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Derrick Lewis still inspires fear and wonder after all these years.

“The Black Beast” will draw main-event duties for the 12th time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship when he confronts Rodrigo Nascimento in the UFC on ESPN 56 headliner this Saturday at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Lewis, 39, has lost five of his past seven bouts, his physical skills in a natural state of decline at this late stage of his career. The former Legacy Fighting Championship titleholder last competed at UFC Fight Night 231, where he dropped a unanimous decision to Jailton Almeida on Nov.