With four heavyweight match-ups on the docket, this weekend’s
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis card is loaded with the big boys. One affair that shouldn’t disappoint is the preliminary bout between Jared Vanderaa and Serghei Spivac.
After amassing a 10-4 record, Vanderaa was scheduled to fight Oscar Cota on
Dana White’s Contender Series. However, Cota pulled out four days before the contest and was replaced by Harry Hornsucker. After the first three minutes played out evenly on the feet, Vanderaa clinched with Hornsucker and secured a high-amplitude takedown. He then rained down vicious ground-and-pound strikes and forced the referee to intervene. Vanderaa was subsequently awarded a UFC contract.
Watch Curtis Blaydes‘ bout against Shamil Abdurakhimov from UFC 242 last year in Abu Dhabi. Blaydes will be looking for another finish this upcoming weekend as he faces Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Vegas 19 on Saturday.
Blaydes will enter Satuday’s main event riding a four-fight winning streak and ranked No. 2 in the heavyweight division. Lewis is on a three-fight winning streak and ranked No. 4. The heavyweight showdown has enormous implications in the heavyweight title picture.
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis Preview and Predictions
February 16, 2021
Two weeks removed from Alexander Volkov’s second-round stoppage of Alistair Overeem, the last two men to defeat Volkov will square off in the main event of
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis.
Curtis Blaydes earned a unanimous-decision victory over “Drago” in his last outing. Meanwhile, Derrick Lewis completed an epic comeback knockout over the Russian at UFC 229 that, combined with his charismatic post-fight interview, made him an instant fan-favorite. Now, Blaydes and Lewis collide in an affair where the outcome will put the winner much closer to the front of the queue for a shot at the title and a showdown with the winner of the highly anticipated rematch between champion Stipe Miocic and challenger Francis Ngannou that’s slated for UFC 260.