UFC star Derrick Lewis launches bizarre rant at ‘piece of s***’ Daniel Cormier ahead of his fight… before former heavyweight rival responds with theory over the outburst

UFC star Derrick Lewis launches bizarre rant at ‘piece of s***’ Daniel Cormier ahead of his fight… before former heavyweight rival responds with theory over the outburst

Derrick Lewis is set to fight Jhonata Diniz at UFC Edmonton on Saturday night

Ahead of the bout, he launched a bizarre rant at former rival Daniel Cormier

Cormier then responded with a theory for his rival’s strange outburst

Derrick Lewis launched a scathing verbal attack on ‘scumbag’ Daniel Cormier ahead of his fight at UFC Edmonton.

Lewis is searching for back-to-back wins in the UFC when he takes on Jhonata Diniz on Saturday night following on from his victory over Rodrigo Nascimento in May.

In the build-up to the bout, the ‘Black Beast’ was quizzed by reporters with one asking which former rival he would like to fight again.

Lewis wasted no time in providing an answer and, in doing so, lambasted Cormier before labelling the former heavyweight champion a ‘piece of s***’.

Speaking at a press conference, Lewis said: ‘Probably DC man. Something is still not sitting right with me. Does anyone really like DC like that?

Derrick Lewis launched a bizarre verbal attack on 'scumbag' Daniel Cormier on Wednesday

Derrick Lewis launched a bizarre verbal attack on ‘scumbag’ Daniel Cormier on Wednesday

Lewis labelled Cormier - now a commentator for the UFC - as a 'scumbag' during the rant

Lewis labelled Cormier – now a commentator for the UFC – as a ‘scumbag’ during the rant

‘I told DC in his face, that guy is a piece of s*** . He’s a scumbag man. F*** DC. He knows why. He disrespected that Popeye’s chicken but other than that, he’s a piece of s***’.

Many within the MMA community were left perplexed by Lewis’ impassioned rant but, shortly after, Cormier responded with a theory over the bizarre rant.

Talking on The Ariel Helwani Show, Cormier said: ‘I haven’t seen him for a while but I was pretty hard on him about retiring because he had lost a couple of fights and I was telling the truth, and he seemed mad at me but I haven’t seen him.

‘I’m gonna see him this weekend and I’m gonna kind of ask him, like, ‘Yo, are you mad at me?’ There’s a little underlying (issue), it sounds like it might be a little underlying, he might be a little p*ssed at me maybe cause of the way I talked about him.

‘We can’t be mad at each other, we already fought, it’s settled.’

When the two heavyweights clashed back in 2018, it was Cormier who came out on top and defended his title with a submission in the second round.

Though Lewis suggested he’d want a rematch against Cormier, the chances of that are extremely slim given the fact ‘DC’ retired back in August 2020.

Many within the MMA community were left perplexed by Lewis' impassioned rant

Many within the MMA community were left perplexed by Lewis’ impassioned rant

When the two heavyweights fought back in 2018, it was Cormier who emerged victorious

When the two heavyweights fought back in 2018, it was Cormier who emerged victorious

Lewis recently caused controversy after he surprised the audience by mooning them after his win at UFC St. Louis.

After waving his shorts around and using them to fan Nascimento as he rested on the canvas, Lewis threw his cup to the media table and mooned the audience.

After the celebration, fans on social media were split between amusement and disgust at his display.

‘There goes half his purse,’ one fan suggested. Another reacted by saying: ‘What a disgusting act by Lewis.’

Daniel Cormier responds to Derrick Lewis’ insults!

 

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