UFC Fight Night 218 fight card and start times: Lewis vs. Spivac

Las Vegas – UFC returns to the UFC APEX with a hard-hitting important occasion that includes No. 7 ranked heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis and No. 12 Serghei Spivac. Within the co-main occasion, gentle heavyweights Da-Un Jung and Devin Clark lock horns.

This occasion will happen Saturday, February 4 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. All the card will likely be accessible on ESPN+ in English and Spanish, with the prelims kicking off at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. The primary card will observe at 1 a.m. ET / 10 p.m. PT.

Former heavyweight title challenger Lewis (26-10) combating out of Houston, Texas returns to the Octagon with intentions of delivering a press release efficiency. A fan-favorite and prime contender for years, Lewis grew to become a family title by delivering highlight-reel knockouts over Chris Daukaus, Curtis Blaydes, and Aleksei Oleinik. The Houston native now units forth to defend his spot within the rankings and show he’s nonetheless a risk to the division.

Rising contender Spivac (15-3) combating out of Chisinau, Republic of Moldova appears to interrupt into the heavyweight High 10 for the primary time in his profession. With heavy fingers, Spivac shortly rose up the rankings with devastating knockouts towards Augusto Sakai, Greg Hardy, and Jared Vanderaa. He now intends to profit from his first UFC important occasion by stopping Lewis in an emphatic trend.

Harmful striker Jung (15-3-1) combating out of Seoul, South Korea units out to stake his declare as a prime contender by an simple efficiency. He holds notable victories towards Kennedy Nzechukwu, William Knight, and Mike Rodriguez. Jung now intends on stopping Clark and including one other signature win to his resume.

Clark (13-7) combating out of Sioux Falls, S.D. appears to regain his footing by taking out a rising contender. A sturdy fighter, the South Dakotan has collected wins over William Knight, Alonzo Menifield, and Dequan Townsend. Clark is set to cease Jung with a show-stealing efficiency and set himself up for a profitable 2023.

Additionally featured on the evening’s card would be the finals for ROAD TO UFC, a ground-breaking “win and advance” event for prime MMA prospects from Asia. These eight finalists from China, Japan, Korea, India, and Indonesia in 4 weight divisions combat for a UFC contract.

Within the light-weight remaining, Jeka Saragih (13-2) combating out of Simalungun, Indonesia meets Anshul Jubli (6-0) combating out of New Delhi, India as each look to ship a spectacular efficiency. Within the featherweight remaining, confirmed finisher Jeong Yeong Lee (9-1) combating out of Daegu, South Korea takes on UFC Academy graduate Yi Zha (21-3) combating out of Sichuan, China. Within the bantamweight remaining, Toshiomi Kazama (10-2) combating out of Ibaraki, Japan, and Rinya Nakamura (6-0) combating out of Saitama, Japan battle to see who the subsequent Japanese prospect in UFC will likely be. 

Within the flyweight remaining, SeungGuk Choi (6-1) combating out of Seoul, South Korea faces HyunSung Park (7-0) combating out of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea to find out who will subsequent characterize South Korea within the division. Additionally on the cardboard, we’ll see #10 ranked contender Marcin Tybura (23-7) combating out of Lodz, Poland aiming to ship a powerful efficiency over #14 Blagoy Ivanov (19-4) combating out of Sofia, Bulgaria in a pivotal heavyweight bout.

Returning after 4 lengthy years away from the Octagon, Dooho Choi (14-3) combating out of Busan, South Korea steps as much as problem Kyle Nelson (13-5) combating out of Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada. Making his Octagon debut, Dana White’s Contender Collection alumnus Yusaku Kinoshita (6-1) combating out of Osaka, Japan squares off with Adam Fugitt (8-3) combating out of Eugene, Ore.

Within the ladies’s flyweight division, Ji Yeon Kim (9-6-2) combating out of Incheon, South Korea takes on Mandy Bohm (7-2) combating out of Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Junyong Park (15-5) combating out of Seoul, South Korea appears to make it three wins in a row when he goes toe-to-toe with Denis Tiuliulin (11-6) combating out of Moscow, Russia at middleweight. An explosive matchup within the flyweight division kicks off the evening as undefeated Tatsuro Taira (12-0) combating out of Okinawa Japan squares off with Jesus Aguilar (8-1) combating out of Tijuana, Mexico.

Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Govt Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.