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Derrick Lewis KO’s Curtis Blaydes With Massive Uppercut – UFC Vegas 19 Highlights

Derrick Lewis has once more upset the odds — stopping the incredible run of the #2 ranked Curtis Blaydes via a massive second round uppercut knockout. Opening with a low kick to the lead of Lewis, Blaydes almost paid the price closing range early — with the New Orleans native firing back in the pocket. […]

Derrick Lewis has once more upset the odds — stopping the incredible run of the #2 ranked Curtis Blaydes via a massive second round uppercut knockout.

Opening with a low kick to the lead of Lewis, Blaydes almost paid the price closing range early — with the New Orleans native firing back in the pocket. Pressuring Lewis back to the fence, a cautious, measured Blaydes was dominating the Octagon in the early goings.

Finding his mark with a right hand, Blaydes punished a wild, swinging Lewis. Landing an inadvertent eye-poke, Lewis and Blaydes seen a brief stoppage in the action before the end of the round.

Successfully defending an early round shot from Blaydes, Lewis was warned by referee, Herb Dean to keep his hands closed to avoid eye-pokes. Launching a massive upper-cut on Blaydes’ next entry for a takedown, Lewis sent the Elevation Fight Team mainstay to the canvas out cold — landing two subsequent punches before Dean could separate the two. An incredible twelve Octagon knockout win for Derrick Lewis.

Below, check out the highlights from Derrick Lewis’ massive knockout victory over Curtis Blaydes.

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UFC Vegas 19 Highlights: Derrick Lewis Takes Out Curtis Blaydes Early

Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis wasn’t what fight fans of slugfest wanted to see. The two fighters met in a heavyweight bout on Saturday night (February 20, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 19 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. The fir…

Derrick Lewis Sleeps Curtis Blaydes – UFC Vegas 19 Results

IT’S TIME! The UFC Vegas 19 main event is finally upon us. Curtis Blaydes is set to take on Derrick Lewis. Round 1: Curtis Blaydes is bouncing around the Octagon. The first time he moves in Derrick Lewis pops him and sends him tumbling. He manages to stay upright and they go back out to […]

IT’S TIME! The UFC Vegas 19 main event is finally upon us. Curtis Blaydes is set to take on Derrick Lewis.

Round 1: Curtis Blaydes is bouncing around the Octagon. The first time he moves in Derrick Lewis pops him and sends him tumbling. He manages to stay upright and they go back out to the feeling out process. It doesn’t last long though and both men just miss with huge shots. Lewis is back up against the fence, throwing kicks to maintain distance. Blaydes is putting his shots together now. He lands a nice straight right on Lewis. He follows that up with a few low-leg kicks. Another striking exchange that Blaydes comes out looking good. It’s all a bit wild but he’s winning this round. Lewis appears to cover up. Blaydes tries to throw a throwing knee. He remains cautious despite the fact he’s clearly outstriking the heavy hitter to this point. An eye poke brings a halt to the action with just a few seconds left of round one. One more exchange before the horn sounds.

Round 2: More eye poke drama at the start of round two. Herb Dean warns the fighters. Blaydes uses a flurry of strikes to work his way in for a takedown attempt. Lewis shakes it off. Blaydes shoots in and eats a huge uppercut. He’s out! Lewis lands a couple of follow up shots but they are not needed.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Derrick Lewis def. Curtis Blaydes via KO in round two.

UFC Vegas 19 Results: Blaydes vs. Lewis

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 19: Blaydes vs. Lewis results throughout the afternoon (Sun. 20th. February 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rescheduled for tonight’s main event, heavyweight contenders, Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis finally square off following the cancellation of their first attempted pairing back in November at UFC Vegas […]

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 19: Blaydes vs. Lewis results throughout the afternoon (Sun. 20th. February 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Rescheduled for tonight’s main event, heavyweight contenders, Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis finally square off following the cancellation of their first attempted pairing back in November at UFC Vegas 15 amid a positive COVID-19 test result from the former.

Hoping to continue on his quest to his premier promotional title challenge, Lewis, like Blaydes headlines his second event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — following his June unanimous decision victory over the recent feature, Alexander Volkov.

For New Orleans favourite, Lewis, a victory over the #2 ranked Blaydes would surely guarantee him his second title challenge under the UFC’s banner. Featuring in August of last year in a main event slot against common-foe, Aleksei Olienik, Lewis became the most prolific knockout artist in the history of the UFC’s heavyweight division, notching his eleventh stoppage via strikes.

In a co-main event matchup, Brazilian striker, Ketlen Vieira is rebooked to match with former Invicta FC bantamweight champion and one-time UFC featherweight title challenger, Yana Kunitskaya. Tipping the bantamweight scales at yesterday’s weigh-ins, Vieira was fined twenty percent of her fight purse, with the matchup proceeding at a 138-pound catchweight limit.

Manaus native, Vieira returned to the Octagon following her first promotional loss back in December of 2019 — taking a unanimous decision victory over Sijara Eubanks at UFC 252 last September.

Also returning to the win-column following a knockout loss of her own, Kunitskaya managed a unanimous judging win of her own against Julija Stoliarenko at UFC Vegas 6 in August.

UFC Vegas 19 Results: Blaydes vs. Lewis

Main Card: (ESPN+ 8 p.m. ET)

Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis

Catchweight (138-pounds): Ketlen Vieira vs. Yana Kunitskaya

Featherweight: Darrick Minner vs. Charles Rosa

Heavyweight: Chris Daukaus vs. Aleksei Oleinik

Middleweight: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Phil Hawes

Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs. Tom Aspinall

Preliminary Card: (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass 5 p.m. ET)

Featherweight: Danny Chavez vs. Jared Gordon

Bantamweight: John Casteneda vs. Eddie Wineland

Featherweight: Julian Erosa vs. Nate Landwehr

Flyweight: Shana Dobson vs. Casey O’Neill

Bantamweight: Drako Rodriguez vs. Aiemann Zahabi

Heavyweight: Serghei Spivac vs. Jared Vanderaa

Featherweight: Jamall Emmers vs. Chas Skelly

Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis – UFC Vegas 19 Staff Predictions

In the UFC Vegas 19 main event, two top heavyweight contenders in Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis will put it all on the line. The winner will move one step closer to a shot at UFC gold, the loser will have some work to do before they can get back into the heavyweight mix. Who’ll […]

Who’ll win? Let’s see who the LowKicMMA staff are backing.

Jordan Ellis: I see this fight very much a one-sided fight. If Derrick Lewis is unable to hit and hurt Curtis Blaydes early, he’s going to get out grappled for the duration of this fight. Ultimately, I think Blaydes will do just this and eventually force the stoppage.

Prediction: Curtis Blaydes

Frank Bonada: The smart pick would undeniably be Blaydes. His wrestling prowess is unmatched in the Heavyweight division. However, you can never count The Black Beast out. Derrick Lewis has proved time and time again, that no matter how much the odds are stacked against him, he always retains a punchers chance. Blaydes probably will take him down. But every round starts on it’s feet, and I think there is a chance that Lewis will connect during an exchange. Derrick Lewis to win via second-round KO.

Prediction: Derrick Lewis

Ty Rosson: After months of waiting, we finally get to see this fight happen. Blaydes should win this one. He is the younger, fresher fighter and has more tools to finish the fight than Lewis. However, Lewis seemed very relaxed all week and has been on a nice little run as of late. I’m going with my gut on this one. Lewis KO 2nd round.

Prediction: Derrick Lewis

Chris De Santiago: We finally get Blaydes vs Lewis after all of these months of waiting and rescheduling. While the storyline up to this fight is interesting, the fight itself isn’t so unique. I feel like it will be a one-sided beatdown from Blaydes. His wrestling style is unmatched in the heavyweight division and his only kryptonite to date is Francis Ngannou landing early blows. I believe Blaydes will weather the storm of Lewis’ outburst of strikes and get it down to the ground, round after round. We all know Lewis has met his quota of wrestlers, however he has struggled in the past against the likes of Illir Latifi, who is a powerful yet way smaller wrestler than what Blaydes is. I believe Lewis will gas out and “Razor” will cut him up with elbows to get back in the finishing column of wins.

Prediction: Curtis Blaydes

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