Derrick Lewis has done it again. The celebration that came with his latest knockout, however, is fierce.
Lewis scored a big knockout victory to beat Rodrigo Nascimento in the third round of their fight at UFC St. Louis on Saturday night. And in true Lewis fashion, his shorts and, briefly, his underwear, came off in the middle of the octagon. Lewis hilariously showed it off to the crowd at the Enterprise Center during the celebration, and at one point he even took out his cup and threw it into the crowd to apparently offer it as a souvenir.
“I thank St. Louis for letting me show my naked ass tonight,” he said after his victory.
Lewis came out hot immediately. He landed a big head kick right out of the gate and then landed a solid takedown in the opening round. However, it was only in the third round that he made his move.
Less than a minute into the round, Lewis landed a perfect right blow to Nascimento’s head. This caused the 31-year-old Brazilian to drag himself to the ground. The second he fell, it all started.
Lewis hit two dozen more shots before the referee announced. Nascimento had no chance as he fell to the ground and the celebration in Missouri quickly took off.
It was the 15th knockout of Lewis’ UFC career, the most in the history of the sport.
Nascimento, who entered Saturday on a three-fight win streak, now has an 11-2 overall record. The defeat was the first since 2020.
Lewis is now 28-12 in his career. The 39-year-old entered the night having lost five of his last seven fights and has not won consecutive matches since the start of 2021.
“I couldn’t allow any taxi driver in Brazil to beat me,” said Lewis. “This is the first time I’ve heard of this guy. There’s no way I’m going to let someone out there beat me.”
