Following Alistair Overeem’s impressive win over Sergey Pavlovich last weekend, it looks like the legendary heavyweight is down for a scrap with Derrick Lewis.
Recently the decorated fighter tweeted the comment below, which is in reference to the now famous, post-fight statement of Lewis, after he took out Alexander Volkov in October.
I'm hearing you guys want to see a technician versus a brawler. What do you say Hot Balls?
— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) November 26, 2018
Could this fight happen? Here’s hoping yes. More recently, Lewis was submitted by heavyweight champ, Daniel Cormier at UFC 230 earlier this month.
Overeem is currently ranked #6 and Lewis is #2, however, that could change when the new rankings go up, following last weekend’s card in Beijing (which also saw Francis Ngannou take out Curtis Blaydes).