[autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] returns Saturday for a home fight, which historically has worked out quite nicely for him.
Lewis (22-7 MMA, 13-5 UFC) opens up the UFC 247 main card in a heavyweight tussle with Ilir Latifi (14-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC). Throughout his career, Lewis is 9-0 when he fights in Texas, where he’s lived since he was in his early teens. Against Latifi, he’ll be looking to make it a perfect 10, including 3-0 in UFC fights in the state.
UFC 247 takes place Saturday at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
This past November, Lewis got back in the win column after the first two-fight skid of his career. He lost a title shot to then-champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 230 in November 2018, then was stopped by former champ Junior Dos Santos with a second-round TKO in March 2019. But at UFC 244, he got past Blagoy Ivanov with a split decision.
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Saturday, there’s little doubt he’ll be hoping to return to his finishing ways. Of his 13 wins in the UFC, 10 have come by knockout, including a stretch of around 18 months that saw him get five of six wins courtesy of his hands.
Ahead of UFC 247, in his home city of Houston, take a look at seven of Lewis’ best knockout finishes in the UFC in the video above. How do you think he’ll fare against Latifi? Weigh in below in our poll.
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