A weekend without UFC action is rare these days. But fans of Octagon combat were left bereft last Saturday and Sunday when they couldn’t watch their favourite fighters throw down. But fear not, as the company returns this week with UFC Fight Night 218.
The heavyweights will descend upon Las Vegas, as all-time knockout leader Derrick Lewis looks to rebuild from back-to-back defeats. In the opposite corner will be formidable Moldovan Sergey Spivak, who is riding a two-fight winning streak. Something’s got to give at the UFC Apex, in what is sure to be an entertaining scrap.
Here’s everything you need to know about the card.
Where: UFC Apex, Paradise, Nevada
When: Saturday 4th February, (UK: 12am prelims, 3am Sunday main card)
How To Watch: BT Sport 1HD
Tale Of The Tape:
Lewis:
Place Of Birth: Cypress, Texas, USA
Age: 37
Alias: ‘The Black Beast’
Record: 26-10 (1NC)
Height: 6’3”
Reach: 79’’
Stance: Orthodox
Last Fight: ‘The Black Beast’ suffered a damaging 55-second TKO defeat to third-ranked Sergei Pavlovich in his last fight. It was Lewis’ second consecutive stoppage defeat.
Spivak:
Place Of Birth: Chisinau, Moldova
Age: 28
Alias: Polar Bear
Record: 15-3
Height: 6’3”
Reach: 78’’
Stance: Orthodox
Last Fight: Augusto Sakai was finished in the second round last time out. The win came on the heels of a first-round TKO of Greg Hardy.
Full Fight Card:
Main card
Derrick Lewis vs. Sergey Spivak
Jung Da-un vs. Devin Clark
Marcin Tybura vs. Blagoy Ivanov
Choi Doo-ho vs. Kyle Nelson
Yusaku Kinoshita vs. Adam Fugitt
Preliminary card
Jeka Saragih vs. Anshul Jubli
Lee Jeong-yeong vs. Yi Zha
Toshiomi Kazama vs. Rinya Nakamura
Choi Seung-guk vs. Park Hyun-sung
Kim Ji-yeon vs. Mandy Bohm
Park Jun-yong vs. Denis Tiuliulin
Tatsuro Taira vs. Jesús Santos Aguilar
*18+ | BeGambleAware | Odds Subject To Change
