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UFC star Marcos Rogério de Lima has revealed that he can not eat properly after his fight against Derrick Lewis.
The Brazilian MMA fighter was hit by a flying knee to his chin from The Black Beast’at UFC 291 in Salt Lake City last weekend.
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GettyFollowing the knock, Lewis – who is now a free agent -then won the tie by landing punches before the referee called time on the fight after just 33 seconds.
While Lewis has enjoyed his return to winning way after three straight losses, de Lima is still feeling the effects of the blow.
He admitted that he was caught by surprise by the knee as he was expecting a “Superman punch”.
He told Super Lutas: “It’s one thing when you lose while fighting.
“The way it was, it was really painful. We do this thing where you feel out the other guy’s energy before you start fighting.
“I was feeling great. I felt like he was a little apprehensive.
“I started out like I always do. He rushed me and I thought he was going to throw a Superman punch. I raised my guard, and he threw the knee.
“I was kind of out when I fell down. It was a hard blow, and I couldn’t react.”
On the effects of the knee to the chin, de Lima has insisted that his teeth as “all loose” and that it has affected his ability to eat.
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He added: “Now, there’s a lot of people sending me messages, e-mails. I’ve never received that many messages.
“I lost one fight and instead of supporting me, people from my country, my fans, are bothering me.
“I took a hard knee. My teeth are all loose. I can’t eat properly. It’s a hard moment.
“Let’s support our fighters and motivate them.”
Lewis was his usual hilarious self when asked if he planned to open up with the insane flying knee.
He told UFC commentator Joe Rogan: “I just wanted to throw some bulls**t and see if it landed and it did.
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