Wonderful life of Derrick Lewis and his wife April Davis
Let's look at the American professional mixed martial artist Derrick Lewis's biography, wife, and kids.
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Derrick Lewis Family And Childhood
Derrick James Lewis alias The Black Beast was born on February 7, 1985, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is an American professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Derrick Lewis became a professional competitor in the year 2010. The 36-year-old has also competed for Bellator MMA and Legacy FC, where he was the heavyweight champion. He is number 2 in the UFC heavyweight rankings as of February 22, 2021. Lewis is 1.91 m (6 ft 3 inches) tall and he weighs 199 kg. His fighting style is "striker". Derrick Lewis's zodiac sign is Aquarius. His Chinese Zodiac sign is Ox. Let us take a look under the hood of Derrick Lewis Wife, April.
Lewis with his other six siblings were brought up by their single mother in Orleans, Louisiana. Lewis's mother was in an abusive relationship and therefore they relocated to Houston, Texas in 1998 to start afresh. She worked in a shipyard. Lewis had a troubled childhood, often being involved in street fighting. He started training in boxing when he was 17. Lewis was charged with aggravated assault two weeks after he graduated from high school and was placed on probation. Two years later while in college, he violated his probation and was sentenced to five years in prison, but ended up serving three and a half. Lewis was introduced to mixed martial arts by a friend a week after being in prison. Lewis also worked as a tow-truck driver.
Derrick Lewis Education
Derrick James Lewis attended Kilgore College on a full scholarship for football. He got sentenced to five years in prison and upon his release, he was introduced to mixed martial arts. While working as a tow-truck driver, Lewis continued with boxing under the training of George Foreman. However, after dominating in his first professional mixed martial arts fight, he decided to focus on mixed martial arts.
Derrick Lewis Relationship Status
Derrick Lewis is married to his longtime girlfriend April Davis. Derrick keeps his married life very private, so very little information is available regarding his wife April. However, it is true that the two dated for a long time before they got married. So far Derrick has no rumor of being involved in any other relationship other than his marriage.
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Derrick Lewis and his wife April Davis
The UFC champion Derrick Lewis met his wife April Davis through his cousin Kendrick. They initially talked through phone calls before Derrick decided to visit April in her house one day. The couple got married in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 17, 2017. They have been married for over four years now. Early last year TMZ reported that April had banned Derrick from any intimacy following his comments about UFC fighter Ronda Rousey. Derrick responsibly committed the terrible mistake of publicly expressing he is hot for Rousey. Lewis holds his wife in the highest regard and attributes his success to her.
Derrick opts to keep his wife's information hidden hence not much is known about April except she has three kids with her husband, two sons, and a daughter.
Derrick Lewis Kids
The Lewis family has three kids, two of which are boys and the other one is a girl. Neither their names nor their birthdates have been publicized.
Derrick Lewis Random Facts
In 2017 Lewis pulled over 100 people from the floodwaters in Houston, Texas via his lifted truck during the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. Derrick has fought 33 matches with 25 wins and 7 losses .20 of the wins were by knockouts,4 by submission, and 1 by decision. After he became professional in 2010, Lewis would compile a fight record of 4–1 before signing with Bellator Fighting Championships in May 2010.
Derrick Lewis Net Worth
Derrick Lewis holds a stellar record of 24-7-0, 1NC in his MMA career. He also holds the record for most knockouts in UFC heavyweight history. Lewis is one of the two fighters alongside Stipe Miocic to hand a loss to Francis Ngannou inside the UFC. However, in the recent past, Lewis has shown vast improvements in his ground games. Lewis’s net worth is between $1.5 and 2 million.
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