UFC Heavyweights to Fight After Getting Into Beef Over Popeyes Chicken

Daniel Cormier will defend his title against Derrick Lewis at UFC 230.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 05: Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis on the dais during the UFC 226 Press Conference inside The Pearl concert theater at Palms Casino Resort on July 5, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 05: Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis on the dais during the UFC 226 Press Conference inside The Pearl concert theater at Palms Casino Resort on July 5, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

A beef over chicken from Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has led to a fight at UFC 230.

Following a win in the octagon in his heavyweight fight on Saturday night, Derrick Lewis has set himself up for a match against title-holder Daniel Cormier.

Lewis has been gunning for a fight with Cormier ever since the two heavyweights were on the same card back in July and went at each during a press conference.

Thing is, it wasn’t over anything personal; it was over chicken that Lewis felt Cormier had “disrespected” while doing a parody video of Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass.”

A new promo for their title fight at UFC 230 can explain …

And here’s the parody video:

Cormier (21-1) will defend his title against Lewis (21-5) on November 3.

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