Surprising information lately surfaced surrounding Derrick Lewis simply days forward of his struggle in Brazil this weekend. Though the bout appears to be nonetheless going forward, the heavyweight standout did put his primary occasion look in peril after he was arrested for driving over the velocity restrict.
Based on reviews, the UFC star was caught and detained for ridiculously driving at speeds as high as 136 mph in a 50 mph zone. The Texas native weaved by way of visitors in his purple Lamborghini, making harmful lane adjustments earlier than allegedly passing a member of legislation enforcement.
For the primary time since his arrest, Derrick Lewis spoke out in protection of himself and gave a typical hilarious response on the matter. When referencing the current costs, ‘The Black Beast’ opted to make the most of the ‘Shaggy protection’ technique.
“Nah, I do not assume that was me,” Lewis claimed whereas denying any involvement in his current reckless driving case. “That man had hair. You seen the image? I do not obtained no hair. That ain’t me.”
The arrest report from the evening of the careless driving case made a number of errors when detailing the defendant. As acknowledged by the report, Derrick Lewis was supposedly 6-foot-2 as a substitute of his common 6-foot-4 peak, 215 kilos which, once more, is far lower than his pure weight, and apparently opted for a change from his common bald head to develop some black hair. [h/t MMAFighting]
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The ‘Shaggy protection’ is a typical technique deployed by the defendant in courtroom—precisely what Derrick Lewis employed throughout his current case. When accused of any wrongdoing, the defending celebration merely denies the fees by stating, “It wasn’t me”. The defensive tactic pays homage to and will get its identify from the hit music launched in 2000 by widespread musician Shaggy.
Is Derrick Lewis nonetheless combating this weekend?
Regardless of the continued costs, Derrick Lewis appears to be like like his heavyweight headliner this weekend will nonetheless go forward.
The veteran collides with rising contender Jailton Almeida at UFC Sao Paulo on November 4. ‘Malhadinho’ appears to be like to make it six straight contained in the octagon and proceed his unbeaten run since signing for the promotion after his standout show on the Contender Collection in 2021.
Slicing his three-fight shedding streak final day out with a beautiful flying knee, Lewis needs to make yet one more title cost however must bypass the horrible stylistic matchup on enemy soil this Saturday.
