HOUSTON – Derrick Lewis is undefeated in his home state of Texas, and he plans on keeping it that way. Lewis (22-7 MMA, 13-5 UFC) faces Ilir Latifi this Saturday at UFC 247 and is looking to put on a show for his hometown fans. “I’m going to look for the knockout in the first round,” Lewis said at the UFC 247 athlete panel held Wednesday. “I have to put on for Houston. We’ve been through a lot with the flooding and all that, so I got to come in swinging and banging in the first round.” Lewis has made it a habit of scoring late finishes, with two of his recent “Performance of the Night” comeback knockouts over Marcin Tybura and Alexander Volkov coming late in the third round.
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Derrick Lewis wants a hometown first-round knockout at UFC 247 – MMA Junkie