Derrick Lewis lived up to his ‘Black Beast’ nickname at last weekend’s TUF 19 finale by winning by TKO. Following that fight Lewis called out two of the best heavyweight’s in the world.
First Lewis made a statement by saying he wanted to fight champion Cain Velasquez but then turned his sights towards Matt Mitrione, whom had just had his fight against Struve canceled the night before due to Struve’s panic attack. Mitrione is looking to crack into the top 10 of the heavyweight division and so is Lewis.
Lewis and Mitrione will both attempt to use the other as a stepping stone when they face off at UFC Fight Night 50 in early September.
This fight gives both fighters the platform to ask for bigger fights in 2015.