{"id":22806,"date":"2018-10-19T15:23:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T14:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=22806"},"modified":"2018-10-19T15:23:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T14:23:44","slug":"ufc-230-derrick-lewis-warns-double-champ-daniel-cormier-to-take-him-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/ufc-230-derrick-lewis-warns-double-champ-daniel-cormier-to-take-him-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 230, Derrick Lewis warns double-champ Daniel Cormier to take him seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>After a three-round war just two weeks ago Derrick Lewis says he\u2019s ready to take on\u00a0pound-for-pound No. 1, Daniel Cormier.<\/h3>\n<p>Derrick Lewis, promises to give his all on 4th November against Heavyweight and Light-\u00a0Heavyweight champion Daniel \u201cDC\u201d Cormier. During a media event, for the upcoming UFC\u00a0230 in Madison Square Garden, the challenger discussed his latest fight, health and training\u00a0schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis is currently ranked number two in the UFC Heavyweight division, after he knocked out\u00a0number five, Alexander Volkov two weeks ago in UFC 229. Lewis admitted that this knock\u00a0out was the highlight of his career. Now, he is facing the pound-for-pound number one,\u00a0Daniel Cormier. When asked by The Voice of London, British fight-analyst, Dan Hardy shared that Derrick Lewis&#8217; style of fighting may surprise the current champion. &#8220;Daniel Cormier could maul [Lewis], he could kickbox him, he could choke him out &#8211; all of these options are on Cormier&#8217;s table. But if Lewis lands the right hand Cormier is going down. And we&#8217;ve seen that Lewis carries that kind of knock-out power all of the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Their bout will take place just three weeks after being announced leaving little time for\u00a0recovery for both fighters. Lewis has been vocal about issues with his back. Cormier has also\u00a0been in talks to fight WWE star Brock Lesnar later this year leading fans to believe that\u00a0Cormier is expecting an easy win.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis are now headlining UFC 230.<\/p>\n<p>Back in July, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thebeast_ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Thebeast_ufc<\/a> told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ArielHelwani<\/a> that his problem with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dc_mma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dc_mma<\/a> is that he disrespected Popeyes chicken \ud83d\ude06 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KNs4Qo6q3P\">pic.twitter.com\/KNs4Qo6q3P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1049792777863786497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Derrick Lewis replied to these comments during the press event: \u201cHe\u2019s thinking it will be an\u00a0easy fight. Go ahead and think that. It\u2019s crazy that I made it this far. I usually don\u2019t stay in\u00a0the gym all that as all of my opponents do. I work out 30 minutes each day and five of those\u00a0are just for posting memes on Instagram.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trust me Derrick I am definitely taking you serious!!!! 9-1 last 10 and ranked #2 in the world. How could I not take you serious! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/andstill?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#andstill<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ufc230?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ufc230<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zq9vkYDP2G\">pic.twitter.com\/zq9vkYDP2G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dc_mma\/status\/1053169629080645632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the official fight card and start time for UFC 230:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29031\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/VoL-541x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out Derrick Lewis on Instagram, you definitely won\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bo5IlDQnVY4\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<p>You can also watch the full interview here:<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FOb91SVpUYY&amp;w=560&amp;h=315]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words &amp; Original Graphics: Kristiyan Stefanov | Subbing: Lee Pearson\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a three-round war just two weeks ago Derrick Lewis says he\u2019s ready to take on\u00a0pound-for-pound No. 1, Daniel Cormier. 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