Derrick Lewis has the most knockouts in the history of the UFC, and he expects to keep building on that record in the coming days. During his interview with Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie, Lewis touched on multiple topics leading into his UFC on ESPN 70 main event matchup against Tallison Teixeira.
The heavyweight landscape in the UFC has made some big shifts recently in the wake of Jon Jones vacating the strap by retiring from MMA and interim champion Tom Aspinall being upgraded to UFC heavyweight champion outright. While Lewis is the number nine-ranked contender fighting the number thirteen-ranked heavyweight on Saturday night in Teixeira, ‘The Black Beast’ could be a strong win or two away from a title shot, considering how many of the higher-ranked contenders Aspinall has already dispatched of.