Dana White gives his take on debated stoppage that handed Derrick Lewis a brutal 35-second KO win

Speaking to the media after the event, Dana White addressed Derrick Lewis’ record-setting 16th KO win in the UFC.

While he expected Lewis to finish the fight quickly, White felt it was stopped a bit too soon and should have been allowed to go on a little longer.

“We kind of figured that fight would go like that,” White said. “It delivered. It was what we expected. It was what everyone expected. Nobody expected a five-round fight.

“A fight can turn with one punch. Whoever lands that big shot, and they were both trying to land it, and he got him.

“I thought the stoppage was a little fast, but you know, it is what it is.”

Former UFC champion backs referee after early finish

Daniel Cormier, who was calling the fights on Saturday night, stood by both Lewis’ win and Herzog’s decision during the UFC Nashville broadcast.

“That was unbelievable,” he said.

“People saying there was a bad stoppage… Teixeira grabbed the cage to pull himself up.

“Referee needs to take a point. He can’t stop the finish to take the point, so you stop the fight.”