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McCarthy On Lewis Stoppage: ‘He Always Goes Face Down, Ass Up’

Renowned former referee John McCarthy has given his take on the controversial stoppage in the heavyweight fight between Derrick Lewis and Sergei Pavlovich. This past weekend at UFC 277, Lewis looked to break his streak of Texas defeats, which has seen …

Renowned former referee John McCarthy has given his take on the controversial stoppage in the heavyweight fight between Derrick Lewis and Sergei Pavlovich. This past weekend at UFC 277, Lewis looked to break his streak of Texas defeats, which has seen him bested in his home state by Ciryl Gane last September and Tai Tuivasa…

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Sergei Pavlovich’s Team Open To Immediate Lewis Rematch

After a controversial end to their matchup at UFC 277, heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich is willing to give Derrick Lewis a rematch. Lewis and Pavlovich battled in a heavyweight bout on the UFC 277 main card on Saturday. Just under a minute into the fight, …

After a controversial end to their matchup at UFC 277, heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich is willing to give Derrick Lewis a rematch. Lewis and Pavlovich battled in a heavyweight bout on the UFC 277 main card on Saturday. Just under a minute into the fight, Pavlovich overwhelmed Lewis with a flurry of punches and briefly knocked…

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Dana White Reacts To Pavlovich/Lewis UFC 277 Stoppage

UFC President Dana White thinks the heavyweight matchup between Derrick Lewis and Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 277 was stopped prematurely. Lewis and Pavlovich helped ring in the action on the UFC 277 main card on Saturday. It was expected to be a battle, b…

UFC President Dana White thinks the heavyweight matchup between Derrick Lewis and Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 277 was stopped prematurely. Lewis and Pavlovich helped ring in the action on the UFC 277 main card on Saturday. It was expected to be a battle, but the fight came to an abrupt end. Pavlovich quickly found his…

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Dana White Understands Why The Derrick Lewis Fight Was Called, But Still Believes It Was An Early Stoppage

Dana WhiteDana White understands why referee Dan Miragliotta stopped the Derrick Lewis fight due to him falling face first, but believes it was still an early stoppage. Lewis was hit with a barrage of shots from Sergei Pavlovich, and ‘The Black Beast’ ended up falling to the canvas face first after being wobbled a few times. […]

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Dana White understands why referee Dan Miragliotta stopped the Derrick Lewis fight due to him falling face first, but believes it was still an early stoppage.

Lewis was hit with a barrage of shots from Sergei Pavlovich, and ‘The Black Beast’ ended up falling to the canvas face first after being wobbled a few times. Miragliotta stepped in and called the fight, but Lewis popped right back up to contest his decision. Lewis was visually upset at the early call, but it is tough as a referee when you see a fighter cover up in that way. It is relevant to point out that Lewis has come back in a few fights after appearing to be nearly out of the fight. It was only a minute into the fight when Pavlovich dropped Lewis and the fight was called.

With this loss, Lewis has dropped back to back fights by KO/TKO. Lewis has also lost his last three fights that he has had in his home state of Texas. He dropped fights to Pavlovich, Tai Tuivasa, and Ciryl Gane.

Mostly everyone on Twitter was up in arms about Miragliotta’s decision to call the fight.

Dana White defended Miragliotta’s decision to step in and call the fight

“I think it was too soon, but to be fair Miragliotta is a great ref. The way that he fell, probably 9 out of 10 people in this room would have jumped on him and stopped the fight, including me.” White said in the post fight interview.

Lewis has made incredible comebacks in the last round of a fight, so for him to be stopped just 0:55 seconds into the fight, while looking as if he is still ready to go was tough to see.

Did you think that Lewis was stopped early?

Fighters React To Derrick Lewis’ Controversial UFC 277 Loss

Sergei Pavlovich may have taken just under a minute to TKO Derrick Lewis at UFC 277 tonight, but the win wasn’t without controversy. After Pavlovich dropped Lewis with a flurry of strikes, the referee stepped in to call the fight. But Lewis immed…

Sergei Pavlovich may have taken just under a minute to TKO Derrick Lewis at UFC 277 tonight, but the win wasn’t without controversy. After Pavlovich dropped Lewis with a flurry of strikes, the referee stepped in to call the fight. But Lewis immediately rose to his feet, protesting the decision as the Dallas crowd jeered…

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Derrick Lewis Protests 1st Round Stoppage Against Sergei Pavlovich – UFC 277 Highlights

Derrick Lewis, Sergei PavlovichDerrick Lewis was not happy with the loss against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 277. The fifth-ranked contender at heavyweight Lewis returned to action against the top fifteen ranked division contender Pavlovich on the main card at UFC 277 on July 30 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Lewis and Pavlovich kicked things off to […]

Derrick Lewis, Sergei Pavlovich

Derrick Lewis was not happy with the loss against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 277.

The fifth-ranked contender at heavyweight Lewis returned to action against the top fifteen ranked division contender Pavlovich on the main card at UFC 277 on July 30 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Lewis and Pavlovich kicked things off to a fiery start, brawling it out with crisp boxing. Pavlovich connected with a nice right early in the opening round that wobbled Lewis and caused the referee to call a stop to the contest although Lewis got right back up.

Below, catch the highlights from Derrick Lewis vs. Sergei Pavlovich