Number five-ranked heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis lost for a second straight time on Saturday night at UFC 277. “The Black Beast” was TKOd by Russia’s Sergei Pavlovich inside a minute of action in their main card bout.
Lewis was dropped by a punch and was unable to recover, which Pavlovich capitalized by swarming him. After a few unanswered shots on Lewis’ end, referee Dan Miragliotta decided he’d seen enough and put the fight to a halt.
Some felt the stoppage may have been premature, UFC president Dana White included. Here’s what he said at the post-fight media scrum.