Lewis, Struve offer to step in against Werdum at UFC 203
A pair of heavyweights have made their bids to replace the injured Ben Rothwell at UFC 203 in Cleveland on Sept. 10.
Fabricio Werdum needs a new opponent, and Derrick "The Black Beast" Lewis was the first to step up, though he wasn't particularly nice about it.
I'm just sitting here thinking about knocking that stupid smile off of Werdum face @ufc
— Derrick Lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) August 11, 2016
Stefan Struve, who is already tied to a bout with Ruslan Magomedov in October, reacted with curiosity to the news at first ...
.... 🤔😏 https://t.co/oxs0F8ovNH
— Stefan Struve (@StefanStruve) August 11, 2016
... then the giant Dutchman confirmed his interest in a direct response to a fan.
I'm ready and in shape, be a great fight for me https://t.co/pnFr890Bl2
— Stefan Struve (@StefanStruve) August 11, 2016
Lewis and Struve are both coming off wins, with Lewis scraping by Roy Nelson in July and Struve staving off a pink slip with a knockout of Antonio Silva in May.