Derrick Lewis does not care about Josh Hokitt’s antics and simply needs to make Donald Trump proud.
This weekend, Lewis will face Hokit on the UFC White Home undercard bout. This match was the final one added to the occasion and was made on the request of US President Donald Trump, who’s an enormous fan of Lewis. Nevertheless, regardless that this was the final combat on the cardboard, Hokitt and Lewis had already stolen a lot of the headlines because of Hokitt’s eccentric conduct on the UFC White Home press convention. However as a long-time veteran of the combating recreation, Lewis does not thoughts that.
Lewis mentioned on the UFC’s White Home press convention that he “actually does not care” about Hokit’s abuse. “I imagine guys do issues like that as a result of they don’t have anything to pursue, as a result of he doesn’t know me and I don’t know him.
“So I feel he is simply saying and performing like that simply to get beneath the pores and skin of anyone he does not know. It is like we’ll must go face to face in just a few weeks so we’ll must attempt to discover some form of motive.”
“I do not care concerning the nonsense,” Lewis added. “I have been doing this job so lengthy that I do know that males can say something. It does not matter what you say. We get requested questions like this on a regular basis, so generally males do not know what to say and simply say no matter. That is how I do it.”
What Lewis is worried about is his efficiency this weekend. Ruiz has had poor ends in his most up-to-date fights, together with a TKO loss to Waldo Cortez-Acosta at UFC 324 in January. Lewis mentioned his poor efficiency was attributable to a again harm, however he’s now recovering. And he is on this combat to show one thing.
“All of it is dependent upon how we beat this man, and I imagine we will,” Lewis mentioned. “He will get hit loads. I do not suppose he can deal with the kind of competitors that I need. It is a cliché, however I do not need to sound cliché, however that is actually the very best he is ever been, conditioning, every little thing. I actually need to carry out.”
“I particularly do not need to give the president a foul impression. I need to get on the market and carry out. I need everybody to see why I am one of many president’s favourite fighters.”
Lewis at the moment holds the file for many knockouts in UFC historical past with 16. He additionally holds the unofficial file for the variety of instances a fighter has eliminated his pants contained in the Octagon, which has grow to be a staple of Lewis’ post-victory celebrations. Nevertheless, whereas he intends to additional enhance his KO file, ‘The Black Beast’ says the unofficial file is not going to enhance this weekend because of the nature of the combat on the White Home.
“I’ll be extra skilled, so I am simply going to throw the cup to the gang,” Lewis mentioned. “I haven’t got any pants.”
