{"id":2461960,"date":"2025-07-15T13:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ufc-star-gets-on-the-phone-with-trump-immediately-after-big-win\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T13:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:44:40","slug":"watch-ufc-star-gets-on-the-phone-with-trump-immediately-after-big-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ufc-star-gets-on-the-phone-with-trump-immediately-after-big-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: UFC Star Gets on the Phone with Trump Immediately After Big Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-ufc-star-gets-on-the-phone-with-trump-immediately-after-big-win%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2461960&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the article highlights UFC star Derrick Lewis&#8217;s memorable party following his victory over Tallison Teixeira at UFC Fight Night in Nashville. Unlike the common sports clich\u00e9 where champions say they plan to visit Disneyland, Lewis marked his win with a unique phone call to President Donald Trump, arranged by UFC President Dana White. Lewis described the call as his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >top post-fight celebration<\/a>,sharing that he and the president even discussed future business when Lewis visits the White House. The victory added to Lewis&#8217;s record as the UFC&#8217;s all-time knockout leader with 16 knockouts and 29 wins.The win also builds momentum for Lewis, who expressed interest in fighting at a forthcoming UFC event at the White House for Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-governor-breaks-his-own-covid-rules-to-eat-fancy-french-food\/\" title=\"Ca. Governor Breaks His Own COVID Rules To Eat Fancy French Food\">birthday celebration<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Depending on who you ask, this is probably cooler than going to Disneyland.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s an old sports trope where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fat-nfls-accomplished-active-qb-taken-task-viral-fourth-july-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl winners<\/a> are asked what they plan to do now that they&rsquo;ve reached the top of the football mountaintop:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S-TP45G5wbY?si=-uwns9sD-YFxZ_JY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The answer is invariably &ldquo;Disneyland&rdquo; or &ldquo;Disney World,&rdquo; and it has been a regularly-accepted part of the pop culture zeitgeist for some time now.<\/p>\n<p>UFC star Derrick Lewis had no such plans with Mickey Mouse after he won his ballyhooed bout at UFC Fight Night in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/sports\/2025\/07\/13\/ufc-fight-night-nashville-derrick-lewis-calls-president-donald-trump\/84503952007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Tennessean<\/a>, Lewis &mdash; known for his victory celebrations &mdash; topped himself after taking down Tallison Teixeira, with some help from UFC President Dana White.<\/p>\n<p>White, a noted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dana-white-reveals-line-trump-used-shut-pushed-trump-quit-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">friend and confidant<\/a> of President Donald Trump, helped Lewis celebrate by making a rather unique celebratory phone call to the commander in chief.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the viral moment for yourself below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-helps-biden-pretend-hes-fixing-border-asylum-scam-when-hes-literally-making-it-worse\/\" title=\"New York ...s Helps Biden Pretend He\u2019s Fixing Border Asylum Scam, When He\u2019s Literally Making It Worse\">quick call<\/a> to the president post TKO win &#128222;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thebeast_ufc?\">@TheBeast_UFC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCNashville?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCNashville<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kny9rJDsox\">pic.twitter.com\/kny9rJDsox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1944247472207085992?\">July 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lewis, UFC&rsquo;s all-time knockout leader, spoke to the POTUS after his win in what had to be a surreal victory celebration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[It ranks] probably No. 1,&rdquo; Lewis said, in terms of where this phone call ranks among his famous post-fight celebrations, per The Tennessean.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &ldquo;Just because the president had called me. We started talking about business, and I told him wait until I get to the White House, and we&rsquo;ll really talk.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was pretty cool to have the president talk to me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to White, Trump was unable to attend the Nashville event, but he was watching and was eager to hop on a call with Lewis when it was brought up.<\/p>\n<p>(The president is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shaq-comes-face-face-trump-shows-respect-epic-moment-ufc-314\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted fan<\/a> of UFC.)<\/p>\n<p>Even sans the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-urged-afghan-president-to-change-perception-of-fight-against-taliban\/\" title=\"Biden Urged Afghan ... To \u2018Change Perception\u2019 of Fight Against Taliban\">presidential phone call<\/a>, Fight Night in Nashville was a momentous night for Lewis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What a night for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thebeast_ufc?\">@TheBeast_UFC<\/a>! &#128548;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCNashville?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCNashville<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gLye585Ckh\">pic.twitter.com\/gLye585Ckh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1944254328782696953?\">July 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lewis recorded his UFC-leading 16th knockout against Teixera just 35 seconds into the bout, bringing his record to 29-12 (with 1 No Contest).<\/p>\n<p>The win also helps build some momentum for Lewis, who has expressed interest in competing in the upcoming UFC event at the White House as part of Trump&rsquo;s planned birthday celebration for America.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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