UFC Wichita: Junior Cigano faces Derrick Lewis in the main fight this Saturday

Lewis (left) and Cigano (right) duel this Saturday. Photo: Reproduction / YouTube @ufc

Ultimate arrives in the capital of North American aeronautics, this Saturday (09), with the UFC Wichita. The heavyweights Junior Gypsy e Derrick Lewis will be the protagonists of the main fight of the night.

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In the co-main event, Elizeu Capoeira faces Curtis Millender in the welterweight division. Fresh from six consecutive victories, the Brazilian wants one more victory to reach the top 10 in the category.

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In addition to Cigano and Capoeira, Brazil will have another representative in the UFC Wichita. Serginho Moraes will measure forces with Anthony Rocco Martin for the welterweights on the preliminary card.

UFC Wichita will start at 19pm (Brasília time) with the preliminary event. The main fights begin at 22pm.

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Main fight

Ultimate climbed the giants Junior Gypsy e Derrick Lewis to star in the main event of the event in Wichita. In case of victory, the Brazilian will once again be close to a chance for the title.

Lewis is looking for a victory over Cigano to qualify for a rematch with Cormier. The American was defeated by submission by the heavyweight champion at UFC 230 in November 2018. To rehabilitate himself in Ultimate, Derrick will need to use the power of his hands to achieve the 19th knockout of his career. 'The Black Beast', as he is known, has 27 fights in his record, with 21 triumphs and six setbacks.

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Dreaming of regaining the heavyweight belt, a title he held between 2011 and 2012, Cigano needs a triumph over the North American. He is coming off two consecutive victories. In his last fight, the Santa Catarina native knocked out the Australian Tai tuivasa at UFC Adelaide, in December 2018. With his arsenal of boxing moves and good mobility for the heavyweight division, the Brazilian will try to achieve the 15th knockout of his record.

The Brazilians

Elizeu Capoeira for the first time in his career he will star in the co-main event in Ultimate. The Brazilian will face off against Curtis Millender at welterweight. The Paraná native is looking for his seventh consecutive victory and to reach the top 10 in the category. Even with so many triumphs in a series, he only occupies 14th place in the ranking. The man from Paraná has not lost since May 2015, when he was beaten by a split decision by Nicholas Dalby, in his first fight in the organization.

Serginho Moraes will be the only Brazilian on the preliminary card of the UFC Wichita. He will face Anthony Rocco Martin at welterweight. The multiple world jiu-jitsu champion is still trying to establish himself in the UFC and wants to achieve his third consecutive triumph in the organization. The São Paulo native comes from two victories over Tim means and Ben Saunders in 2018.

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