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A look at the current card for an August 8th event in a location still to be determined.
Once the UFC finishes off their Fight Island cards and returns to UFC Apex for an August 1st event, things are up in the air. They do have an August 8th event scheduled, and it is easy to assume that it will go down in Apex as well, but the promotion hasn’t confirmed that as of yet. And while the supposed headliner has been in place for a while, the UFC hasn’t officially announced that either.
That main event is apparently going to be a big heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Aleksei Oleinik. Lewis is coming off a decision victory over Ilir Latifi, and is looking to run his winning streak to three. Oleinik is also on a two-fight winning streak right now, most recently taking a split decision over former champ Fabricio Werdum.
The card will also feature former middleweight champion Chris Weidman’s return to the division, after suffering a quick knockout loss to Dominick Reyes during a brief sojourn to 205 pounds. He will meet the streaking Omari Akhmedov.
Here’s a look at the current card for the August 8th event.
Derrick Lewis vs. Aleksei Oleinik
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Ciryl Gane
Chris Weidman vs. Omari Akhmedov
Nicco Montaño vs. Julia Avila
Wellington Turman vs. Andrew Sanchez
Nadia Kassem vs. Miranda Granger
Steve Garcia vs. Peter Barrett
Beneil Dariush vs. Scott Holtzman
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Alexander Muñoz