UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis reprised his post-fight interview at the press conference following Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 105, doubling down on the bullet points he hit during his victory speech.
It was another off-beat and sometimes off-color interview from “The Beast,” whose brand of mic work is unlike anyone else in the promotion. Sporting a miniature replica UFC belt and claiming himself the interim heavyweight champ, he did a victory lap after knocking out Travis Browne (18-6-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) for his sixth consecutive win.
Lewis (18-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) claimed there was nothing fake about the gastric distress he suffered in the first round, the kind he oh-so-eloquently spoke of in his octagon interview. Although he clutched his stomach and appeared to be hurt by a body shot, he said he actually was more worried about the potential embarrassment of losing control of his bowels on national TV.
“I’m holding my gas in and trying to breathe – at the same time, I just didn’t want to (expletive) on national TV,” Lewis told MMAjunkie at the post-event press conference at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, which hosted the FS1-televised event. “Especially with this internet going around, making memes of me, nah, I couldn’t have that. No Charlie Brown.”
With the press conference audience tittering in the background, Lewis said he “eased out a little fart” to take the pressure off and got back to work. The tactic, well, paid off – a flurry of punches gave him his eighth UFC knockout.
With this win under his belt, Lewis is eager to avoid drama after fighting six times in the previous 16 months.
“It’s causing trouble at home, because I’m walking around with an attitude all the time,” he said. “Because once I get in beast mode, I’m in beast mode all the way until fight day. I just want to relax my mind a little bit and work on things at my house.”
So the UFC can call Lewis for work, but he won’t be answering.
“I’ve already blocked my coaches and managers,” he said, “like they’re some side chicks and put their name ‘Do not answer.'”
For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 105, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
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