A heavyweight war will headline the anticpated UFC card of November 28 as no. 3 Curtis Blaydes faces no. 4 Derrick Lewis.
Brett Okamoto of ESPN first reported the fight.
Blaydes (14-2-0-1NC) enters the contest riding a four-fight winning streak, picking up victories over Justin Willis, Shamil Abdurakhimov, Junior Dos Santos and Alexander Volkov. Blaydes has not lost since coming up short against Francis Ngannou at UFC Fight Night Beijing nearly two-years-ago. Blaydes has previously headlined three UFC cards, going 2-1-0 in those encounters.
Lewis (24-7-0-1NC) is riding a three-bout winning streak, taking the scalps of Blagoy Ivanov, Ilir Latifi and Aleksei Oleinik. Lewis has suffered five losses in the UFC and three of them came against UFC heavyweight titleholders or challengers. Lewis has headlined six UFC cards in the past and the fighter picked up wins in half.
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis takes place on Saturday, November 28. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event.
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