Derrick Lewis thinks he’s currently in the best form of his fighting career, despite his record showing otherwise.
Former heavyweight title challenger Lewis (27-12 MMA, 18-10 UFC) has lost four of his past five bouts dating back to February 2022 as he enters Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 56 main event with Rodrigo Nascimento (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), which takes place at Enterprise Center in St. Louis (ESPN, ESPN+).
The rough run of results hasn’t held Lewis back too much, though. The all-time UFC knockout wins record holder is about to enter the second bout on an eight-fight contract he signed last summer, and is days away from his 11th octagon headliner, which is tied for the second-most of any active UFC fighter behind only Jon Jones (19).
