Derrick Lewis vs Tallison Teixeira
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Lewis easily handled Teixeira in a matter of seconds on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville in what was his first fight in more than a year. The 40-year-old, who is the UFC’s all-time knockout leader, added another TKO to his tally when he handled the 6-foot-7 Brazilian without much of an issue whatsoever.
UFC fighter Derrick Lewis revealed that he spoke on the phone with U.S. President Donald Trump right after his victory over Tallison Teixeira at UFC on ESPN 70.
It's youth vs. experience when the unbeaten and favored Tallison Teixeira tries to make a major early career statement against Derrick Lewis.
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SB Nation on MSNDerrick Lewis demolishes Tallison Teixeira in just 35 seconds to win UFC Nashville main eventDerrick Lewis extended his record for the most knockouts in UFC history after laying waste to another young gun trying to take his spot after finishing Tallison Teixeira in the UFC Nashville main event.
Neither fighter appeared to have issue and weighed in just 2 pounds apart with Lewis at 261 and Teixeira at 259. The co-feature had no issue, either, when Gabriel Bonfim (17-1 MMA,
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