Despite the post-fight debate, Teixeira suffered the first defeat of his career after the Dana White’s Contender Series standout won his previous eight professional outings. Teixeira won his UFC debut by 35-second knockout over Justin Tafa at UFC 312 earlier this year.

It’s time to see what could be next for Tallison Teixeira after he suffered his first-ever defeat, a knockout loss at the hands of Derrick Lewis.

Tallison Teixeira lived up to expectations in his UFC debut. Touted by many as a big prospect in the heavyweight division, Teixeira (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) only needed 35 second to log his first UFC win. The Brazilian quickly stopped veteran Justin Tafa with a nasty elbow to the nose and then some follow-up shots in February at UFC 312.