Derrick Lewis is lighter than he has been in more than a decade for UFC Nashville.
'The Black Beast' has not fought since a flying knee and bumps in May 2024 win Rodrigo Nascimento.
Since then, Derrick Lewis seems to have worked on removing his weight of the heavyweight limit.
The UFC record holder for most knockouts (15) usually has to reduce the weight to make 266LB, but that is not necessary prior to his fight with Tallison Teixeira on UFC Nashville on Saturday evening.
Lightest since his UFC debut in April 2014 where he was 256 pounds. The closest nearby was 261.5 pounds vs. Ilir Latifi in February 2020. https://t.co/Gao7pawdwk
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Derrick Lewis is the lowest weight since 2014
Lewis was one of the first hunters on the scale during the UFC Nashville-Keeping on Friday morning.
The 40-year-old spectators when he weighed at 261 pounds, which is his lowest weight in 11 years.
Lewis gave the scales on 256 pounds for his UFC debut in April 2014, but the lowest he has come for a fight since then was when he made 261.5 pounds before he was against Ilir Latifi in February 2020.
Teixeira, one of the highest hunters in the UFC history at 6ft 7, weighs slightly less than his opponent on Fight Night after entering 259 pounds.
Lewis and Teixeira will weigh a combined 520 pounds when they trade in the Bridgestone Arena tomorrow night.
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UFC Nashville-Wegehes results
- Derrick Lewis (261) vs. Tallison Teixeira (259)
- Gabriel Bonfim (171) vs. Stephen Thompson (170.5)
- Steve Garcia (146) vs. Calvin Kattar (146)
- Morgan Carriere (146) vs. Nate Landwehr (146)
- Austen Lane (245) vs. Vitor Petrino (249)
- Junior Tafa (206) vs. Tuco Tokkos (206)
- Chris Curtis (170.5) vs. Max Griffin (170.25)
- Jake Matthews (170.5) vs. Chidi Njokuani (171.5) – Njokuani Missed Weight with 0.5 pounds.
- Eduarda Moura (126) vs. Lauren Murphy (126)
- Kennedy Nzechukwu (238) vs. Valter Walker (244.5)
- Mike Davis (155.25) vs. Mitch Ramirez (156)
- Fatima Kline (115.5) vs. Melissa Martinez (116)