Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-02-20, the mma fight Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
Lewis vs Blaydes is the main event of UFC Fight Night 185 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 43 or UFC Vegas 19). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Curtis Blaydes record
Curtis Blaydes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-2-0 (71% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic).
He lost the rematch with Francis Ngannou in 2018 (Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou 2) but then he has won four matches beating Junior dos Santos (Curtis Blaydes vs Junior dos Santos) and Alexander Volkov in 2020 (Curtis Blaydes vs Alexander Volkov).
Derrick Lewis record
His opponent, Derrick Lewis, has an official record of 24-7-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the heavyweight division.
He lost two consecutive bouts between 2018 and 2019, against Daniel Cormier (Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis) and Junior dos Santos (Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos), but then he has beat Blagoy Ivanov (Derrick Lewis vs Blagoy Ivanov), Ilir Latifi (Derrick Lewis vs Ilir Latifi) and Aleksei Oleinik (Derrick Lewis vs Alexey Oleynik).
Lewis’ next fight: Derrick Lewis vs Ciryl Gane
Blaydes’ next fight: Curtis Blaydes vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Blaydes vs Lewis full fight video or highlights
Selection of the best videos about the fight Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_nlDMv7VzA
Official video
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Official highlights – spanish
UFC Vegas 19 info
Event: UFC Fight Night 185: Blaydes vs. Lewis
Date: 2021-02-20
Where: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Division: heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg)
UFC Vegas 19 fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 19 full fight card:
MAIN CARD
Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis
Ketlen Vieira vs Yana Kunitskaya
Darrick Minner vs Charles Rosa
Aleksei Oleinik vs Chris Daukaus
Phil Hawes vs Nassourdine Imavov
Andrei Arlovski vs Tom Aspinall
PRELIMINARY CARD
Jared Gordon vs Danny Chavez
John Castañeda vs Eddie Wineland
Julian Erosa vs Nate Landwehr
Casey O’Neill vs Shana Dobson
Aiemann Zahabi vs Drako Rodriguez
Sergey Spivak vs Jared Vanderaa
UFC Vegas 19 weigh-in
Here is the official video of the UFC Vegas 19: Blaydes vs Lewis weigh-in.
UFC Vegas 19 results
Here are the results of all the fights of UFC Vegas 19.
MAIN CARD
Derrick Lewis def. Curtis Blaydes via KO r2
Yana Kunitskaya def. Ketlen Vieira via UD
Darrick Minner def. Charles Rosa via UD
Chris Daukaus def. Aleksei Oleinik via TKO r1
Phil Hawes def. Nassourdine Imavov via MD
Tom Aspinall def. Andrei Arlovski via SUB r2
PRELIMINARY CARD
Jared Gordon def. Danny Chavez via UD
John Castañeda def. Eddie Wineland via TKO r1
Julian Erosa def. Nate Landwehr via TKO r1
Casey O’Neill def. Shana Dobson via TKO r2
Aiemann Zahabi def. Drako Rodriguez via KO r1
Sergey Spivak def. Jared Vanderaa via TKO r2
UFC Vegas 19 post-fight press conference
Here is the official video of the UFC Vegas 19 post-fight press conference.
Blaydes vs Lewis result
Derrick Lewis defeated Curtis Blaydes via KO at 1:25, round 2.
Blaydes vs Lewis post-fight interview
Here is the official video of Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis post-fight interview.
Ouch!