Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis lived up to his reputation as the UFC’s most consummate KO artist with an explosive first-round win over Chris Daukaus before claiming his celebration was in honor of Rodney King.
Lewis unloaded a barrage of shots on Daukaus from close range after backing him up against the fence, eventually collapsing his rival to the canvas at the 3:36 mark of the fist round of their heavyweight main event at the UFC Apex.
The finish was Lewis’ 13th KO/TKO victory in the UFC, moving him into outright first position in the promotion’s all-time list.
Well that took a while for Derrick Lewis pic.twitter.com/5gkifwJczN
— Tingz n Wingz (@TingznWingz) December 19, 2021
The 36-year-old Houston fan favorite celebrated as only he knows how, pounding his chest before dropping to his knees and making a menacing cut-throat gesture and then performing a dance.
In bizarre scenes, Lewis later tossed his cup into the crowd, where it was quickly collected by one happy customer for sweaty posterity.
Derrick Lewis really showed up, got a 1st round KO, and threw his cup into the crowd😂😂😂pic.twitter.com/8F28Vw0ubK