1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:00,600 Speaker 1: Right now. 2 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:02,839 Speaker 2: We are very happy to have a Houstonian on the 3 00:00:02,839 --> 00:00:08,439 program that is going to be fighting this week in Edmonton, Canada. 4 00:00:08,759 --> 00:00:11,359 Derek Lewis from the UFC is joining us here on 5 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,160 the Matt Thomas Show. Derek, it is up, Matt and Ross. 6 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:16,239 It is really great to have you with us. Why 7 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:18,960 did you choose Edmonton or why did anybody chose Edmonton? 8 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:20,600 You're gonna are gonna freeze your ass off up there 9 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:20,800 or what? 10 00:00:22,359 --> 00:00:24,839 Speaker 1: Yes, my balls with cold out here right now. I 11 00:00:24,879 --> 00:00:30,879 don't know why. There's the place they say I needed 12 00:00:30,879 --> 00:00:32,920 to be. I told them that they not even allow 13 00:00:33,039 --> 00:00:36,320 me in the country because you know, so I knew 14 00:00:36,359 --> 00:00:39,439 a whole back background check through the FBI try to 15 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,159 get over here. I'm like, man, I'm trying to do 16 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:44,759 all these loops, just trying to come to Edmonton. But 17 00:00:45,359 --> 00:00:48,159 you know, it's a good, good country, you know, good 18 00:00:48,439 --> 00:00:50,759 good city. You know. I don't say nothing bad about it. 19 00:00:51,439 --> 00:00:53,719 Speaker 2: No peace, No, we wouldn't make it. We wouldn't want 20 00:00:53,719 --> 00:00:54,960 you to do that. But man, it's good to hear 21 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,000 your voice. We're so happy to representing the city of 22 00:00:57,039 --> 00:00:58,840 Houston and UFC and you got this fight. This is 23 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,799 fight number thirty for you, and I would like to 24 00:01:01,799 --> 00:01:03,479 try to pronounce the guy you're going against, but I 25 00:01:03,479 --> 00:01:04,359 don't want to butcher his name. 26 00:01:05,879 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: How about that? 27 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:07,359 Speaker 3: I think, how about that? 28 00:01:07,359 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: That's good? 29 00:01:07,799 --> 00:01:09,719 Speaker 3: That was gonna be close enough there, gonna get close 30 00:01:09,719 --> 00:01:09,920 in the. 31 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: Name on that man. Y'all just reminded me, is I 32 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:15,359 couldn't pronounce it. 33 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:17,239 Speaker 3: You don't even care what his name is. You just 34 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:21,159 want to knock him out, right, He's gonna yeah. 35 00:01:21,359 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: If there ain't no call being a time, something easier 36 00:01:24,599 --> 00:01:26,599 I could pronounce. I'm not about to try to see 37 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:27,879 that and try to pronounce the name. 38 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 2: Why don't you go after a guy named Greg, like 39 00:01:29,599 --> 00:01:31,680 Greg Smith? That'd be a lot easier next time, dere 40 00:01:31,719 --> 00:01:33,719 I'm gonna tell you that for sure. This this is 41 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,640 your thirtieth fight. How much different are you in terms 42 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,400 of preparation, the mechanics, the art of the sport then 43 00:01:40,439 --> 00:01:42,280 you were in, say your first or your fifth fight. 44 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: I think I'm doing pretty good. You know, I'm finally 45 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,760 starting to do tour days. I never really did that, man, 46 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,319 at the beginning of my career and mid all my career. 47 00:01:54,439 --> 00:01:56,760 Now I'm doing tour days. So I think the tour 48 00:01:56,879 --> 00:01:59,159 days that have really been helping. 49 00:01:59,879 --> 00:02:01,879 Speaker 3: That can help you with the kind of in the 50 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:02,959 later rounds as well. 51 00:02:04,719 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: Yes, and also it's not five rounds, so I'm happy 52 00:02:07,799 --> 00:02:10,560 about that. So I'm very excited about three round fight. 53 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:12,759 I can really try to finish them in the first 54 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:16,319 round now and be happy back at last at least 55 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:17,080 another round. 56 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 3: And we appreciate you always representing Houston. You're still coming 57 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:21,240 out to tops drop. 58 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: Yep, that's good. That was that. 59 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 3: No, you're not gonna mix it up with any like 60 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,800 twenty five Lighters or south Side or anything like that. 61 00:02:29,879 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: No, they not rated for that, you know they Okay, okay, 62 00:02:34,719 --> 00:02:37,000 who do you like in the Texans Jets game tomorrow night? 63 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:43,199 Of course the Texans, even though we're not even a favorite. 64 00:02:43,199 --> 00:02:43,840 That's crazy. 65 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 2: I know, two point dollars. 66 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:47,599 Speaker 1: That's crazy. It's crazy. 67 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:49,759 Speaker 2: By the way, your UFC Fight Night's going to be 68 00:02:49,759 --> 00:02:51,520 on ESPN Plus for those that want to catch you, 69 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,680 I know they will because look, there's no nothing going 70 00:02:53,719 --> 00:02:56,680 on on Saturday. The World Series will be over with football, 71 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,280 all the good college games. But then we're going to 72 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,240 catch you on on ESPN Plus. Let me ask you this. 73 00:03:01,719 --> 00:03:04,960 You have not fought since May how do you space 74 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,280 out your schedule, So if people that were to follow 75 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,039 you on a regular basis know when you were going 76 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:10,639 to get back into the octagon. 77 00:03:12,039 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: I wanted to fight a lot sooner than that, but 78 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:18,439 they just think couldn't find out a word their opponent 79 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,840 for me, so I had to wait wait until the 80 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,719 end of the year. We were supposed to be guaranteed 81 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:29,159 three fights a year, so it really can hold up 82 00:03:29,199 --> 00:03:32,120 the end of the bargain. So I'm only going to 83 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,280 have two fights this year, so hopefully next year we're 84 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,360 gonna get three fights. Hey waiting it's alone and in 85 00:03:38,439 --> 00:03:39,560 between fights. 86 00:03:39,199 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 2: Though, and the recovery time after each individual one, I mean, 87 00:03:43,039 --> 00:03:44,639 I guess it depends on how long you go, but 88 00:03:45,159 --> 00:03:47,120 how long do you feel it no matter if you're 89 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:48,879 you know, obviously won a lot more than you've lost, 90 00:03:48,879 --> 00:03:50,719 But I mean, how long does it take you to 91 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,680 kind of recuperate after going in in a match? 92 00:03:54,039 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: A fight? Probably like two weeks, two weeks you probably 93 00:03:58,919 --> 00:04:02,520 like to sleep and probably sleep for like two days 94 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,439 after the fight, no matter how it goes, because it's 95 00:04:05,479 --> 00:04:08,879 so much a drilling and nerves and everything goes into 96 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:14,680 my match. So that right there, literally it wears you out, 97 00:04:14,919 --> 00:04:17,079 and also it depends on what type of injury you 98 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:22,120 have physically years old, two weeks. 99 00:04:23,439 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, so most knockouts in UFC history with fifteen, you're 100 00:04:26,319 --> 00:04:29,279 you're thirty nine years old. You just want to keep 101 00:04:29,439 --> 00:04:31,399 keep on fighting until they tell you no more. What 102 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,399 do you feel like the rest of your career is 103 00:04:33,439 --> 00:04:34,079 going to pan out? 104 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: Like hopefully it panned out pretty good, But it all 105 00:04:39,639 --> 00:04:43,279 depends on my body, my mind, and my family. And 106 00:04:43,319 --> 00:04:45,759 no family say that they know women they're doing it 107 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,720 no more, then I'm not gonna do it anymore. But 108 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:53,120 we're just making it small investments right now, just so 109 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,639 I can still live the lifestyle that I live right now. 110 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,639 And so that's all we're working on right now. And 111 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:03,240 just to write a Ustens all right. 112 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 2: So you've had fifteen knockouts? Final question? Uh is there 113 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,160 a common theme except please leave me alone? 114 00:05:09,199 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 3: I mean give me, give me you? 115 00:05:10,959 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 2: Do you have you thrown one punch and you heard 116 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,959 the cry or a scream or something it was like, damn, 117 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:17,480 I can't believe I did that to that man. 118 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's actually it's like it's like whenever you look 119 00:05:26,079 --> 00:05:29,279 at your opponent and you make a certain type of face, 120 00:05:29,319 --> 00:05:33,279 and I hear so many hunted visuals a lot of opponents, 121 00:05:33,319 --> 00:05:35,519 like when they roll in their eyes and stuff like that. 122 00:05:35,639 --> 00:05:39,959 It's like, I'm definitely gonna need some type of therapy 123 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:45,480 after whenever's all saying them, Wow, I'm have PTSD for real. 124 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:47,879 Speaker 2: We don't want you to have that, so you got 125 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,920 to stay up right, so it makes sure that then 126 00:05:49,959 --> 00:05:53,120 become an issue. Hey, we wish you the very best, Derek. 127 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,279 Thank you for coming on, Thanks for representing Houston. Good 128 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,279 luck this Saturday, and stay warm, I guess in Edmonton 129 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,240 and we'll look forward to seeing you on ESPN played. 130 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,439 Speaker 1: US this weekend. Yes, thank you for having me. 131 00:06:03,519 --> 00:06:06,199 Speaker 2: All right, Derek, take care of yourself. Derek Lewis represent 132 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:07,040 the City Houston.