Derrick Lewis skulle ha gått sin största match mot Fabricio Werdum på UFC 216. Istället var han tvungen att ställa in sin medverkan i sista stund på grund av en ryggskada. I The MMA Hour förklarade ”The Black Beast” hur det fått honom att må.
For sure, it was real depressing. I took a big hit in my mental standpoint, it is way worse than a loss. It’s something that I never experienced and I hope it’s something that I never will experience ever again. I’m really in a depression stage right now.
I was crying like a big-ass baby. My coach knew how much this fight means to me and I didn’t want to pull out for nothing. My coaches, they all convinced me that it’s probably the best thing to do to pull out because they knew I was going through the same problems with Mark Hunt and I didn’t pull out in that fight and it cost me.
Vad som är Derrick Lewis nästa drag är ännu oklart och han fokuserar främst på att få ordning på ryggen. Tungviktaren har 18-5 i record.