It didn't go exactly according to plan but Derrick Lewis ended up getting the job done late, scoring a TKO victory over Shamil Abdurakhimov in the fourth round of their UFC Fight Night 102 main event fight Friday night in Albany. Lewis lost the first three rounds but in the fourth he secured a takedown, moved to mount, and pounded out the fifteenth-ranked Abdurakhimov.
After the fight, Lewis was candid about being unhappy with his showing and refused to call out anyone, saying he needed to "sit my ass down" after his performance, but the fact remains he's now won five in a row and owns the longest winning streak in the UFC heavyweight division which ensures he will get a step up in competition next, possibly against Francis Ngannou who put on an exceptional performance in the co-main event, submitting Anthony Hamilton with a kimura in the first round.
Derrick Lewis def. Shamil Abdurakhimov via 4th round TKO
@Thebeast_ufc out to #1 stuns by @BIRDMAN5STAR That's New Orleans Derrick LEWIS
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) December 10, 2016
@Thebeast_ufc is my favorite fighter in the UFC. Real recognize real.
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) December 10, 2016
Stop fkn kicking...what's up coach
— tonya evinger (@tonyaevinger) December 10, 2016
Lewis might've scratched his cornea. It's happened to me in 3 fights. It hurts like a mfer. Can't see shit
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) December 10, 2016
Running and running
— sheldon westcott (@sheldonwestcott) December 10, 2016
I don't know but I think that was some #BullShit? #ufcalbany
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) December 10, 2016
Derek Lewis is a scary dude. Some guaranteed violence on deck #ufcalbany
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) December 10, 2016
Wish we could have. Sorry #ufcalbany. So sorry.
— Bryan Caraway (@BryanCaraway) December 10, 2016
Abdurakhimov like, na, I don't want those hands. #UFCAlbany
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) December 10, 2016
Boring main event
— kurt holobaugh (@KurtHolobaugh) December 10, 2016
Francis Ngannou Anthony Hamilton
Ngannou gets scarier every fight. #UFCAlbany
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) December 10, 2016
Good KIMURA from the predator #ufcalbany
— Roan Jucao (@jucao) December 10, 2016
I mean, Hamilton is probably happy he didn't get dead'd by Ngannou. #UFCAlbany https://t.co/gytxXiwP5O
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) December 10, 2016
Bela kimura! Oss #UFCAlbany #UFCnoCombate #finaliza
— rafael natal (@rafaelsaponatal) December 10, 2016