{"id":293142,"date":"2023-11-05T09:24:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T09:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=293142"},"modified":"2023-11-05T09:24:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T09:24:25","slug":"derrick-lewis-suffers-decision-defeat-to-almeida-at-ufc-sao-paulo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/mma\/derrick-lewis-suffers-decision-defeat-to-almeida-at-ufc-sao-paulo\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Lewis suffers decision defeat to Almeida at UFC Sao Paulo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Derrick Lewis suffers unanimous decision defeat to Jailton Almeida at UFC Sao Paulo, as Brazilian puts on a wrestling clinic to defeat American heavyweight<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Derrick Lewis was defeated by Jailton Almeida in UFC Sao Paulo&#8217;s main event\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Brazilian displayed his impressive wrestling skills to defeat the American\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to Mail Sport&#8217;s new boxing podcast THE HOOK &#8211; with exclusive interviews\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Derrick Lewis suffered a unanimous decision defeat against Jailton Almeida in UFC Sao Paulo&#8217;s main event on Saturday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old was searching for a successive win in the UFC heavyweight division, having secured a TKO victory over\u00a0Marcos Rog\u00e9rio de Lima in his last bout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, things did not go to plan for the American, who was dealt a fourth defeat in his last five UFC bouts after a dominant grappling display from Almeida.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian controlled most of the fight on the ground, with his\u00a021:10 control time setting a new single-fight UFC heavyweight record.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lewis had no answer to his counterparts grappling and wrestling skills, leading the judges to score the bout unanimously in Almeida&#8217;s favour, 50-44 50-44 50-45.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/07\/77418475-12712173-image-a-13_1699169377257.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Derrick Lewis (L) suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Jailton Almeida on Saturday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/07\/77418461-12712173-image-a-11_1699169361262.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Almeida (L) put on a wrestling clinic to defeat his American counterpart in Sao Paulo<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/07\/77418473-12712173-image-a-14_1699169379220.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>32-year-old Almeida is now undefeated in his six UFC outings following the victory<\/p>\n<p>After the fight, Almeida issued a call-out to one of the UFC&#8217;s biggest names in a bid to make a mouth-watering match-up next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m going to call out a name here. I want Ciryl Gane. I&#8217;ll fight in Paris, whenever&#8217;, Almeida said according to CombatSportsUK.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Almeida, 32, boasts a professional MMA record of 22-2 and is undefeated in his six UFC outings thus far.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The disappointing result comes days after Lewis was arrested for reportedly driving 136mph in a 50mph zone just days before headlining the event in Sau Paulo.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old was stopped while driving a red Lamborghini in his hometown of Houston, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis allegedly passed several officers while weaving through traffic and making dangerous lane changes, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>He has been charged with reckless driving, a misdemeanor, and was given was given a $100 personal recognizance bond before being released.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis is due back in court on December 27 in Harris County, Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/07\/77418481-12712173-image-a-15_1699169396701.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Almeida&#8217;s control time of 21:10 set a new single-fight heavyweight record in the UFC<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12712173\/Derrick-Lewis-suffers-unanimous-decision-defeat-Jailton-Almeida-UFC-Sao-Paulo-Brazilian-puts-wrestling-clinic-defeat-American-heavyweight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derrick Lewis suffers unanimous decision defeat to Jailton Almeida at UFC Sao Paulo, as Brazilian puts on a wrestling clinic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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