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“I never rolled with him before, he never rolled with me before, he never even touched me, he never even shook my hand, he doesn’t know what to expect, just like I don’t know what to expect, but I know my ability and I’m pretty sure he knows his ability,” he said. “To me, I’ve been doing grappling and wrestling and moving around with way bigger guys than him, way more technical, much more credentials in mixed martial arts, but if he thinks that he can dominate on the ground, then that’s fine.”
For a brief moment, Lewis cracks a smug smile, adding that he might be the first to initiate the wrestling exchanges just to “confuse Blaydes a little bit”.
That type of unpredictability is one of the reasons why Lewis is a fan favorite. He is well aware that the fight game is in the entertainment business and that’s one of the reasons why he’s so focused on knockouts. Lewis wants to give the people what they want, but he’s not so sure that Blaydes will match that same energy on Saturday.