Derrick Lewis hopes to send Curtis Blaydes to the ICU at UFC Vegas 19
UFC heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis talked about that he hopes to send Curtis Blaydes to the ICU following their predominant event bout at UFC Vegas 19.
Lewis faces off with Blaydes within the predominant event of this Saturday’s UFC card. The two were previously scheduled to combat in November however Blaydes became forced out of the bout because of the a case of COVID-19. The pair wished three months to be rescheduled, so there will be heaps of frustrations to be place free when the 2 heavyweights combat this weekend. Blaydes has promised that he will revert to his world-class wrestling to select up the job completed as always, while Lewis says he will pick up the KO. It wants to be fascinating to gaze the combat unfold.
Speaking to the media sooner than UFC Vegas 19, Lewis became requested about his initial emotions when he stumbled on out the Blaydes combat became canceled because he had the coronavirus. “The Black Beast” talked about that while he hoped Blaydes wouldn’t be so unwell that wished to total to transfer to the ICU for his case of COVID-19, it’s handiest because he wants to send him there himself.
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“I wished to know why (Blaydes pulled out), what took region, and if all the pieces became going to be okay with him. I became dazzling concerned. I didn’t favor nothing of direction spoiled to occur to the man. I don’t love the man, however I wouldn’t favor him to transfer to the ICU or nothing love that thanks to COVID, I would handiest favor him to transfer there reason within the again of me. So I felt spoiled a diminutive bit for him,” Lewis talked about.
Lewis (24-7, 1 NC) is a hefty underdog for this weekend’s bout with Blaydes. Most analysts judge that Blaydes goes to select Lewis to the ground at will and adjust him there, if now now not rating a stoppage. Lewis, though, has other plans in thoughts and hopes to rating one other KO. Coming off of a vast place end over Aleksei Oleinik in his closing combat and the winner of 4 straight fights, Lewis has a ton of self perception heading into this combat. And, because the video caption above wisely-known, he quiet carries his trademark sense of humor, too.
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