Start time for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik goes down TONIGHT!

The UFC heavyweight division will be on full display at the final UFC Fight Night ahead of UFC 252. Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis takes on MMA veteran Aleksei Oleinik.

The fight will be a typical striker against the a grappler matchup. A win for Lewis could see him move past Curtis Blaydes in the heavyweight rankings if he takes home the win.

In the main event we have:

Derrick Lewis:

‘The Black Beast’ has claimed 23 MMA professional wins in his career, with 18 coming via knockout. Also, he can take a crack on the chin, which can be seen from his record, as he remains the last man to beat Francis Ngannou. He lasted three rounds against ‘The Predator’ and claimed the victory as per the judges’ scorecards. Lewis (23-7-0) comes in to this fight winning his last two bouts whist sitting number 4 in the rankings.

In the blue corner:

Aleksei Oleinik:

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik will mark ‘The Boa Constrictor’s 74th professional MMA fight spreading over a  24-year career. The Russian fighter is no slouch when it comes to the ground as he has resulted a history of submission wins and has claimed 46/59 wins in this fashion. Before the split decision victory against Fabricio Werdum at UFC 249, Before that bout Oleinik had secured his last 5 wins by finishing his opponents via a submission. Oleinik (59-13-1) comes in to the fight later also off the back of two consecutive wins also like his dance partner Derrick Lewis.

Start Time:

PRELIMS (6:00 P.M. ET, ESPN+)

Welterweight: Tim Means vs. Laureano Staropoli

Middleweight: Kevin Holland vs. Joaquin Buckley

Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Alex Munoz

Middleweight: Andrew Sanchez vs. Wellington Turman

Featherweight: Gavin Tucker vs. Justin Jaynes

Featherweight: Youssef Zalal vs. Peter Barrett

Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. Ali Alqaisi

MAIN CARD (9:00 P.M. ET, ESPN+)

Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis vs. Aleksei Oleinik

Middleweight: Omari Akhmedov vs. Chris Weidman

Middleweight: Maki Pitolo vs. Darren Stewart

Women’s Bantamweight: Yana Kunitskaya vs. Julija Stoliarenko

Lightweight: Beneil Dariush vs. Scott Holtzman

Lenny March

Aspiring reporter. First locked my eyes on MMA in 2011, and from that night I knew I was invested - haven't took my eyes of MMA since. Growing up watching some of the greats to lock horns, and watch the best MMA has to offer, GSP,Silva, Jones and many more. Been dedicated more then ever to write articles for MMA more then ever, the mission is to get to the top and wont stop until that is accomplished,

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