The Octagon returns to Missouri for tonight’s UFC St. Louis occasion, a twelve-bout battle card headlined by Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento.
Lewis (27-12 MMA) will enter the competition seeking to rebound, this after struggling a unanimous resolution setback to Jailton Almeida in his most earlier effort this previous November. ‘The Black Beast‘ has gone 1-4 over his previous 5 Octagon appearances, along with his lone win in that stretch coming through TKO towards Marcos Rogerio de Lima.
In the meantime, Rodrigo Nascimento (11-1 MMA) presently boasts a three-fight win streak, his newest being a call win over Don’Story Mayes in November of final yr. ‘Yogi Bear’ has gone 4-1 inside the Octagon since becoming a member of the UFC ranks in Might of 2020.
UFC St. Louis is co-headlined by a welterweight bout between Joaquin Buckley and Nursulton Ruziboev.
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Buckley (18-6 MMA) will enter the bout sporting a three-fight profitable streak, his most up-to-date being a TKO victory over Vicente Luque six weeks in the past in Atlantic Metropolis. ‘New Mansa’ has gone 6-2 over his previous eight Octagon appearances total.
In the meantime, Nursulton Ruziboev (34-8-2 MMA) presently boasts a ten-fight profitable streak, along with his two most up-to-date victories coming inside the Octagon. ‘Black’ is coming off back-to-back first-round stoppage wins getting into tonight’s battle with Buckley.
Kicking off the UFC St. Louis principal card lineup shall be a heavyweight bout that includes surging contender Robelis Despaigne taking over Waldo Cortes-Acosta.
Despaigne (5-0 MMA) final fought and defeated Josh Parisian (15-8 MMA) by TKO this previous March at UFC 299. The Cuban slugger has gained his final 4 fights in a complete mixed time of 37 seconds.
In the meantime, Waldo Cortes-Acosta (11-1 MMA) has gained his final two bouts inside the Octagon, defeating Lukasz Brzeski (9-4 MMA) and Andrei Arlovski (34-23 MMA) respectively.
Get all of tonight’s stay outcomes and highlights beneath (refresh for updates):
UFC St. Louis Important Card (ESPN/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Derrick Lewis (264) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (265)
Joaquin Buckley (170) vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (170.25)
Alonzo Menifield (205.5) vs. Carlos Ulberg (205)
Diego Ferreira (155) vs. Mateusz Rebecki (155.25)
Alex Caceres (145) vs. Sean Woodson (145)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (262) vs. Robelis Despaigne (262.5)
UFC St. Louis Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Viacheslav Borshchev (155) vs. Chase Hooper (155)
Terrance McKinney (155.25) vs. Esteban Ribovics (155)
Tecia Pennington (115) vs. Tabatha Ricci (115)
Billy Goff (170.25) vs. Trey Waters (170)
Jake Hadley (125) vs. Charles Johnson (125.5) – Johnson def. Hadley by unanimous resolution (29-28 x3)
JJ Aldrich (125.25) vs. Veronica Hardy (126) – Hardy def. Aldrich by unanimous resolution (29-28 x3)
Who’re you predicting will emerge victorious in tonight’s UFC St. Louis principal occasion between Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento?
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