UFC Heavyweight Title Fight Will Main Event MSG Event
The UFC is going with another choice for its UFC 230 main event, and its big.
Daniel Cormier will defend his UFC heavyweight title vs Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 on November 3rd in New York.
The fight was announced by UFC president Dana White on Tuesday and Daniel Cormier would later confirm the fight was official.
The UFC announced last week that Valentina Shevchenko and Sijara Eubanks would headline the Madison Square Garden event next month for the vacant UFC women’s flyweight title.
That fight is now off the table with today’s news and a previously scheduled title tilt between Shevchenko and Joanna Jedrzejczyk has been rebooked for UFC 231 on December 8th in Toronto, according to White.
Daniel Cormier (21-1, 10-1 UFC) last fought in July at UFC 226 when he knocked out Stipe Miocic in the first round to win the UFC heavyweight title.
With the win he became just the second fighter in UFC history to win another world title while holding another simultaneously.
He also holds the UFC light heavyweight title, but in recent interviews has said he expects to be stripped of the title by the UFC.
Derrick Lewis (21-5, 12-3 UFC) is coming off a come-from-behind 3rd-Round KO victory over Alexander Volkov at UFC 229. ‘The Black Beast’ rallied in the final minute of the third round to finish the Russian in stunning and dramatic fashion.
Lewis come back victory netted him a performance bonus and his post-fight theatrics and interview made him a internet sensation.
It was Lewis’ 9th victory in his last 10 UFC appearances, making him one of the hottest fighters in a division short on contenders.
The heavy hitter has picked up 10 KO victories in his UFC career, tied with Cain Velasquez for the most in UFC history. The Houston native looks to takes aim at the champ champ next month in the quickest turnaround of his career.
It’s a matchup that early on MMA Ratings views heavily in Daniel Cormier’s favor as Cormier has opened as a sizable favorite at -800 over Derrick Lewis (+575).
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