UFC heavyweight Derek Lewis ranked Alexander Volkov’s knockout at UFC 229 as the most flattering KO of his fighting career. While appearing on the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, Derek Lewis contemplated an upcoming win and told Joe Rogan that the reaction of the fans in attendance made the effort more than anything worthwhile for him. “That was (the most satisfying knockout.) But the audience made it really exciting and satisfying because of the way they interacted. Seeing that guy who played her in (Chris Pratt), Derek Lewis saw his reaction made it all worth it. Derek Lewis achieved it. An impressive win as he was about to lose the battle over the referee’s scorecards. His fans and teammates were naturally overwhelmed by emotions.The Black Beast revealed that his manager had fainted after watching the knockout while the police had to be called in to contain the enthusiasm of his fans in his neighborhood, as My boss fainted at home. He couldn’t handle it any longer. So everyone was excited about it. Some cops were called by my neighbors, some fans went crazy after that quarrel. I got it when my coach said we have a minute left, 30 seconds left. He said. Derek Lewis to Joe Rogan, so I’m like, okay. ” When did Derek Lewis fight Alexander Volkov and what happened in the fight? UFC 229: Lewis vs. Volkov, fought Lewis and Alexander Volkov for the main card of UFC 229 Pay-Per-View – an event titled the largest grudge match in MMA history between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. The event took place on October 6, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Volkov showed an overall better match throughout the fight and outperformed Louis 121 to 39 in terms of important landings. But super-dangerous Derek Lewis knocked out Volkov with a perfectly timed suspension punch in the final seconds of the fight, followed by several follow-up shots to close the show. The finish came at the 4:49 mark of the third round and is considered among the best return wins in UFC history. The victory was followed by one of the most laughable and appraised interviews that led to the slogan “My balls and a shot.” Both Volkov and Lewis have climbed into the world rankings since their first encounter and are now sitting among the top five in the heavyweight category. Their first battle raised more questions than it answered. A high-stakes rematch in the near future is not out of the question if they both continue on the winning path Posted 14 Mar 2021, 06:10 IST Login / Signup to respond.
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