Former title challenger, Derrick Lewis is about for his return to the Octagon in the principle occasion of UFC Combat Evening St. Louis – taking over the surging quantity fifteen ranked contender, Rodrigo Nascimento on Could 11. from the Enterprise Middle in Missouri.
Lewis, the present quantity twelve ranked heavyweight contender, has been sidelined since he took a short-notice essential occasion struggle with Jailton Almeida at UFC Sao Paulo again in November, struggling a one-sided unanimous determination loss to the Brazilian.
As for Nascimento, the previous Dana White’s Contender Collection product has loved a three-fight successful run of late, wrapping up a choice win over Don’Story Mayes again in November on the identical card as Lewis’ loss to Almeida.
Derrick Lewis fights Rodrigo Nascimento in St. Louis on Could 11.
UFC confirmed the principle occasion struggle between Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento on their official X account tonight.
“Prime 15 heavyweights will duke it out in St. Louis,” UFC posted. “@TheBeast_UFC vs. @Zecolmeiiia is your #UFCStLouis essential occasion!”
Previous to his loss to Almeida in South America, former undisputed and interim heavyweight title challenger, Lewis had turned in a primary spherical TKO win over Marcos Rogerio de Lima in July of final yr, snapping a run of three consecutive stoppage losses to Tai Tuivasa, Sergei Pavlovich, and Serghei Spivak.
For Nascimento, the 11-1(1) skilled, suffered his sole skilled loss in a KO defeat to common-foe, Chris Daukaus, which got here earlier than a TKO win over Alan Baudot was overturned to an official ‘No Contest’ after the Brazilian examined constructive for ritalinic acid.
Touchdown six submission wins all through his skilled profession, throughout his temporary Octagon tenure, Nascimento has turned in two wins over the above-mentioned, Mayes, in addition to cut up judging successes in opposition to Tanner Boser, and Ilir Latifi.
Over the course of his Octagon stint, Lewis, the promotion’s most prolific heavyweight knockout artist, has turned in notable victories over the likes of Gabriel Gonzaga, Roy Nelson, Travis Browne, Marcin Tybura, Alexander Volkov, Curtis Blaydes, and former undisputed heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou.
Who wins at UFC Combat Evening St. Louis: Derrick Lewis or Rodrigo Nascimento?
