It’s clear that the loss weighs on him, probably more so from a personal standpoint than a professional one; the disappointment of not coming through for Houston paramount to having a loss currently sitting atop his record, though that part doesn’t sit all that well with him either, which is why he’s hustling back into the Octagon this weekend.
While a four-month gap between appearances is fairly standard and the longest amount of time most fighters would ever really like to take between fights, it’s an expedient return for Lewis, who has alternated between competing in February and August each of the last two years.
“You really got to get back in there real quick,” he said when asked his thoughts on bouncing back from defeat. “You can’t sit around and dwell on it because it will eat you up. You really gotta get out there and get that taste out of your mouth — go out there, perform well, get some type of revenge.
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Saturday’s clash with Daukaus is a pivotal one for the heavyweight division, as Lewis currently stands as a two-time title challenger and established contender, while the surging former police officer from Philadelphia enters with a 4-0 mark inside the Octagon and designs on closing out the year with the biggest win of his career.
Lewis, as always, isn’t particularly familiar or concerned with what Daukaus brings to the table, believing that when he’s locked in, there’s not a man in the division he couldn’t defeat.
“My coaches told me that he’s a striker, but it really don’t matter,” said Lewis when asked about his main event opponent. “I don’t care what these guys do — if they’re a wrestler, striker, or whatever; it don’t matter. It’s a fight. I’m going in there to fight.
“If I put my mind to it, I could get rid of any guy in there.”
