MMA Preview – Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis at UFC Vegas 15
CURTIS BLAYDES VS DERRICK LEWIS FACTS
When is UFC Vegas 15? Sunday 29th November, 2020 - 01:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC Vegas 15? UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada (US)
Where can I get tickets for UFC Vegas 15? No tickets are available as this event will take place without spectators
What channel is UFC Vegas 15 on? BT Sport 2
Where can I stream UFC Vegas 15? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight online via the BT Sport website
For viewers in the United States, the event will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
CURTIS BLAYDES VS DERRICK LEWIS LOWDOWN
Curtis Blaydes (14-2 (1)) returns to the APEX obsessed with getting a title shot but with Stipe Miocic not planning to return anytime soon and Jon Jones now in the picture, he has no choice but to keep active and cement his place behind Francis Ngannou in the contender queue. Ngannou is the only man that has beaten Blaydes and after his second burial in 2018, Blaydes has won four on the trot and is coming off two dominant performances. He knocked out Junior dos Santos on the feet shockingly and wrestled Volkov for five rounds in an uneventful unanimous decision.
Derrick Lewis (24-7(1)) does not have the same title aspirations but instead happy to just slay and get paid. He is on a three-fight win streak and managed to earn narrow decisions over Blagoy Ivanov and Ilir Latifi but he is coming off a more vintage performance against Alexey Oleynik where he collected his 11th knockout in the UFC breaking the heavyweight record.
CURTIS BLAYDES VS DERRICK LEWIS PREDICTION
The game plan for both men is clear and that is for Lewis to defend the takedown and find the knockout whereas Blaydes will try and take Lewis down as soon as possible, unleash ground-and-pound hoping for a knockout but settling for a decision.
We know Lewis has one-punch knockout power and if he is on his feet, he is a threat until the final seconds as we saw in his fight with Volkov. Blaydes managed to knock dos Santos out on the feet but do not expect that here. Although Lewis is hard to take down, Blaydes is expected to get the big man to the ground and keep him there for as long as he likes. He will beat Lewis up on but will most likely sign the night off with another decision.
Prediction: Blaydes via Decision
