Part of the script?
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight title challenger, Derrick Lewis, added to his all-time knockout record in UFC Nashville’s main event last night (Sat., July 12, 2025) inside Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., stopping Tallison Teixeira in less than one minute (watch highlights).
Immediately after the fight, “The Black Beast” seized the moment in true Lewis fashion, asking UFC CEO, Dana White, to connect him with United States President, Donald Trump — who was apparently watching the event from afar — and got his wish.
The impromptu post-fight call sent social media into a frenzy as fans speculated about the nature of the conversation.
During UFC Nashville’s post-fight press conference (watch here), Lewis was pressed on what he and Trump discussed, but he played coy, leaning into his signature humor.
“It’s classified,” Lewis told reporters. “I been telling Dana for a couple of weeks now that I need to talk to him about something — it’s almost about stuff about tariffs. We don’t like the FBI right now, me and Trump.
“They’re trying to get the list out of us,” Lewis added. “So, I had to tell the President, ‘Don’t have my name on that list.’”
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Regardless, speaking with a sitting U.S. President moments after a cage fight knockout is undeniably epic, and Lewis called it his No. 1 post-fight celebration — a claim tough to dispute given his knack for memorable moments.
But, I mean, “my balls was hot” remains unmatched, forever etched in sports history.
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