Derrick Lewis returns to the octagon against Sergey Spivak this Saturday at UFC Vegas 65. Before his fight, Lewis did an interview with ESPN MMA’s Heidi Androl where the fighter talked about the fight.
“I expect him to wrestle a lot, that’s all.” said Derrick, talking about Sergey Spivak’s game plan. When asked about Spivak’s preparations to tackle his wrestling, Lewis talked about his recent purple-black belt and confidence. The fighter also revealed that he plans to get the most submission finishes compared to any UFC fighter.
said: “Sure, I was promoted to purple belt a few months ago, so… I now believe I am the worst purple belt in Texas… my current goals are probably trying to get the most submissions in UFC history.”
Alright, ‘Black beast’ He already has the bragging rights for having the highest number of knockouts in UFC history. However, he was unable to use his strength in his last few fights. This time, however, Lewis made some much-needed changes to break the losing streak.
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Derrick Lewis changes head coach and training regimen ahead of UFC Vegas 65
Once in the speech for the Heavyweight title match, Derrick Lewis now he has lost three times in his last four octagon games. This year, Lewis lost to young Aussie blood, Tai Tuivasa and Sergei Pavlovich, both by TKO.
To engage in this struggle against Sergey Spivak, Lewis He had to make changes, and that’s exactly what he did. Fighter is currently working with a new head coach, Joe Murphy, to get a fresh insight into his fighting style.
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According to the fighter, he wanted to try something different and challenging that would definitely help him become better than he already is. Fighter has also made some necessary changes to his training program, which now includes a lot of cardio-intense exercise.
“I just wanted something different to challenge myself. I was too relieved, I just wanted to challenge myself a little more. I made a big difference in every fight.” Lewis said of the training camp. Lewis is currently 7th in the standings. heavyweight ranking and he will want to climb as soon as possible. The 37-year-old is probably a few years into retirement, and before that, getting UFC gold will be a big priority.
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