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3 days ago
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UFC Nashville headliner Derrick Lewis says he 'damn near had to beg' to get fight booked
Derrick Lewis is confused by inactive state of UFC's heavyweight division. It will have been a 14-month layoff for Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC) when he returns against Tallison Teixeira (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN 70 headliner on July 12 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Lewis was scheduled to face Jhonata Diniz this past November at UFC Fight Night 246, but withdrew due to a medical issue which he refused to disclose. Advertisement Lewis vs. Teixeira will be the first heavyweight main event of 2025. "It's crazy that nobody's fighting right now," Lewis told MMA Junkie. "Heavyweight, I don't know what's going on. I damn near had to beg to get this fight, so I don't know what's going on. Hopefully we can stay active after this." The former title challenger is taking on another rising contender in Dana White's Contender Series graduate Teixeira, as he looks to string together his first winning streak since 2021. "I know he's Brazilian, and he's a tall guy," Lewis said of Teixeira. "He's a heavyweight, so pretty sure he's got knockout power. I didn't watch any of his fights yet, nothing like that, but my coach told me he's got a lot of first-round knockouts. ... I've been training for like four months now, non-stop really, down to every day, and I never did that before. I'm coming into this fight, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be in great shape. My six pack will be back." Advertisement The two times Lewis fought an opponent who's 6 foot 7 or taller, he was able to knock out both Alexander Volkov and Travis Browne. "Yeah, I'm comfortable," Lewis said. "I like fighting tall guys. It aligns with my right hand. The way I throw my right hand, it aligns with it." This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Derrick Lewis: 'I damn near had to beg' to get UFC Nashville headliner
USA Today
3 days ago
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UFC Nashville headliner Derrick Lewis says he 'damn near had to beg' to get fight booked
UFC Nashville headliner Derrick Lewis says he 'damn near had to beg' to get fight booked Derrick Lewis is confused by inactive state of UFC's heavyweight division. It will have been a 14-month layoff for Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC) when he returns against Tallison Teixeira (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN 70 headliner on July 12 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Lewis was scheduled to face Jhonata Diniz this past November at UFC Fight Night 246, but withdrew due to a medical issue which he refused to disclose. Lewis vs. Teixeira will be the first heavyweight main event of 2025. "It's crazy that nobody's fighting right now," Lewis told MMA Junkie. "Heavyweight, I don't know what's going on. I damn near had to beg to get this fight, so I don't know what's going on. Hopefully we can stay active after this." The former title challenger is taking on another rising contender in Dana White's Contender Series graduate Teixeira, as he looks to string together his first winning streak since 2021. "I know he's Brazilian, and he's a tall guy," Lewis said of Teixeira. "He's a heavyweight, so pretty sure he's got knockout power. I didn't watch any of his fights yet, nothing like that, but my coach told me he's got a lot of first-round knockouts. ... I've been training for like four months now, non-stop really, down to every day, and I never did that before. I'm coming into this fight, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be in great shape. My six pack will be back." The two times Lewis fought an opponent who's 6 foot 7 or taller, he was able to knock out both Alexander Volkov and Travis Browne. "Yeah, I'm comfortable," Lewis said. "I like fighting tall guys. It aligns with my right hand. The way I throw my right hand, it aligns with it."
USA Today
6 days ago
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- USA Today
UFC on ESPN 68 full fight: Erin Blanchfield outworks ex-champ Rose Namajunas
UFC on ESPN 68 full fight: Erin Blanchfield outworks ex-champ Rose Namajunas Watch Erin Blanchfield score the biggest win of her career ahead of her UFC on ESPN 68 return. Erin Blanchfield bounced back from her first UFC loss while also notching the biggest win of her fighting career to close out here 2024. This past November, the women's flyweight contender went all five rounds to beat former champion Rose Namajunas in a unanimous decision in the headlining bout of UFC Fight Night 246. It was a solid performance that showed Blanchfield's evolution in the striking department, while also maintaining her standard of high-level grappling. It stands as her biggest win to date. Watch Blanchfield's impressive win over Namajunas in the video above. Blanchfield returns to the cage Saturday when she headlines UFC on ESPN 68 (ESPN, ESPN+) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas against fellow top contender Maycee Barber.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
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UFC Fight Night coming to Nashville in July
The UFC makes its return to Nashville this summer, with two heavyweights leading the bill. Fan-favorite Derrick Lewis is expected to headline a UFC Fight Night from Bridgestone Arena on July 12 against Tallison Teixeira, per a report from MMA Junkie. Advertisement Nashville last hosted Dana White and the UFC in August 2023 at Bridgestone Arena, when Cory Sandhagen defeated Rob Font in the main event of UFC on ESPN 50. The UFC joins rival combat sports organization PFL in Music City this summer, with the latter hosting its World Tournament semifinals on June 12 at the Municipal Auditorium. Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC), perhaps best known for his post-fight antics, returns to the octagon for his first fight since May 2024, when he scored a third-round TKO against Rodrigo Nascimento before mooning the crowd. Lewis was previously slated to return last November on UFC Fight Night 246 before medical issues forced him to withdraw. The 6-foot-7 Teixeira (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made his debut at UFC 312 in February, continuing his 100% finishing rate with a TKO win over Justin Tafa 35 seconds into the fight. Harrison Campbell covers combat sports for The Tennessean and high school sports for The Daily Herald. Email him at hcampbell@ and follow him on Twitter @hccamp. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Dana White, UFC Fight Night coming to Nashville in July
USA Today
01-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and karate action May 1-4
UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and karate action May 1-4 Check out which veterans of the UFC are competing in combat sports across the globe this week. This week, the UFC travels to Des Moines, Iowa, for a Fight Night event. UFC on ESPN 67 takes place at Wells Fargo Arena. The event features a bantamweight main event between Cory Sandhagen and Deiveson Figueiredo. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner. Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing May 1-4. Scroll below to see how the UFC veterans fared last week, and see the names and details of this weekend's competitors. Upcoming event information from Tapology. Last week's results Carlos Huachin: Unanimous decision win vs. Paulo Portillo at FFC 89 Daniel Lacerda: TKO loss vs. Andrew Garrett at Tuff-N-Uff 143 Joshua Weems: TKO loss vs. Kai Kamaka at Tuff-N-Uff 143 Kai Kamaka: TKO win vs. Joshua Weems at Tuff-N-Uff 143 Gadzhi Omargadzhiev: April 26 vs. Julio Spadaccini at Core FC 1 – official results pending Francisco Figueiredo: April 26 vs. Dzhamaludin Aliev at Core FC 1 – official results pending John Allan: TKO loss vs. James Webb at Cage Warriors 188 Mallory Martin: Unanimous decision win vs. Eva Dourthe at Oktagon 70 Krzysztof Jotko: Unanimous decision win vs. Ion Surdu at Oktagon 70 Chris Camozzi: Unanimous decision win vs. Andrea Bicchi at BKFC 73 (bareknuckle boxing) Shunichi Shimizu: Submission win vs. Tomoya Omura at Roman II Will Chope: Submission loss vs. Maike Oura at Roman II Hatsu Hioki: Unanimous decision win vs. Alexandre Franca Noguiera at Roman II Reginaldo Vieira: Unanimous decision loss vs. Ruslan Amuev at JCK Kings 008 Karl Williams (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) Next fight: May 1 vs. Oleg Popov at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Jhonata Diniz at UFC on ESPN 61 on Aug. 10, 2024 Record since UFC exit: 0-0 Tim Johnson (18-11 MMA, 4-3 UFC) Next fight: May 1 vs. Alexandr Romanov at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Vadim Nemkov at PFL Road to Dubai on Jan. 25, 2025 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Marcelo Golm at UFC Fight Night 125 on Feb. 3, 2018 Record since UFC exit: 6-7 Rodrigo Nascimento (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) Next fight: May 1 vs. Abraham Bably at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous Decision loss vs. Alexandr Romanov at UFC Fight Night 246 on Nov. 2, 2024 Record since UFC exit: 0-0 Alexandr Romanov (18-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) Next fight: May 1 vs. Tim Johnson at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision win vs. Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC Fight Night 246 on Nov. 2, 2024 Record since UFC exit: 0-0 Antonio Carlos Junior (16-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) Next fight: May 1 vs. Karl Moore at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Alex Polizzi at 2024 PFL 5 on June 21, 2024 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Brad Tavares at UFC 257 on Jan. 23, 2021 Record since UFC exit: 6-1 (1 NC) Rob Wilkinson (19-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) Next fight: May 1 vs. Phil Davis at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov at 2024 PFL Playoffs on Aug. 16, 2024 Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Israel Adesanya at UFC 221 on Feb. 10, 2018 Record since UFC exit: 8-1 (1 NC) MMA, 1-0 boxing, 2-0 kickboxing Phil Davis (24-7 MMA, 9-3 UFC) Next fight: May 1 vs. Rob Wilkinson at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Last MMA fight: Split decision loss vs. Corey Anderson at Bellator 297 on June 16, 2023 Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Ryan Bader at UFC on FOX 14 on Jan. 24, 2015 Record since UFC exit: 11-4 Muhammad Mokaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) Next fight: May 2 vs. Bolat Zamanbekov at Karate Combat 54 (karate) Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Joevincent So at Brave CF 91 on Dec. 13, 2024 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Manel Kape at UFC 304 on July 27, 2024 Record since UFC exit: 1-0 Sam Alvey (34-18-1 MMA, 10-13-1 UFC) Next fight: May 2 vs. Tyrone Spong at Karate Combat 54 (karate) Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Cameron Graham at May 27, 2023 Last UFC fight: KO loss vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC on ESPN 40 on Aug. 6, 2022 Record since UFC exit: 1-0 MMA, 3-0 (1 NC) karate Hunter Azure (12-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) Next fight: May 2 vs. Alvaro Quiroga at United Fight League 6 Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Joel Haro at Fierce FC 36 on Dec. 13, 2024 Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Jack Shore at UFC on ABC 2 on April 10, 2021 Record since UFC exit: 3-2 Kyle Stewart (15-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) Next fight: May 2 vs. Randall Wallace at United Fight League 6 Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 280 on May 6, 2022 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Erik Koch at UFC 240 on July 27, 2019 Record since UFC exit: 4-3 Lipeng Zhang (35-13-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) Next fight: May 2 vs. Lucas Gabriel at ONE Fight Night 31 Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Hiroyuki Tetsuka at ONE Fight Night 28 on Feb. 7, 2025 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Kajan Johnson at UFC Fight Night 66 on May 16, 2015 Record since UFC exit: 26-4-1 Bruno Souza (13-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) Next fight: May 2 vs. Hector Fajardo at Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 27 Last MMA fight: Decision win vs. Erick Sanchez at Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 23 on July 26, 2024 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Luis Saldana at UFC on ESPN 33 on March 26, 2022 Record since UFC exit: 3-1 MMA, 3-3 karate Gustavo Lopez (14-8-1 MMA, 1-2-1 UFC) Next fight: May 3 vs. Simon Bruknar at PML 15 Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Denis Tripansky at PML 13 on Jan. 25, 2025 Last UFC fight: Unanimous draw vs. Alateng Heili at UFC Fight Night 192 on Sept. 18, 2021 Record since UFC exit: 2-2 Chase Sherman (16-12 MMA, 4-11 UFC) Next fight: May 3 vs. Demarcus Kemp at Off the Hook Boxing Series 1 (boxing) Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Karl Williams at UFC on ABC 4 on May 13, 2023 Record since UFC exit: 2-1 bareknuckle MMA Rashad Coulter (9-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) Next fight: May 3 vs. Andres Montoya at Cinco de Mayo Showdown (boxing) Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Ike Villanueva at Fury FC 40 on Dec. 13, 2019 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Yaozong Hu at UFC Fight Night 141 on Nov. 24, 2018 Record since UFC exit: 0-1 MMA, 0-1 muay Thai, 1-5 boxing, 2-1 bareknuckle boxing John Dodson (24-14 MMA, 10-7 UFC)
