Derrick Lewis and Ilir Latifi in their Heavyweight bout during UFC 247 at Toyota Center on February 08, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
The fan favorite heavyweight Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis got his hand raised in Houston at UFC 247. And in typical Lewis fashion, he gave a unique and hilarious post-fight interview to UFC color commentator Joe Rogan.
Watch the video below of The Black Beast speaking with Rogan after he was announced victorious, defeating Ilir Latifi by unanimous decision.
After Bruce Buffer revealed that the hometown hero Lewis won by 29-28 across the board, Joe Rogan came to interview him.
Lewis proceeded to take his shorts off, but stopped when Rogan asked, “Are you taking your shorts off again, man?” The Black Beast responded, “No, I forgot where I was at.” This moment may have been a callback joke from when Lewis took his shorts off during their UFC 229 post-fight interview.
The UFC has seemingly cut out a part of the interview in the video. After The Black Beast told Rogan that the fight in Houston was very important, Lewis said, “24/7 I was smoking weed. I will never be Joe Rogan high though in the Octagon.”
During the middle part of the interview Lewis touched on the importance of the fight, him letting “the beast” out, and Latifi’s ability to withstand his strikes.
At the end of the interview, an exhausted Lewis invited his hometown Houston audience to his after-party at Little Woodrow’s, and he was met with a roaring cheer.
Lewis then said, “I’ll let y’all buy me five shots, and I’m not buying y’all sh*t though, come on now.”
The Black Beast Defeated Latifi By Unanimous Decision and Showed Off Some New Techniques
Lewis spoiled Latifi’s UFC heavyweight debut by defeating him via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Lewis showed a few new tools in his arsenal during his fight against Latifi, including an impressive flying knee and lightning-quick head kicks. Here is a video of one of Lewis’ flying knees:
Seriously, who told @TheBeast_UFC he could do this?! 😱
Although Lewis was taken down a few times by Latifi, he sent a statement to the judges by exploding in the final minute of the fight and landing vicious strikes.
UFC 247 Results, Jon Jones and Valentina Shevchenko Retain Their Titles
UFC 247 has come and gone, and the two champs on the card left the Toyota Center with their belts. UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones defeated Dominick Reyes by a razor-close decision, and UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko dominated #1 contender Katlyn Chookagian and secured a third-round finish.
Here are the results of UFC 247:
Main Card Results
Light Heavyweight Championship Bout – Jon Jones defeats Dominick Reyes via Unanimous Decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
Women’s Flyweight Championship Bout – Valentina Shevchenko defeats Katlyn Chookagian via Third-Round TKO
Heavyweight Bout – Justin Tafa defeats Juan Adams via First-Round TKO
Featherweight Bout – Mirsad Bektic defeats Dan Ige via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavyweight Bout – Derrick Lewis defeats Ilir Latifi via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Preliminary Card Results
Middleweight Bout – Trevin Giles defeats James Krause via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Women’s Flyweight Bout – Lauren Murphy defeats Andrea Lee via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
Welterweight Bout – Khaos Williams defeats Alex Morono via First-Round KO
Bantamweight Bout – Mario Bautista defeats Miles Johns via Second-Round TKO
Early Preliminary Card Results
Bantamweight Bout – Journey Newson defeats Domingo Pilarte via First Round TKO
Bantamweight Bout – Andre Ewell defeats Jonathan Martinez via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
Featherweight Bout – Youssef Zalal defeats Austin Lingo via Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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