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Jul 12, 2025; Nashville, Tennessee, United States; Derrick Lewis (red gloves) fights Tallison Teixeira (blue gloves) in a heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nHeavyweight Derrick Lewis needed only 35 seconds to end the undefeated run of Tallison Teixeira with a left hook in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday night in Nashville.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The 40-year-old Lewis (29-12 MMA, 20-10 UFC) secured the TKO in the first round to earn back-to-back stoppage victories and hand Teixeira, 25, his first loss in nine MMA bouts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Lewis said that immediately following the fight, before his interview in the Octagon, he received a congratulatory call from President Donald Trump, and the fight could barely put his reaction into words.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n As for the fight itself, Lewis did not have too many kind words for Teixeira, a Brazilian who entered the contest as one of the promotion’s rising heavyweight prospects.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “I just knew he had been fighting tomato cans,” Lewis said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Brazilian welterweight Gabriel Bonfim squeaked out a split decision against former UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson in the co-headliner. Bonfim won on two of the three judges’ scorecards — 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 in a back-and-forth affair.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The 27-year-old Bonfim (18-1 MMA) has won six of his last UFC seven bouts, while the 42-year-old Thompson (17-9-1 MMA) saw his losing skid increase to three.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Featherweight Steve Garcia extended his win streak to six, defeating Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision, 30-27 on every scorecard.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Using productive striking and unorthodox angles, Garcia (18-5) landed 34 percent of his combinations compared to 21 percent for Kattars (23-10). The Massachusetts native has dropped five consecutive fights.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n French featherweight Morgan Charriere silenced the Bridgestone Arena audience by knocking out home-state fan favorite Nate Landwehr 27 seconds into Round 3.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Charriere (21-11-1) has won six of his last eight, securing his 13th KO\/TKO victory. Landwehr (18-7 MMA) has dropped three of his previous four amid back-to-back defeats.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n In his first fight since moving from light heavyweight to heavyweight, Brazil’s Vitor Petrino needed under a round to submit former NFL defensive end Austen Lane by rear-naked choke at 4:16.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Petrino (12-2) now has nine finishes in his career, whereas Lane (13-7) has lost back-to-back fights to fall to 1-4 in the UFC.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Light heavyweights kicked off the UFC Nashville main card, as England’s Tuco Tukkos secured a head-and-arm choke at 4:25 of Round 2 against Australian Junior Tafa. The win marked Tukkos’ (11-5 MMA) first UFC win in three matcheds, securing his third career MMA victory by submission. Tafa (6-4 MMA) has dropped four of his last six, still seeking back-to-back wins for the first time since 2022.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n -Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n