Derrick Lewis-Shamil Abdurakhimov To Headline UFC Fight Night 102

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After having his planned fight in Manila cancelled, Derrick Lewis will now headline the upcoming UFC Fight Night 102 event.

Officials recently announced that Lewis vs. Shamil Abdurakhim…

UFC Fight NIght 102

After having his planned fight in Manila cancelled, Derrick Lewis will now headline the upcoming UFC Fight Night 102 event.

Officials recently announced that Lewis vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov will be the main event from Albany on December 9.

Lewis (16-4) has won four in a row, including a decision over Roy Nelson. He was slated to meet Marcin Tybura this past weekend before officials scrapped the event.

Abdurakhimov (17-3) is 5-1 over his last six, highlighted by a recent win over Walt Harris.

Several other bouts were announced for the card, which will be the second of the year from New York.

Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov

Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Hamilton

Bantamweight: Alajmain Sterling vs. Raphael Assuncao

Light Heavyweight: Patrick Cummins vs. Gian Villante

Middleweight: Oluwale Bamgbose vs. Joe Gigliotti

Welterweight: Charlie Ward vs. Randy Brown

Strawweight: Juliana Lima vs. Tatiana Suarez

Featherweight: Tiago Trator vs. Zubaira Tukhugov

Middleweight: Keith Berish vs. Ryan Janes

Light Heavyweight: Corey Anderson vs. Sean O’Connell