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UFC Vegas 15 Poster For Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis Released

Blaydes LewisThe UFC Vegas 15 poster has been released. The event takes place November 28 at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas and will be headlined by a pivotal heavyweight encounter between Curtis Blaydes and former title challenger Derrick Lewis. And on Saturday night, the promotion revealed the official poster for the Fight Night card. […]

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The UFC Vegas 15 poster has been released.

The event takes place November 28 at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas and will be headlined by a pivotal heavyweight encounter between Curtis Blaydes and former title challenger Derrick Lewis.

And on Saturday night, the promotion revealed the official poster for the Fight Night card.

Blaydes is on a four-fight winning streak following wins over Justin Willis, Shamil Abdurakhimov, Junior dos Santos and most recently Alexander Volkov back in June.

Lewis, meanwhile, has won three in a row after outpointing Blagoy Ivanov and Ilir Latifi and TKOing Aleksei Oleinik in August.

The pair had previously spoken of facing each other and will now finally collide in just under three weeks.

It’s also highly possible that the winner of this contest will go on to challenge for the heavyweight title next — provided Francis Ngannou has challenged current champion Stipe Miocic.

What do you think of the poster? And who do you think wins?

Derrick Lewis vs. Curtis Blaydes Reportedly to Headline November UFC Fight Night

Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis have agreed to a heavyweight bout headlining UFC Fight Night on November 28, according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. No location has been named for the event yet…

Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis have agreed to a heavyweight bout headlining UFC Fight Night on November 28, according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. No location has been named for the event yet…

Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis Set For UFC Headliner On Nov. 28

A pivotal heavyweight tilt between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis has been set. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has reported that Blaydes vs. Lewis is scheduled to headline a UFC Fight Night card on Nov. 28. It’s a bout that both men had been callin…

A pivotal heavyweight tilt between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis has been set. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has reported that Blaydes vs. Lewis is scheduled to headline a UFC Fight Night card on Nov. 28. It’s a bout that both men had been calling for and they will get their wish. “Breaking: Curtis Blaydes (@RazorBlaydes265) vs. […]

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Curtis Blaydes Willing To Wait For Derrick Lewis Fight In December

Derrick Lewis proved Curtis Blaydes wrong last weekend after knocking out Alexey Olenik in the second round at UFC Vegas 6. “I picked Alexey to win because I thought if he gets that one takedown it’s gonna be game over,” Blaydes told …

Derrick Lewis proved Curtis Blaydes wrong last weekend after knocking out Alexey Olenik in the second round at UFC Vegas 6. “I picked Alexey to win because I thought if he gets that one takedown it’s gonna be game over,” Blaydes told MMANews “But Derek (Lewis), showed some pretty good submission defense. I don’t know […]

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Curtis Blaydes Accepts Derrick Lewis Challenge Of Finishing Him

Blaydes Derrick LewisIt appears the next big matchup in the heavyweight division is set between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis. Lewis made it three wins in a row following his second-round TKO win over Aleksei Oleinik in the UFC Vegas 6 headliner last month. After the fight, Blaydes “called dibs” on facing Lewis next. And when asked […]

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It appears the next big matchup in the heavyweight division is set between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis.

Lewis made it three wins in a row following his second-round TKO win over Aleksei Oleinik in the UFC Vegas 6 headliner last month. After the fight, Blaydes “called dibs” on facing Lewis next.

And when asked about the prospect of facing Blaydes, Lewis had this to say.

“All he’s going to do is try to grab me and hold me and try to win a decision,” Lewis said at the post-fight press conference. “He’s not going to try to finish me. I’m going to take Curtis Blaydes down and finish him.”

Blaydes found the humor in the comment and accepted Lewis’ challenge shortly after.

“Lol Challenge Accepted,” he replied.

The criticism of Blaydes comes from his wrestling-heavy style where it can sometimes lead to a drab fight. That was certainly the case when the American outpointed Alexander Volkov back in June with UFC president Dana White leading the criticism.

One thing is for sure — a fight with Lewis will guarantee entertainment with the winner likely being next in line to get a title shot. After Francis Ngannou, at least.

Would you like to see this fight next?

Derrick Lewis Has Three Opponents In Mind Following UFC Vegas 6 Win

Derrick Lewis is looking towards the future following his victory over Aleksei Oleinik. Lewis and Oleinik shared the Octagon on Aug. 8. The heavyweights collided in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 32 inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lewis stopp…

Derrick Lewis is looking towards the future following his victory over Aleksei Oleinik. Lewis and Oleinik shared the Octagon on Aug. 8. The heavyweights collided in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 32 inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lewis stopped Oleinik in the second round via TKO. Derrick Lewis Looking At […]

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