Derrick Lewis claims GLORY champ Rico Verhoeven rejected UFC 324 fight

Lewis, who's coming off a 35-second TKO of Tallison Teixeira in July, said he was trying to rematch Sergei Pavlovich, before ...
Sherdog

Derrick Lewis Claims Rico Verhoeven Turned Down UFC 324 Matchup

Derrick Lewis was offered a fight with GLORY heavyweight champ Rico Verhoeven at UFC 234, but Rico said no😳‼️ Via: The beast ...
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Derrick Lewis says UFC nearly booked Rico Verhoeven debut before fight fell apart

Derrick Lewis says fans nearly witnessed one of the most surprising heavyweight debuts in recent UFC history. Before being ...

Morning Report | Derrick Lewis says Glory champ Rico Verhoeven turned down UFC 324 fight

Lewis is currently on a two-fight winning streak, having knocked out Tallison Teixeira and Rodrigo Nascimento to add to his record 16 UFC knockouts. He’ll look to extend that to 17 against “Salsa Boy” ...
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Waldo Cortes-Acosta lands Derrick Lewis at UFC 324 in Las Vegas

Waldo Cortes-Acosta is kicking off his 2026 campaign with a top-10 matchup against Derrick Lewis at UFC 324. After a hyper-active 2025, Cortes-Acosta (16-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) rapidly shot up the UFC's ...
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Derrick Lewis reveals Rico Verhoeven turned him down for UFC 324

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fans narrowly missed out on a potential Heavyweight banger. Two-time UFC Heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis is set to return next month against surging ...