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UFC’s KO king lost after being ‘tricked’ into main event in one country he vowed to never fight in

Derrick Lewis did not realize what he was getting himself into. 2023 did not close out how ‘The Black Beast’ had hoped. After Lewis landed a flying knee knockout at UFC 291 to bounce back from a losing skid, he answered a short-notice call in the hopes of his first winning streak in years.

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