UFC’s return to St. Louis has a heavyweight principal occasion.
The promotion introduced on Saturday that Derrick Lewis is ready to face Rodrigo Nascimento in the primary occasion of UFC St. Louis, which takes place Could 11 on the Enterprise Middle.
Lewis (27-12, 1 NC) enters the bout having dropped 4 of his previous 5 bouts. He’ll look to bounce again from a lopsided choice loss to Jailton Almeida suffered at UFC Sao Paulo in November.
Previous to that, “The Black Beast” delivered considered one of 2023’s wildest highlight-reel finishes when he stopped Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 291 this previous July in Salt Lake Metropolis.
Nascimento (11-1, 1 NC) competes in his first UFC principal occasion after incomes three straight choice wins — cut up choice nods over Tanner Boser and Ilir Latifi, plus a unanimous choice over Don’Tale Mayes in his most up-to-date outing this previous November.
The 31-year-old holds a 4-1 UFC file with 1 no-contest in his six-fight promotional run.
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