Francis Ngannou rips ‘baby’ Derrick Lewis after UFC Fight Night 110 loss to Mark Hunt

Although the seemingly inevitable collision course between heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Francis Ngannou may have hit a delay after “The Black Beast” lost to Mark Hunt in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 110 headliner, the talk between the two hasn’t stopped.

Lewis (18-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC) was shooting up the divisional rankings prior to his fourth-round TKO loss to Hunt in the FS1-televised main event at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Ngannou (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) has been doing the same with a five-fight winning streak, and all the while fans have speculated about a potential matchup between the two powerhouse fighters.

On more than one occasion the pair have traded barbs through the media, with, among other things, Lewis stating he would be open to some “black-on-black” violence and Ngannou dismissing a fight because Lewis is “too slow.”

Considering there’s been no hesitation to take shots at each other in the past, it was no surprise “The Predator” pounced when an exhausted Lewis fell short against Hunt at UFC Fight Night 110.

Ngannou also retweeted this post.

With both fighters still young in the UFC heavyweight division, a matchup between the two is still conceivable. The biggest snap, however, could be the fact Lewis said he is “most likely” going to retire from the sport in his post-fight interview. Whether that holds remains to be seen, but it’s clear Ngannou took joy in seeing his rival falter.

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