Frustration was evident on social media after a main event was announced for the UFC's return to St. Louis, Missouri, on May 11. The mixed martial arts leader has not been in the city since 2018, when Jeremy Stephens knocked out Doo-ho Choi in the headliner.
For the first time in a long time, there's a serious argument that can be made as to the best heavyweight in MMA not being a UFC fighter. Francis Ngannou's departure from the promotion earlier this year left a lot of fans disappointed, largely due to missing out on him facing the returning Jon Jones.
Rising heavyweight Jailton Almeida is staying firm to his callout after this past weekend's UFC Fight Night event in São Paulo. Almeida made the walk in Saturday's main event for his second appearance in his home country of Brazil this year and his sophomore 2023 headliner.
At this past weekend's UFC Fight Night, heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida extended his undefeated promotional record in dominant fashion. Having set his sights on glory at the heavier weight following wins at 205 pounds, the Brazilian burst into the top 10 with emphatic victories over Shamil Abdurakhimov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
In front of his home country, No.9-ranked heavyweight Jailton Almeida dominated No. 10-ranked Derrick Lewis in a land-slide unanimous decision (50-44x2, 50-45). Despite a dominant wrestling base, Almeida, who entered the bout on a six-fight winning streak with two wins coming via KO/TKO, followed more of a conservative approach.
On Saturday night, the mixed martial arts leader returned for its latest event, UFC Fight Night: Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis. Before making its return
The UFC is set to head back to Brazil for the first time since the UFC 283 pay-per-view that kicked off the calendar year. Saturday’s UFC Fight Night will emanate from the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and feature a ranked heavyweight main event between talented riser Jailton Almeida and veteran knockout artist Derrick Lewis.
UFC Fight Night takes place tonight from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights!
UFC action returns this weekend with UFC Fight Night 231 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The headline clash between Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis is shaping up to be a big one for the local crowd.
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While Saturday's UFC Fight Night event in São Paulo boasts an intriguing heavyweight headliner, talk ahead of Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis isn't solely based on the fight itself.
The UFC‘s knockout king isn’t going anywhere. We are just about two weeks removed from Derrick Lewis‘ (27-11) latest highlight reel moment when he opened his fight against Marcos Rogerio de Lima with a flying knee that dropped de Lima.
This past Saturday on the main card of UFC 291, we saw a battle between two heavyweight finishers.
Lewis is one of the bigger characters in MMA. He certainly showed off his humor and personality on Saturday night. He also reminded everyone just how much of a knockout artist he still is. Saturday marked his 14th knockout win in the UFC, which is the most in the promotion’s history.
On the main card of UFC 291 we saw the return of The Black Beast.
UFC 291 is almost upon us with a scintillating card that is sure to deliver some high-quality, edge-of-your-seat action. Let’s take a look at five of the most promising bouts on this stacked card.
Anticipation ran high at UFC Fight Night 218 as the heavyweight contender bout between Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivak took center stage. The tension was palpable as the two warriors stepped into the cage, ready to unleash hell on each other.
Sergey Spivak was completely dominant in his first UFC main event. The Moldovan ragdolled former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis all over the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 218 before locking in an arm-triangle choke for a submission victory at the 3:05 mark of the opening stanza.
Derrick Lewis Born: February 7, 1985 (Age: 37) in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Division: Heavyweight Height: 6’3” Reach: 79” Record: 26-10 (1 NC) Association: Main Street Boxing and Muay Thai Stage of Career: Post-Prime Summary: Lewis is a truly unique fighter, one only possible in the heavyweight division.
The UFC 277 results offered up some wild finishes and major victories for a couple of the promotion’s biggest names.
A heavyweight clash pitting Derrick Lewis against Sergei Pavlovich is in the works for an Ultimate Fighting Championship card on July 30.
The 35-year-old fighter is now 24-7 with one no contest in his pro career. He believes that Curtis Blaydes, Francis Ngannou and Alistair Overeem make sense as potential next opponents.
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