Derrick Lewis and Tallison Teixeira, save the heavyweight division!
OK, which will appear over-dramatic for what’s, on paper, a enjoyable principal occasion between one of many UFC’s most veteran fighters and an undefeated 25-year-old prospect, however it’s been virtually 4 months since we’ve seen a UFC heavyweight end and if Lewis and Teixeira can’t produce one, nobody can.
Forward of Saturday’s UFC Nashville occasion, MMA Combating’s Alexander Ok. Lee and E. Casey Leydon preview the struggle card, together with how Lewis’ big-game expertise stacks up in opposition to Teixeira’s uncooked expertise, and the way a lot nearer this matchup nudges Lewis in direction of retirement, win or lose. Moreover, they talk about Stephen Thompson being in the same state of affairs to Lewis as he faces up-and-coming Brazilian standout Gabriel Bonfim, a pair of featherweight bangers on the primary card, the standout tales from each struggle on the cardboard, and a few huge odds hardly ever seen on the UFC degree.
All that, plus questions from YOU the followers.
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