{"id":296329,"date":"2023-11-05T09:24:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T09:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=296329"},"modified":"2023-11-05T09:24:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T09:24:30","slug":"derrick-lewis-suffers-decision-defeat-to-almeida-at-ufc-sao-paulo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/mma\/derrick-lewis-suffers-decision-defeat-to-almeida-at-ufc-sao-paulo\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Lewis suffers decision defeat to Almeida at UFC Sao Paulo"},"content":{"rendered":"
Derrick Lewis suffered a unanimous decision defeat against Jailton Almeida in UFC Sao Paulo’s main event on Saturday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 38-year-old was searching for a successive win in the UFC heavyweight division, having secured a TKO victory over\u00a0Marcos Rog\u00e9rio de Lima in his last bout.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, things did not go to plan for the American, who was dealt a fourth defeat in his last five UFC bouts after a dominant grappling display from Almeida.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian controlled most of the fight on the ground, with his\u00a021:10 control time setting a new single-fight UFC heavyweight record.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lewis had no answer to his counterparts grappling and wrestling skills, leading the judges to score the bout unanimously in Almeida’s favour, 50-44 50-44 50-45.<\/p>\n
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Derrick Lewis (L) suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Jailton Almeida on Saturday night<\/p>\n
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Almeida (L) put on a wrestling clinic to defeat his American counterpart in Sao Paulo<\/p>\n
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32-year-old Almeida is now undefeated in his six UFC outings following the victory<\/p>\n
After the fight, Almeida issued a call-out to one of the UFC’s biggest names in a bid to make a mouth-watering match-up next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I’m going to call out a name here. I want Ciryl Gane. I’ll fight in Paris, whenever’, Almeida said according to CombatSportsUK.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Almeida, 32, boasts a professional MMA record of 22-2 and is undefeated in his six UFC outings thus far.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The disappointing result comes days after Lewis was arrested for reportedly driving 136mph in a 50mph zone just days before headlining the event in Sau Paulo.<\/p>\n
The 38-year-old was stopped while driving a red Lamborghini in his hometown of Houston, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n
Lewis allegedly passed several officers while weaving through traffic and making dangerous lane changes, according to police.<\/p>\n
He has been charged with reckless driving, a misdemeanor, and was given was given a $100 personal recognizance bond before being released.<\/p>\n
Lewis is due back in court on December 27 in Harris County, Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Almeida’s control time of 21:10 set a new single-fight heavyweight record in the UFC<\/p>\n