Derrick Lewis vs. Sergey Spivak Odds
The UFC returns to the Apex facility in Las Vegas on Saturday for a late-night card (prelims begin at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+), featuring a heavyweight matchup between UFC knockout king Derrick Lewis and rising contender Sergey Spivak.
These two fighters, who will clash at approximately 3 a.m. ET on Sunday, were originally scheduled to fight in November, but Lewis pulled out on fight day due to illness. And after 37 professional fights, Lewis physically appears on the downside of his career, sustaining three losses by KO or TKO in the past 18 months.
Spivak owns a 6-3 record in the UFC and enters off of a pair of finishes against Greg Hardy and Augusto Sakai. Still, Spivak hasn’t dealt well with big punchers in the past, and his knockout losses against Tom Aspinall and Walt Harris are worrisome, considering Lewis’ substantial power.
At age 27, Spivak has half the fight experience (18 bouts) as his opponent, but a win on Saturday would represent the most significant moment of his career – and potentially propel the “Polar Bear” toward contention in a division light on grapplers.