Derrick Lewis regrets saying his most famous one-liner

Following his UFC 229 knockout win over Alexander Volkov, heavyweight Derrick Lewis took his fight shorts off prior to being interviewed by commentator Joe Rogan.  ‘Why did you take your pants off,” Rogan asked.  Lewis responded with a line that quickly went viral.  “My balls was hot,” Lewis answered. 

His comments quickly went viral and it’s difficult to mention Lewis without someone referencing his overheated man parts.  “The Black Beast” wishes he would have never said what he said that night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.    

“I’ve been saying it for awhile now, I regret saying it,” Lewis told SHAK MMA.  “It’s everyday (that someone mentions it).  “Everyday, all day, so I told the media, ‘Do not post nothing about my hot balls this week.  I don’t want to hear nothing about my hot balls.'”

Lewis headlines this weekend’s UFC event on ESPN against 15th-ranked Rodrigo Nascimento in St. Louis.  It’s the second time the fight promotions has held an event in St. Louis and the first time since January 2018.  

Lewis (27–12, 1 NC) will enter the fight with Nascimento ranked 12th in the division.  He’s coming off a decision loss to Jailton Almeida in his last bout and has lost four of his last five fights.  A loss would likely see him drop from the rankings altogether.  

Nascimento (11-1, 1 NC) is riding a three-fight winning steak and last fought on the same event that Lewis lost to Almeida last November.  The Brazilian will climb further. up the rankings with a win.