The fan-favorite fighter was submitted by two-division champion Daniel Cormier in their heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday night. In many ways, it was an expected outcome, as many foresaw Cormier using his world-class wrestling to carve his path to victory against Lewis.
“The Black Beast” himself wasn’t surprised by Cormier’s tactics in their main event bout at UFC 230.
“He did what we thought he was going to do. He wrestled, point blank,” Lewis said at the UFC 230 post-fight press conference. “I was feeling good in the second round, throwing, had good movement going, and he just went for the takedown.