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Check out the August 8th UFC Fight Night card, headlined by Derrick Lewis and Aleksei Oleinik.
UFC Vegas 6 is coming at you from the APEX facility from Las Vegas, Nevada, and heavyweights take center stage in the small cage. Fan favorite Derrick Lewis takes on Aleksei Oleinik in a five-round battle — if this goes into round five then something bad happened. The co-main event is no doubt a must-win for former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman against Omari Akhmedov, as Weidman looks for his first victory since 2017.
Some late breaking news is that Kevin Holland, whose fight with Trevin Giles was scrapped when Giles passed out backstage, will get re-booked against Joaquin Buckley. Hopefully he doesn’t have to deal with another cancellation this time around.
Here is what’s in store for August 8th:
Main Card (9 PM ET, ESPN+)
Derrick Lewis vs. Aleksei Oleinik
Chris Weidman vs. Omari Akhmedov
Darren Stewart vs. Maki Pitolo
Yanya Kunitskaya vs. Julija Stoliarenko
Beneil Dariush vs. Scott Holtzman
Preliminary Card (6 PM ET, ESPN+)
Tim Means vs. Laureano Staropoli
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Alex Munoz
Andrew Sanchez vs. Wellington Turman
Kevin Holland vs. Joaquin Buckley
Gavin Tucker vs. Justin Jaynes
Youssef Zalal vs. Peter Barrett
Irwein Rivera vs. Ali Qaisi