The UFC has tabbed a few huge males to headline the promotion’s return to St. Louis.
On Saturday, the UFC introduced that Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento will function the principle occasion for UFC Struggle Evening on Might 11 at Enterprise Heart. The occasion marks the UFC’s first in St. Louis since Jan. 14, 2018.
Lewis (27-12 MMA, 18-10 UFC) vs. Nascimento (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is a matchup of two top-15 heavyweights headed in several instructions.
Lewis, 39, has been on a downswing ever since his interim title-fight loss to Ciryl Gane in August 2021 at UFC 265. Together with that end result, Lewis is 2-5 since then. He most lately misplaced a five-round unanimous choice to Jailton Almeida final November.
Nascimento, 31, hasn’t been very lively, competing simply 5 occasions since becoming a member of the UFC in 2020, however he’s on a three-fight profitable streak. He defeated Tanner Boser and Ilir Latifi by cut up choice earlier than most lately taking a unanimous choice from Don’Story Mayes final November.
With the addition, beneath is the up to date lineup for UFC St. Louis:
Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
Alonzo Menifield vs. Carlos Ulberg
Jared Gooden vs. Kevin Jousset
Tabatha Ricci vs. Tecia Torres
Matt Frevola vs. Michael Johnson
Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson
Jake Hadley vs. Charles Johnson
Terrance McKinney vs. Esteban Ribovics
Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Chase Hooper
Billy Goff vs. Trey Waters
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Robelis Despaigne
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