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Spivac fight rebooked
Lewis (illness) will take on Serghei Spivac at UFC Vegas 68 on Feb. 4, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Lewis was forced to withdraw from the previous scheduled bout between these two back on Nov. 19 due to an illness. Nearly three months later these two will get to matchup. Lewis will look to end a two-fight losing streak while Spivac will look to push his win streak to three.
Lewis was forced to withdraw from the previous scheduled bout between these two back on Nov. 19 due to an illness. Nearly three months later these two will get to matchup. Lewis will look to end a two-fight losing streak while Spivac will look to push his win streak to three.
Fight cancelled due to illness
Lewis is sick and will not be able to fight Sergey Spivac on Saturday, Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
The pair were set to headline the UFC Vegas 65 card, but Lewis was forced to withdraw on the day of the event. He was reportedly sick enough that he required a trip to the hospital. Kennedy Nzechukwu against Ion Cutelaba will become the new event, as it's far too late to find a replacement to take on Spivac.
The pair were set to headline the UFC Vegas 65 card, but Lewis was forced to withdraw on the day of the event. He was reportedly sick enough that he required a trip to the hospital. Kennedy Nzechukwu against Ion Cutelaba will become the new event, as it's far too late to find a replacement to take on Spivac.
Booked for UFC Vegas 65
Lewis is set to fight Sergey Spivac at UFC Vegas 65 on Nov. 19, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Lewis is lookig to turn things around, as he is riding a two-fight losing streak and has lost three of his previous four fights overall. In his most recent bout, he lost via TKO (punches) in Round 1 to Sergei Pavlovich. He will look to get back on track against Spivac, who sports a 6-3 UFC record and has won his last two matches.
Lewis is lookig to turn things around, as he is riding a two-fight losing streak and has lost three of his previous four fights overall. In his most recent bout, he lost via TKO (punches) in Round 1 to Sergei Pavlovich. He will look to get back on track against Spivac, who sports a 6-3 UFC record and has won his last two matches.
Quickly finished in Dallas
Lewis lost to Sergei Pavlovich via TKO (punches) at 0:55 of Round 1 at UFC 277 on Saturday in Dallas.
ANALYSIS
The talk here is going to be whether or not referee Dan Miragliotta's stoppage was justified. Lewis got clipped with some massive shots by Pavlovich and was clearly in great danger. He went down to the mat head first in an awkward position. It wasn't a true face plant and Lewis immediately pushed to get back to his feet, but Miragliotta had seen enough. Lewis probably deserves a bit more leeway than most given his history, but that's typically not how referees look at things. The bottom line is that at age 37, Lewis' durability appears to be going. He's lost three of his past four fights, all via knockout. You can argue whether or not this stoppage was early, but Lewis is still getting hit too much, and that will put him in an impossible position moving forward given his age and brawling style of fighting.
The talk here is going to be whether or not referee Dan Miragliotta's stoppage was justified. Lewis got clipped with some massive shots by Pavlovich and was clearly in great danger. He went down to the mat head first in an awkward position. It wasn't a true face plant and Lewis immediately pushed to get back to his feet, but Miragliotta had seen enough. Lewis probably deserves a bit more leeway than most given his history, but that's typically not how referees look at things. The bottom line is that at age 37, Lewis' durability appears to be going. He's lost three of his past four fights, all via knockout. You can argue whether or not this stoppage was early, but Lewis is still getting hit too much, and that will put him in an impossible position moving forward given his age and brawling style of fighting.
Expected to fight Pavlovich
Lewis is expected to take on Sergei Pavlovich at the UFC event July 30, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Lewis is coming off a knockout loss is February against Tai Tuivasa. He was the clear favorite and it means that he has lost two of his last three fights. The 37-year-old needs to show something in July if he wants to get another shot at a belt.
Lewis is coming off a knockout loss is February against Tai Tuivasa. He was the clear favorite and it means that he has lost two of his last three fights. The 37-year-old needs to show something in July if he wants to get another shot at a belt.