Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-02-20, the mma fight Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
Lewis vs Blaydes is the main event of UFC Fight Night 185 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 43 or UFC Vegas 19). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-08-08, good fight between Derrick Lewis and Aleksei Oleinik: it gets three stars.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-02-08, pretty good fight between Derrick Lewis and Ilir Latifi: it gets three stars.Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a pro record of 22-7-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He lost two consecutive bouts between 2018 and 2019, against Daniel Cormier (Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis) and Junior dos Santos (Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos), but then he came back to win beating Blagoy Ivanov (Derrick Lewis vs Blagoy Ivanov).
His opponent, Ilir Latifi, has an official mma record of 14-7-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 light heavyweight but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Corey Anderson (Corey Anderson vs Ilir Latifi) and Volkan Oezdemir (Volkan Oezdemir vs Ilir Latifi); before these two fights he had defeated Ovince St Preux (Ovince St Preux vs Ilir Latifi). Lewis vs Latifi is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes – UFC 247. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-02, disappointing fight between Derrick Lewis and Blagoy Ivanov: it gets two stars.Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a professional record of 21-7-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Daniel Cormier (Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis) and Junior dos Santos (Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos); before these fights he had beat Alexander Volkov (Alexander Volkov vs Derrick Lewis).
His opponent, the black belt in judo, former world combat sambo and Wsof champion Blagoy Ivanov, has an official record of 18-2-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He also lost to Junior dos Santos, in 2018 (via unanimous decision, Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov), but then he has won over Ben Rothwell (Blagoy Ivanov vs Ben Rothwell) and Tai Tuivasa (Tai Tuivasa vs Blagoy Ivanov). Lewis vs Ivanov is on the undercard of Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz – UFC 244. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-09, nice back and forth fight between Derrick Lewis and Junior dos Santos: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-6-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweght in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 Ufc Hw champion Daniel Cormier (Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis); before this bout he had beat Alexander Volkov (Alexander Volkov vs Derrick Lewis).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champ Junior dos Santos, has an official record of 20-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. ‘Cigano’ dos Santos lost the rematch with Stipe Miocic in 2017 (Stipe Miocic vs Junior dos Santos 2) but then JDS beat Blagoy Ivanov (Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov) and Tai Tuivasa in 2018 (Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa). Lewis vs dos Santos is the main event of UFC Fight Night 146 (UFC on ESPN+ 4). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-03, good finish between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis: it gets three stars.The former Strikeforce Hw and current Ufc light-Hw and Hw champion Daniel Cormier entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. ‘DC’ suffered his only loss against Jon Jones in their first fight in 2015 (Jones vs Cormier I), since then he has won six bouts beating Volkan Oezdemir (Daniel Cormier vs Volkan Oezdemir) and Stipe Miocic in 2018 (Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier). In 2017 he had also faced Jon Jones for the second time losing via KO, but then the result was overturned in a no-contest since ‘Bones’ tested positive for Turinabol (Cormier vs Jones 2).
His opponent, Derrick Lewis, has an official record of 21-5-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Mark Hunt in 2017 (Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt) but then, in 2018, he has won over Marcin Tybura (Derrick Lewis vs Marcin Tybura), Francis Ngannou (Francis Ngannou vs Derrick Lewis) and Alexander Volkov (Alexander Volkov vs Derrick Lewis). Cormier vs Lewis, main event of Ufc 230, is valid for the Ufc heavyweight title (Cormier’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-06, pretty good finish between Alexander Volkov and Derrick Lewis but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The former Bellator and M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 30-6-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He suffered two consecutive losses in 2015, against Tony Johnson (Volkov vs Johnson) and Cheick Kongo (Kongo vs Volkov), but then he has won six bouts beating Fabricio Werdum in his last one (Fabricio Werdum vs Alexander Volkov).
His opponent, Derrick Lewis, has an official record of 20-5-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Mark Hunt in 2017 (Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt) but then, in 2018, he has won over Marcin Tybura (Derrick Lewis vs Marcin Tybura) and Francis Ngannou (Francis Ngannou vs Derrick Lewis). Volkov vs Lewis is on the undercard of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor – UFC 229. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-07, boring and disappointing fight between Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis: it gets one star!Francis Ngannou entered this fight with a pro record of 11-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 heavyweight in the world. He fought twice last year beating Andrei Arlovski (Arlovski vs Ngannou) and Alistair Overeem (Overeem vs Ngannou) but then he lost to #1 Ufc champ Stipe Miocic in 2018 (Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou).
His opponent, Derrick Lewis, has an official mma record of 19-5-0 (95% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Mark Hunt in 2018 (Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt) but he came back to win in 2018 with Marcin Tybura (Derrick Lewis vs Marcin Tybura). Ngannou vs Lewis is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 226. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-02-18, fight not so exciting between Derrick Lewis and Marcin Tybura: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a pro record of 18-5-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He fought twice last year beating Travis Browne (Lewis vs Browne) and losing to Mark Hunt (Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt).
His opponent, the former M-1 Global Hw champion Marcin Tybura, has a mma record of 16-3-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He fought three times in 2017 defeating Luis Henrique and Andrei Arlovski (Arlovski vs Tybura) but then he lost to Fabricio Werdum (Fabricio Werdum vs Marcin Tybura). Lewis vs Tybura is on the undercard of Donald Cerrone vs Yancy Medeiros – UFC Fight Night 126. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-11, fight not so exciting between Mark Hunt and Derrick Lewis: it gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night).Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-4-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He lost to Shawn Jordan in 2015 but then he has won six bouts beating Shamil Abdurakhimov (=Lewis vs Abdurakhimov) and Travis Browne in his last two (=Lewis vs Browne).
His opponent, the 43-year-old (Lewis is eleven years younger) former K-1 world champion Mark Hunt, has an official record of 12-11-1 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Frank Mir (=Hunt vs Mir) and losing to Brock Lesnar (then the result was overturned in a no-contest since the WWE wrestler tested positive for clomiphene, Lesnar vs Hunt); after this bout he lost to Alistair Overeem in 2017 (=Overeem vs Hunt 2). Mark Hunt VS Derrick Lewis is the main event of UFC Fight Night 110. Watch the video and rate this fight!
