Derrick Lewis shared the octagon with Francis Ngannou in a fight both have admitted they’d like to forget at UFC 226 in July 2018, but Lewis said Ngannou — without even knowing — helped him ...
"People always ask me who hits harder: Mark Hunt [Francis] Ngannou, or Derrick Lewis," he told the MMA Hour in 2022. "I fought them all. I've been hit hard by Mark Hunt. He hit me hard, he wobbled me.
Ahead of his undisputed title bout with Francis Ngannou on Jan. 22 ... Now you were coming off a really impressive win over Derrick Lewis where you-- Derrick is the all time knockout leader ...