Ranked lightweight who fought in UFC 281 jokingly offers to step in against Sergey Spivak after Derrick Lewis pulls out mid-event
Derrick Lewis' UFC Vegas 65 main event fight against Sergey Spivak has been canceled.The American heavyweight contender was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed medical issue.
Brendan Fitzgerald made the announcement on the UFC broadcast shortly before the sixth fight of the prelims was set to begin. He stated that Lewis had dropped out of his main event duties against Sergey Spivak due to illness:
"We have some unfortunate news to share with you. Our main event was to be against Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivak, [but] there is a non-COVID, non-weight-cutting illness on Derrick Lewis' side, so our main event today has been canceled. You hate to see it."
In the wake of this news, Renato Moicano, who just competed in the last major pay-per-view event at UFC 281, has jokingly offered to step in as a last minute replacement. The Brazilian took to Twitter to react to the news, urging the UFC to get him a flight to save the main event:
"Hey @ufc get me a flight to Vegas. I fight Spivac today #UFCVegas65"
Check out the tweet below:
Hey @ufc get me a flight to Vegas. I fight spivac today #UFCVegas65
Moicano's standout performance and victory against Brad Riddell at UFC 281 was followed by a profanity-laced post-fight interview. His seething discontent had finally reached boiling point. The No.13-ranked lightweight contender came up with the term "Moicano wants money" that stuck out to fight fans.
MMA fans react to Derrick Lewis withdrawing from UFC Vegas 65 main event fight against Sergey Spivac
Derrick Lewis has emerged as a fan favorite contender in recent times. This is thanks to his priceless post-fight interviews and vicious knockout power that he unleashes on his opponents. It is safe to say that fans were excited to witness "The Black Beast" in action at UFC Vegas 65.
However, Lewis had to withdraw from the scheduled bout due to an undisclosed injury. Several fans took to Twitter to react to the news:
"So who do we watch now? Lewis was the only guy I was looking forward to watch!"
@espnmma So who do we watch now ? Derrick Lewis was the only guy I was looking forward to watch !
Another fan requested that Lewis atleast do a post-fight interview:
"Can we still get a Lewis interview though? #UFC"
Can we still get a Derrick Lewis interview though? #UFC
Yet others were concerned for the American, who has been on a two-fight losing skid:
"Hopefully Derrick Lewis is okay 🙏🏽 prayers up"
🏽 prayers upHopefully Derrick Lewis is okay 🙏🏽 prayers up
Lewis announced his retirement from MMA in June 2017, following a fourth-round TKO loss to Mark Hunt. However, the record holder for most knockout victories in the UFC quickly overturned the hasty decision and returned to fighting. He raked in three straight victories before earning the first shot at the coveted UFC gold against Daniel Cormier at UFC 230.
Check out some of the best reactions below:
As a Derrick Lewis fan, this really sucks. I hope he’s ok.
With 2 KO/TKO losses this year and having to pull out due to health issues, I hope things start to look up for The Black Beast soon! https://t.co/ifc83aK1vp
Hope all is well with Derrick Lewis, I was looking forward to watching him fight but I’m glad he prioritises his personal health over a fight. Very sure he’ll finish the fight when he feels ready to and I will be watching
Derrick Lewis Career in trouble....2 or 3 straight losses now this? Not good...#ufcvegas65
a close source to derrick lewis (@BoogeyMerdas) has now told me derrick pulled out due to his balls being cold.
@arielhelwani Second time this has happened with Derrick Lewis. Led to the Werdum-Harris fight about 4 years ago I think.
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