UFC FN On ESPN+ [8/8] “Balls Blazing” (Derrick Lewis/Aleksei Olenik, Akhmedov/Weidman)

[THEREALBRAND]

Like last week, tonight’s (Aug. 8, 2020) big card takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nev.

The headliner features Derrick Lewis vs. Aleksei Oleinik in heavyweight bout. It’s part of the main card which begins at 9 p.m.

ESPN+ will carry the prelims and main card.Prelims start at 6 p.m. ET, while the main card begins at 9 p.m. ET. You can watch the fight here.

Main card (9 p.m. ET, ESPN+)

Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis vs. Aleksei Oleinik

Middleweight: Omari Akhmedov vs. Chris Weidman

Middleweight: Maki Pitolo vs. Darren Stewart

Women’s Bantamweight: Yana Kunitskaya vs. Julija Stoliarenko

Lightweight: Beneil Dariush vs. Scott Holtzman

Prelims (6 p.m. ET, ESPN+)

Welterweight: Tim Means vs. Laureano Staropoli

Middleweight: Kevin Holland vs. Joaquin Buckley

Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Alex Munoz

Middleweight: Andrew Sanchez vs. Wellington Turman

Featherweight: Gavin Tucker vs. Justin Jaynes

Featherweight: Youssef Zalal vs. Peter Barrett

Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. Ali Alqaisi

With improved cardio backing his elite knockout power and an extended layoff to refocus his attack on the heavyweight division, Lewis is hoping to show fight fans something new when the cage door shuts this weekend.

“I think you’ll see something you haven’t seen from me in a long time in the Octagon. I’m going to come out balls blazing,” said Lewis.

 

[Ahadi]

 

[42 Monks]

in

 

[KING WILL]

link to the prelim?

 

[jackswstd]

link to the prelim?

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[8====D]

Hopefully Weidman gets slumped or strangled to sleep tonight!

 

[KING WILL]

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good look

 

[KING WILL]

Hopefully Weidman gets slumped or strangled to sleep tonight!

I fukking hate him.

 

[42 Monks]

hands in slow motion

 

[42 Monks]

 

[42 Monks]

I don't know about that decision man

 

[KING WILL]

Thoughts on this scoring system:

10/10- When you really cant tell who won the round.

10/9- Close round, but you can pick a winner.

10/8- Round not close, clear winner.

10/7- Dominating round. Fight could/should have been stopped.

 

[42 Monks]

Can't believe Barrett surviving

Zalal might be tired after all this shyt

 

[8====D]

This Barrett dude got heart.

 

[Legal]

Can't believe Barrett surviving

Zalal might be tired after all this shyt

I can't wrap my head around how he didn't finish in the second.