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UFC knockout king Derrick Lewis stuns undefeated phenom in 35 seconds

"The Black Beast" put in a short night of work at UFC Nashville.
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UFC Nashville was headlined by a huge heavyweight clash between hard-hitting knockout artists Derrick Lewis and Tallison Teixeira.

The UFC's all-time leader in knockouts, Lewis added to his promotional record in his lone outing of 2024 when "The Black Beast" stopped Rodrigo Nascimento in the main event of UFC St. Louis.

The 40-year-old was given a tough assignment in Nashville, as Teixeira came into the night with an undefeated record after impressively winning his UFC debut against Justin Tafa in just 35 seconds at UFC 312.

Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira.
Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira. | (Zuffa LLC)

Derrick Lewis Runs Through Tallison Teixeira

Closing out an action-packed UFC Nashville card, the headlining fight between Lewis and Teixeira followed a welterweight co-main event where Gabriel Bonfim narrowly defeated Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson via split decision.

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The two heavyweights wasted no time before they started throwing huge shots, and after Lewis appeared to hurt his eye during an early exchange "The Black Beast" exploded forward with some massive counter swings that put Teixeira on the back foot.

A left hand sent Teixeira toppling to the canvas, and while the Brazilian did well to survive a huge series of ground shots he still continued absorbing punishment from Lewis as they stood up before referee Jason Herzog stepped in to end things.

Teixeira protested the stoppage, but Lewis immediately ran off to the center of the cage to hit his signature celebration and also toss his fight shorts into the Nashville crowd.

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"The Black Beast" delivered another one of his iconic post-fight interviews with Daniel Cormier following the win, and after adding to his record-number of UFC knockouts Lewis now finds himself riding a win streak for the first time since 2021.

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Drew Beaupre
DREW BEAUPRE

Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.

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