Lewis easily handled Teixeira in a matter of seconds on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville in what was his first fight in more than a year. The 40-year-old, who is the UFC’s all-time knockout leader, added another TKO to his tally when he handled the 6-foot-7 Brazilian without much of an issue whatsoever.

Neither fighter appeared to have issue and weighed in just 2 pounds apart with Lewis at 261 and Teixeira at 259. The co-feature had no issue, either, when Gabriel Bonfim (17-1 MMA,

UFC fighter Derrick Lewis revealed that he spoke on the phone with U.S. President Donald Trump right after his victory over Tallison Teixeira at UFC on ESPN 70.

Derrick Lewis electrifies the Nashville crowd with a knockout 35 seconds into the fight.

It's youth vs. experience when the unbeaten and favored Tallison Teixeira tries to make a major early career statement against Derrick Lewis.

Lewis vs. Teixeira streams live from Nashville on July 12. Derrick Lewis returns after a long break to fight rising star Tallison Teixeira. Fans can watch online via ESPN+ or stream it for free using Fubo.