Derrick Lewis will replace Curtis Blaydes at UFC Sao Paulo on November 4, therefore it seems as though he will be making his comeback to the octagon then.
Blaydes was hoping to make up for his knockout loss to Sergei Pavlovich in April of last year, but he will no longer have the chance to do so after being forced to withdraw from the competition. ‘The Black Beast’ will now face rising heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo, according to Ag. Fight.
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Derrick Lewis To Replace Curtis Blaydes On November 4 At UFC Sao Paulo
Derrick Lewis, a former heavyweight title contender for the UFC, will have the chance to capitalise on his recent success.
Brazil is where “The Black Beast” is going.
Derrick Lewis has replaced Curtis Blaydes in the matchup against Jailton Almeida while he is out. The fight will be the main event of UFC Fight Night 221 on November 4 in Sao Paulo’s Ibirapuera Gymnasium.
Recently, MMA Junkie was made aware of the shift by two sources, who asked to remain anonymous because the organisation has not yet made an official statement. Monday’s news was first reported by Ag.Fight.
Lewis (27-11 MMA, 18-9 UFC) aims to continue the momentum he established at UFC 291 in July, where he defeated Marcos Rogerio de Lima with ease and gained notoriety for his pantless celebration. Lewis’ three-fight losing streak was ended by the win, which also won him a new UFC contract.
Almeida (19-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) enters the contest on a 14-fight winning streak, which includes five straight UFC finishes. He most recently contested in May at UFC on ABC 4, where he won by first-round submission against Jairzinho Rozenstruik in his first promotional headlining.
With the addition, UFC Fight Night 221 fight card includes:
- Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis
- Gabriel Bonfim vs. Nicolas Dalby
- Don’Tale Mayes vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
- Armen Petrosyan vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Ismael Bonfim vs. Vinc Pichel
- Caio Borralho vs. Abus Magomedov
- Modestas Bukauskas vs. Vitor Petrino
- Elves Brenner vs. Esteban Ribovics
- Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Elizeu Zaleski
- Denise Gomes vs. Angela Hill
- Eduarda Moura vs. Montserrat Ruiz
- Lucas Alexander vs. David Onama
- Marc Diakiese vs. Kaue Fernandes
