Tallison Teixeira loses controversial fight to Lewis

I similar the mode (Tallison) Teixeira looks, I conscionable request to spot much of him – said Tom Aspinall successful aboriginal May, answering a question astir the astir promising heavyweight connected the UFC roster.

The Brazilian, who stands 203 cm tall, making him the tallest combatant successful the organization, was undefeated astatine the time, with a grounds of 8-0. He finished his lone UFC combat up to that constituent successful conscionable 35 seconds against Justin Tafa. Although helium was conscionable starting out, helium showed capable to beryllium matched up with a much superior opponent.

The adjacent situation was a existent trial – Derrick Lewis. The experienced American is the combatant with the astir knockout wins successful UFC past (16), and helium entered the lucifer arsenic the ninth connected the challenger list. Opposite him, the Brazilian wore the fig 13. It was an accidental to interruption into the apical 10, but things did not spell according to plan.

Controversial decorativeness and Lewis's amusement celebration

The young heavyweight's 2nd quality lasted the aforesaid arsenic the archetypal – 35 seconds. But this time, it ended severely for him. After hitting Lewis, helium accidentally changeable the American successful the oculus with his thumb portion pulling his manus back. Although it was evident that it was a jab, the combat was not stopped. A chaotic speech followed, and "The Black Beast" recovered abstraction successful the chaos for a brutal near hook.

The Brazilian combatant fell, and Lewis continued to onslaught connected the floor. Although helium managed to get up, helium did truthful by grabbing the fence, which is against the rules. Referee Jason Herzog decided to halt the combat astatine that infinitesimal and awarded the triumph to the American by method knockout. This caused outrage from the defeated combatant who seemed susceptible of continuing.

Lewis celebrated arsenic accustomed – theatrically. He simulated shooting an arrow, took disconnected his shorts, and adjacent pretended to urinate successful the absorption of his opponent. - He talked a batch of crap during the week - helium explained later, successful a speech with Daniel Cormier.

This was the veteran's 29th nonrecreational victory, 24th by knockout. The UFC inactive uses it arsenic a trial for caller talent, and this clip the young Brazilian failed that test.