Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis and up-and-coming 265-pound grappler Serghei Spivac came face-to-face at the conclusion of the UFC Vegas 68 weigh ins on Friday morning, just one day removed from their ESPN+ main event, locked and loaded for this Sat. night (Feb. 4, 2023) inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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BLOCKBUSTER BANTAMWEIGHT CONTENDERS’ BOUT! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) departs APEX for a special “Fight Night” extravaganza at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, on Sat., March 25, 2023, featuring a pair of thrilling 135-pound bouts. Surging No. 4-ranked contender Marlon Vera goes for his fifth consecutive win when he takes on exciting finisher and No. 5-seeded Cory Sandhagen. In UFC San Antonio’s ESPN+-streamed co-main event, former women’s 135-pound champion and current No. 3-ranked Holly Holm battles Yana Santos (No. 4).
Lewis (26-10, 1 NC) is looking to snap a two-fight losing streak. “The Black Beast” has not competed since getting stopped by Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 277 back in July. As for Spivac (15-3), he’s coming off back-to-back technical knockout wins over Greg Hardy and Augusto Sakai. The two were supposed to face off in November 2022, but Lewis instead battled COVID-19, delaying the fight until tomorrow.
Watch them face off in the embedded video above.
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