T. Tuivasa (left) and D. Lewis (right) will face each other in February Photo: Montage
Second numbered event of 2022, the UFC 271 had an important confrontation added to its card. Heavy weights (up to 120,2kg) Tai tuivasa e Derrick Lewis will compete in the show scheduled for February 12th. The show will be held in Houston, Texas (USA). The information was first released by 'MMA Junkie'.
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Former title challenger on two occasions, Derrick Lewis He is currently in third place in the category and could achieve 'the three' in the event of a new triumph. In his last four fights, the 'Black Beast' was defeated only once, to Cyryl Gane, in August 2021. The fighter has a record of 26 positive results and eight negative results in professional MMA.
Eleventh in the category ranking led by Francis Ngannou, Tuivasa has been riding on four consecutive victories. His last defeat was in October 2019, when he was submitted by Sergey Spivak. The Australian has a record of 14 victories and three setbacks in professional MMA.
O UFC 271 The main fight will be a rematch between Israel adesanya e Robert whittaker, valid for the middleweight belt (up to 83,9kg). In the first confrontation, in October 2019, the 'Stylebender' knocked out the then champion of the category in the second round and won the title for the first time.
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