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It’s a second straight Saturday night of UFC action this week at the organization’s Apex facility in Las Vegas with a Fight Night card headlined by a heavyweight bout between American Derrick Lewis and Russian Aleksei Oleinik (some sites may refer to him as Alexey Oleynik). The main card starts at 9 p.m. ET and is available in the United States on ESPN+.
The current heavyweight champion is Stipe Miocic, and he’ll fight No. 1 Daniel Cormier next Saturday at UFC 253 in Las Vegas. It’s possible both retire after that fight so maybe Lewis could get a title shot sometime in 2021 if he wins Saturday.
The 35-year-old Lewis (23-8) is ranked fourth in the division, is a former Legacy FC heavyweight champ and has never fought Miocic. He did take on Cormier at UFC 230 and lost by second-round submission. Lewis lost his next time out to former champion Junior dos Santos by second-round TKO but has since beaten Blagoy Ivanov by split decision and Ilir Latifi by unanimous decision.