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UFC fighter asks for Ronda Rousey

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USA - Derrick Lewis isn’t one to mince words and hold anything back. That rang true again on Sunday night after notching a second-round knockout of Travis Browne in the main event of UFC Fight Night 105 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. During his post-fight interview with Brian Stann, Lewis brought up Browne’s past domestic abuse allegation­s and took a step further when he brought up his opponent’s current girlfriend, former UFC women’s bantamweig­ht champion, Ronda Rousey. “I just knew I had a bigger heart than him,” Lewis said. “He calls himself a man, but he likes to put his hands on women. So, forget that guy. I got much more heart than he has. Where’s Ronda Rousey’s fine [expletive] at?” The incident Lewis referenced was from July 2015 when Browne’s thenwife Jenna Webb accused Browne of abuse by putting a photo on her Instagram account featuring multiple bruises on her body. The No. 9 ranked UFC heavyweigh­t was indefinite­ly suspended by the UFC pending an investigat­ion. Browne denied the allegation­s and charges were never filed. Browne was reinstated after an investigat­ion showed no wrongdoing. In the first round, Lewis got in some trouble when Browne landed a series of hard body kicks. The 32-year-old, who was holding his body, told Stann that he wasn’t in any trouble at all and just had to go do something. Lewis (184, 1 NC) has now won six consecutiv­e fights.

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 ??  ?? Derrick Lewis (left) destroyed Travis Browne. (Photo: yahoosport­s)
Derrick Lewis (left) destroyed Travis Browne. (Photo: yahoosport­s)

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