It’s the feeling of UFC 271 on Saturday in Houston. The American Derrick Lewis was overwhelmed by the astonishing Australian fighter Tai Tuivasa, creator of an elbow blow and a masterful KO within the 2nd spherical.
A nudge and the sunshine goes out. This is a quick recap of the heavyweight combat between Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa on Saturday at UFC 271 in Houston. Before essentially the most anticipated essential occasion of the night which noticed Israel Adesanya to retain his middleweight belt at the expense of Robert Whittaker, the heavy poster ended with a large knockout within the 2nd spherical. If we had moderately imagined a victory for the quantity 3 within the Division, revenge after his defeat against the French Ciryl Gane final August, Tuivasa created a sensation with a horrible nudge.
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A bolt from the blue
“Derrick Lewis took risks, notes Taylor Lapilus, MMA consultant for RMC Sport. It’s a thunderclap.” The American KO, the Australian fighter affords the perfect victory of his profession on the UFC. “I have a lot of respect for Derrick”, reacted Tuivasa who didn’t touch upon the following deadlines on the UFC. One factor is definite, the one who was quantity 11 within the heavyweight division will make a large leap ahead within the standings.