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A heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Alexander Volkov is close to being official for October’s UFC 229 co-main event.
A person with knowledge of the booking confirmed the matchup between Lewis (20-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) and Volkov (30-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) to MMAjunkie. The person requested anonymity since the UFC has yet to make the news public. ESPN.com first reported the news.
UFC 229 takes place Oct. 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.
Lewis, No. 6 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA heavyweight rankings, has won eight of his past nine fights. Lewis, 33, is currently riding a two-fight winning streak that includes wins over Francis Ngannou at UFC 226 and Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night 126.
No. 4 Volkov, 29, is riding a six-fight winning streak that includes four in a row under the UFC banner. He defeated former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum by fourth-round knockout in his most recent contest at UFC Fight Night 127 in March.
Black man in Moscow?!?! Fuck that. come to the USA
— Derrick Lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) July 25, 2018
The UFC 229 lineup now includes:
For more on UFC 229, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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