The latest fight night event will be headlined with a heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Aleksei Oleinik. Coming in, both men have a solid two-fight winning streak and are currently in the top 15 rankings. A win here will surely move either heavyweight closer to the No. 1 seed in the division.
In the co-main event, former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman will take on Omari Akhmedov. Weidman enters the fight in a need of a win; however, the UFC veteran will be facing a man who hasn’t lost a bout in four years. Should Akhmedov get the victory over Weidman, then it’ll be the first former champion that he’s beaten in the UFC.
Darren Stewart, Julija Stoliarenko, Beneil Dariush, Tim Means, Andrew Sanchez, Alex Munoz, and Irwin Rivera are all expected to fight tonight. Check out the fully advertised line-up for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik:
Main Card (9 PM ET, ESPN+)
Derrick Lewis vs. Aleksei Oleinik
Chris Weidman vs. Omari Akhmedov
Darren Stewart vs. Maki Pitolo
Yana Kunitskaya vs. Julija Stoliarenko
Beneil Dariush vs. Scott Holtzman
Preliminary Card (6 PM ET, ESPN+)
Tim Means vs. Laureano Staropoli
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Alex Munoz
Andrew Sanchez vs. Wellington Turman
Kevin Holland vs. Joaquin Buckley
Gavin Tucker vs. Justin Jaynes
Youssef Zalal vs. Peter Barrett
Irwin Rivera vs. Ali Qaisi