The UFC returns to Las Vegas on Saturday, with Derrick Lewis aiming to snap his skid against Sergey Spivak in a heavyweight headliner. Check out our Lewis-Spivak picks ahead of the bill's main event.
The promotion's all-time knockout leader is coming off consecutive losses to Tai Tuivasa and Sergei Pavlovich, both via strikes. Lewis now heads to the world's fight capital with a solid 17-8 UFC record and a baker's dozen KO/TKO wins, including stoppages of promotional fixtures Curtis Blaydes, Alex ander Volkov, and Marcin Tybura.
Meanwhile, Spivak has been quietly amassing a 6-3 UFC record and enjoying a fruitful year with two straight TKO wins. The Moldovan product gave Greg Hardy a prompt thrashing in March, and he was last seen stopping Augusto Sakai in under two rounds this past July.
Here are my Lewis-Spivak picks and predictions for Saturday's marquee matchup (odds via Caesars Sportsbook and FanDuel Sportsbook; Pick confidence is based on a 1-to-5-star scale)..