Heavyweights are known for knockouts, but Derrick Lewis and Blagoy Ivanov needed all three rounds to determine a winner at UFC 244. After the official announcement, Lewis (22-7 MMA, 13-5 UFC) walked away victorious, getting the nod over Ivanov (18-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28). The back-and-forth nature of the first two rounds had the Madison Square Garden crowd on their feet. Lewis appeared to be in trouble early, a takedown landed Ivanov in side control. In the midst of a keylock attempt from Ivanov, Lewis scrambled to his feet and the two behemoths exchanged punches. A similar sequence highlighted round two
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UFC 244 results: Derrick Lewis gets split nod over Blagoy Ivanov – MMA Junkie