Derrick Lewis vs Serghei Spivac Set For November 19th

The return of Derrick Lewis is set, and he will be taking on yet another rising contender in Serghei Spivac. The UFC made the announcement official, with a post to their Twitter page. There they revealed that the former heavyweight title challenger in …

The return of Derrick Lewis is set, and he will be taking on yet another rising contender in Serghei Spivac. The UFC made the announcement official, with a post to their Twitter page. There they revealed that the former heavyweight title challenger in Lewis, will face the 15-3 Moldovan prospect Spivac in the main event…

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Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac set to headline UFC Vegas 65 on November 19.

Derrick LewisA pivotal heavyweight division clash between former title challenger, Derrick Lewis, and the surging, Serghei Spivac, is slated to headline UFC Vegas 65 on November 19. from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lewis, the current #7 ranked heavyweight contender, most recently featured at UFC 227 back in July, suffering a controversial first […]

Derrick Lewis

A pivotal heavyweight division clash between former title challenger, Derrick Lewis, and the surging, Serghei Spivac, is slated to headline UFC Vegas 65 on November 19. from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lewis, the current #7 ranked heavyweight contender, most recently featured at UFC 227 back in July, suffering a controversial first round knockout defeat against Sergei Pavlovich at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

As for Spivac, the surging #12 ranked contender has landed victories in each of his last two Octagon appearances, most recently stopping Brazilian contender, Augusto Sakai at UFC Vegas 59 in August. The UFC confirmed the main event clash of Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivac on their official Twitter account.

“With a combined 28 KOs, there two heavy hitters won’t go all 5 rounds. @TheBeast_UFC (Derrick Lewis) vs. Serghei Spivac is OFFICIAL for Nov 19!” 

Derrick Lewis is the most prolific knockout artist in the history of the UFC

26-10(1) as a professional, Lewis, the most prolific knockout artist in both the promotion’s heavyweight division and the entire organization to boot, suffered a prior knockout loss to recent UFC Paris headliner, Tai Tuivasa back in February before his knockout defeat to Pavlovich. 

In his most recent professional victory, Lewis stopped Chris Daukaus with a first round knockout back in December of last year.

Over the course of his lengthy Octagon tenure, the New Orleans-born heavyweight hitter has defeated the likes of Gabriel Gonzaga, Marcin Tybura, Alexander Volkov, Blagoy Ivanov, Alexey Oleynik, Curtis Blaydes, and current undisputed champion, Francis Ngannou.

Moldovan contender, Spivac on the other hand, has so far landed an impressive six victories since his landing in the UFC back in May 2019.

Suffering losses to Walt Harris, and Marcin Tybura to go with a TKO defeat to Tom Aspinall, Spivac has defeated Greg Hardy, Jared Vanderaa, Carlos Felipe, as well as finishing common-foe, Tuivasa, and beating Oleynik.

MMA Twitter Reacts To Spivac’s Dominant TKO Win Over Sakai

Serghei Spivac gave Augusto Sakai very few chances to mount any offense during their heavyweight bout at UFC Vegas 59. “The Polar Bear” made his game plan immediately clear when he took Sakai down with a trip early in the fight. The 27-year-old was abl…

Serghei Spivac gave Augusto Sakai very few chances to mount any offense during their heavyweight bout at UFC Vegas 59. “The Polar Bear” made his game plan immediately clear when he took Sakai down with a trip early in the fight. The 27-year-old was able to largely control Sakai for the rest of the round,…

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Greg Hardy Speaks Out After Disappointing Loss To Spivac At UFC 272

UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy is looking forward and not backward following his lopsided defeat to Serghei Spivac at UFC 272. Hardy came out firing a series of brutal leg kicks that successfully landed on Spivac in the opening minutes. Then, he was smothered on the ground and taken down numerous times in the first round….

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UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy is looking forward and not backward following his lopsided defeat to Serghei Spivac at UFC 272.

Hardy came out firing a series of brutal leg kicks that successfully landed on Spivac in the opening minutes. Then, he was smothered on the ground and taken down numerous times in the first round.

After Spivac got the top mount on Hardy, he landed a series of violent ground-and-pound combinations to finish the fight. Hardy failed to defend himself and the referee stepped in just a couple of minutes into the bout.

In a recent Instagram post following the loss, Hardy updated his fans on his health and wellbeing after losing a third straight bout.

“I’m ok first of all for those who wanna know,” Hardy said. “No excuses, gotta get better. I don’t know what to do but say sorry. More coming for the prince of War just gotta get my shit together. Thank you to the [UFC] and [Dana White] for being in my corner. Thank you coaches and training partners and agents [First Round Management]. Everyone did their job accept for me. This one is on me and there are no excuses for me lacking. I refuse to die but I have to reevaluate for sure.”

Hardy has now lost three fights in a row with all three coming by stoppage. His last win came against Maurice Greene in October 2020.

Hardy has had his fair share of ups and downs in the Octagon since transitioning from professional Football to MMA. After an impressive performance on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2018, he’s traded wins and losses inside the cage.

Hardy was supposed to make his return to the Octagon earlier this year at UFC 270 before Aleksei Oleinik pulled out on short notice. He then faced a new opponent in Spivac and the fight was pushed back to UFC 272.

UFC President Dana White has historically shown to have thin patience when it comes to fighters on losing streaks, and Hardy will likely need a win in his next appearance to remain on the UFC roster for the long term—if there is a next appearance.

Who do you want to see Greg Hardy fight next?

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Greg Hardy Speaks Out After Disappointing Loss To Spivac At UFC 272

UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy is looking forward and not backward following his lopsided defeat to Serghei Spivac at UFC 272. Hardy came out firing a series of brutal leg kicks that successfully landed on Spivac in the opening minutes. Then, he was smothered on the ground and taken down numerous times in the first round….

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UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy is looking forward and not backward following his lopsided defeat to Serghei Spivac at UFC 272.

Hardy came out firing a series of brutal leg kicks that successfully landed on Spivac in the opening minutes. Then, he was smothered on the ground and taken down numerous times in the first round.

After Spivac got the top mount on Hardy, he landed a series of violent ground-and-pound combinations to finish the fight. Hardy failed to defend himself and the referee stepped in just a couple of minutes into the bout.

In a recent Instagram post following the loss, Hardy updated his fans on his health and wellbeing after losing a third straight bout.

“I’m ok first of all for those who wanna know,” Hardy said. “No excuses, gotta get better. I don’t know what to do but say sorry. More coming for the prince of War just gotta get my shit together. Thank you to the [UFC] and [Dana White] for being in my corner. Thank you coaches and training partners and agents [First Round Management]. Everyone did their job accept for me. This one is on me and there are no excuses for me lacking. I refuse to die but I have to reevaluate for sure.”

Hardy has now lost three fights in a row with all three coming by stoppage. His last win came against Maurice Greene in October 2020.

Hardy has had his fair share of ups and downs in the Octagon since transitioning from professional Football to MMA. After an impressive performance on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2018, he’s traded wins and losses inside the cage.

Hardy was supposed to make his return to the Octagon earlier this year at UFC 270 before Aleksei Oleinik pulled out on short notice. He then faced a new opponent in Spivac and the fight was pushed back to UFC 272.

UFC President Dana White has historically shown to have thin patience when it comes to fighters on losing streaks, and Hardy will likely need a win in his next appearance to remain on the UFC roster for the long term—if there is a next appearance.

Who do you want to see Greg Hardy fight next?

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Greg Hardy vs. Serghei Spivac Moved To UFC 272

Greg Hardy will now be fighting at UFC 272.

Hardy was supposed to make his return at UFC 270 against Aleksei Oleinik, but the Russian was forced out of the fight. Shortly thereafter, it was announced Serghei Spivac agreed to step up on short notice…

Greg Hardy

Greg Hardy will now be fighting at UFC 272.

Hardy was supposed to make his return at UFC 270 against Aleksei Oleinik, but the Russian was forced out of the fight. Shortly thereafter, it was announced Serghei Spivac agreed to step up on short notice, but the former NFL Pro Bowler injured his finger and was forced to pull out.

Now, the UFC announced that Hardy and Spivac has been rebooked for UFC 272 on March 5 in Las Vegas. The main event of the card sees Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal.

Greg Hardy (7-4 and one No Contest) is on a two-fight losing streak. He’s coming off a first-round KO loss to Tai Tuivasa at UFC 264 and before that, suffered a TKO loss to Marcin Tybura in December of 2020. Prior to the setbacks, he TKO’d Maurice Greene and beat Yorgan de Castro by decision.

The former Dallas Cowboy and Carolina Panther is 4-4 and one No Contest in the UFC with other wins over Dmitry Smolyakov and Juan Adams. His other losses were to Alexander Volkov and a DQ loss to Allen Crowder in his debut.

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Serghei Spivac (13-3) had his three-fight winning streak snapped last time out as he suffered a first-round TKO loss to Tom Aspinall in September. It was a fight he took on short notice after beating Aleksei Oleinik, a TKO win over Jared Vanderaa, and a decision win over Carlos Felipe.

The 26-year-old is 4-3 in the UFC with his other win being a submission victory over Tai Tuivasa. His losses came to Tybura by decision and a knockout loss to Walt Harris in his debut.

With the addition of Greg Hardy vs. Serghei Spivac at UFC 272, the card is as follows:

  • Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal
  • Edson Barboza vs. Bryce Mitchell
  • Greg Hardy vs. Serghei Spivac
  • Marina Rodriguez vs. Yan Xiaonan
  • Jessica Eye vs. Manon Fiorot
  • Maryna Moroz vs. Mariya Agapova
  • Dustin Jacoby vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
  • Tim Elliott vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
  • Jalin Turner vs. Jamie Mullarkey
  • Kevin Holland vs. Alex Oliveira
  • Devonte Smith vs. Erick Gonzalez

Who do you think will win at UFC 272, Greg Hardy or Serghei Spivac?

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