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Derrick Lewis had the biggest win of his career when he eliminated Alexander Volkov at UFC 229 earlier this month.
And it's also the biggest win for his bank account.
Lewis was asked a press conference for UFC 230 on Thursday about how much that punch had brought him back. "The pet peeve" said, according to MMAFighting:
"It's probably a million," Lewis said. "Probably about a million."
Lewis's stock has never been so high and he took advantage of that by winning the fight against heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier at what will be the UFC 230's main event at Madison Square Garden.
According to MMAFighting, he will prepare a serious battle for the fight announced three weeks before the event:
More importantly, Lewis said the results of UFC 229 had paid off. He said he plans to do more at UFC 230 than his other three fights this year. Lewis earned $ 260,000 at UFC 226, $ 320,000 (plus a night performance bonus) at UFC 229 and likely in the order of $ 300,000 at UFC Austin (including a night performance bonus), although Texas does not provide any information on guaranteed stock exchanges.
Lewis has long been a fan of the UFC's hardcore fans for his sense of humor that he has demonstrated in interviews and on social networks. But then, his post-fight interview "My balls were exciting" with Joe Rogan after his fight against UFC 229 went viral and made him a fan of fighting fights casual.
And now it helps him make a lot of money. Which is great for one of the funniest guys in the fighting game.
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