Derrick Lewis delivered one other highlight-reel end at UFC Nashville.
Lewis instantly got here out swinging, however caught a left from Teixeira that grazed his eye. With Lewis seemingly struggling to see, Teixeira moved in seeking to capitalize. It was then that ‘The Black Beast’ unleashed a booming left of his personal, catching the Brazilian clear on the chin and knocking him to the canvas.
Lewis swarmed in and dropped some vicious ground-and-pound, forcing the referee to step in and name for the stoppage simply 45 seconds into the scrap.
Official End result: Derrick Lewis def. Tallison Teixeira through TKO (left hook to ground-and-pound) at 0:35 of Spherical 1.