Verhoeven was offered a fight against Lewis, he refused

"The UFC bosses said they have something special for me—a really big fight. They were talking about some guy from Glory named Rico. But he refused the fight," said Lewis.

Recall, in November, Verhoeven, who had been a longstanding champion in Glory, vacated the title and left the promotion. Later, rumors emerged that in February-March of next year, he would have a boxing match with Anthony Joshua.