On Saturday,
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis presents us with two female bouts that are worth the anticipation. Ketlen Vieira faces off with Yana Kunitskaya, while Shana Dobson faces off with Casey O’Neill.
In addition, I want to take a short look at the clash between Irina Degtyareva and Zaira Dyshekova that takes place at Open Fighting Championship 2. I know these names might be new, but that is part of why I wanted to at least briefly go over it. My goal is to try to talk about three fights per preview, and I’d like to highlight some lesser-known fighters when I can, so that they can become more widely known.
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.