Derrick Lewis likes Tai Tuivasa but not enough to do a shoey.
On Feb. 12, Lewis and Tuivasa will share the Octagon on the main card of UFC 271. Lewis resides in Texas so he will be a huge fan favorite going into his showdown with Tuivasa, who is known to also be a crowd-pleaser where ever he goes.
There are some similarities between “The Black Beast” and “Bam Bam” but they have very different opinions on one subject matter.
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No Shoey For Lewis
During an interview with FOX Sports Australia, Derrick Lewis said that drinking beer out of a shoe, which is Tuivasa’s specialty, simply won’t fly with him (via MMAJunkie.com).
“Yeah, he’s good, man. I like him. I like Tai, and I really appreciate him knocking out Greg Hardy like he did the last fight. Greg was talking a lot of trash that week, so I appreciate it, but I just don’t like the beer-drinking out of the shoe and all that. What y’all do out there? I don’t like all that. That’s nasty. My feet smell cheesy. I just can’t imagine just another man’s sweat in – I don’t know.”
Tuivasa responded and heaped praise on “The Black Beast.”
“I’m a big fan of Derrick, as well. I think we’re kinda the same, you know what I mean? We go in there to bang on, and we’re usually the crowd favorites so shout out to Derrick.”
UFC 271 will be headlined by a UFC Middleweight Title rematch. Champion Israel Adesanya will look to make it 2-0 when he meets Robert Whittaker a second time. Derek Brunson and Jared Cannonier will also collide in a potential title eliminator.
