Derrick Lewis Wife: Does Derrick Lewis Have A Wife?

Derrick Lewis Wife: Does Derrick Lewis Have A Wife? – Derrick Lewis made his MMA debut as an amateur against Jay Ross at LSAMMA on October 16, 2009, marking the beginning of his professional career. He was knocked out via TKO.

He competed against Tim Buchanan on January 30, 2010, at a US American Combat Association event. He triumphed via KO.

Lewis began his professional career in 2010, and before joining Bellator Fighting Championships in May of that same year, he amassed a 4-1 record.

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On May 21, 2011, at Bellator 45, Lewis was scheduled to make his professional debut against the Brazilian Thiago Santos. The fight was abandoned, though, when Santos was forced to leave early due to an injury. On June 25, 2011, Lewis competed against Tony Johnson at Bellator 46, but lost.

On August 28, 2013, Nandor Guelmino was Lewis’ opponent for his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2. Lewis, however, had to withdraw due to an injury, so the fight was called off.

Instead, Lewis faced Jack May in his UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne debut on April 19, 2014. In the opening round, he prevailed by TKO.

Lewis competed against Guto Inocente at The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale on July 6, 2014, in his second match for the promotion. In the first round, he obtained a KO victory.

On September 5, 2014, Lewis and Matt Mitrione squared off at UFC Fight Night 50. Lewis was quickly eliminated in the first round by Mitrione.

On July 30, 2022, Lewis and Sergei Pavlovich squared off at UFC 277. Despite the fact that the referee’s stoppage of the fight, Dan Miragliotta, was disputed by both fighters and spectators as being premature, he lost the fight via TKO just 55 seconds into the first round. Lewis won the third-place prize of US$10,000 in bitcoin as part of the Crypto.com “Fan Bonus of the Night” competition.

Sergey Spivak was supposed to be Lewis’ next opponent at UFC Fight Night 215 on November 19, 2022. However, the fight had to be called off because Lewis was unable to participate due to a non-COVID, non-weight-cutting illness.

Derrick Lewis Wife: Does Derrick Lewis Have A Wife?

He is married to his childhood sweetheart. April Davis is her name, and they married on June 17, 2017 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Who is April Davis?

April Davis is not widely known because her husband is well known for keeping his personal and professional lives separate.

However, the two have appeared on camera together on numerous occasions, including these two videos with TMZ Sports and UFC fight night.

Derrick and April first met through Derrick’s cousin, Kendrick. When asked how they met, April stated, “His cousin Kendrick introduced me and Derrick. So we started by talking on the phone. Derrick was just telling me he was really black when I first called him. (laughs.) He just showed up at my door the next day, and I didn’t tell him where I lived.”