC Vegas 19 in the second round.

Yet not even Lewis could believe Blaydes was truly down after he rocked him with a vicious uppercut. Lewis jumped right on Blaydes and started to land a few more blows to the head before the referee pulled him off. Asked why he continued fighting when Blaydes was down, Lewis referenced WWE star Undertaker.

Marc Raimondi

Why did Derrick Lewis go for followup shots? Lewis: "He could turn into Undertaker and sit straight up and eat all those shots.