Tomás Yelmini
Mixed martial arts will have a night of pure adrenaline in Las Vegas, Sin City, as UFC Fight Night will face Derrick Lewis vs Sergey Spivak. This fight was supposed to take place last November 19, when it was set to be the main event of UFC Fight Night 215. However, an illness “that is not Covid-19 or related to weight loss,” as reported by UFC, forced this clashed to be postponed within hours of its start.
Now, at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, these two fighters of similar physical build but 9 years apart will step into the octagon to test themselves. Today at JefeBet we bring you the preview and predictions for the Derrick Lewis vs Sergey Spivak heavyweight bout.
Betting Preview for UFC Fight Night Featuring Derrick Lewis vs Sergey Spivak on February 4, 2022
- Where: UFC Apex, Las Vegas – NV.
- When: Saturday, February 4 6:00 PM E.T.
- Odds: Derrick Lewis (+195) / Sergey Spivac (-230)
Odds provided by DraftKings.
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Derrick Lewis
- Odds: +195
- Record: 26-10-0
- Age: 37
- Height: 1.91 m
- Weight: 119 kg
- Reach: 201 cm
Derrick Lewis appears to be in his best physical shape ever. La Bestia Negra comes into this fight with an adverse recent record, having lost two fights in a row: the first to Sergey Pavlovich and the second to Tar Tuivasa. To that must be added the illness that prevented him from fighting last November.
Highlighting his physical shape is not an adventurous idea of JefeBet, but it is a protagonist topic these days. It is enough to see the viralized tweet in which a Lewis with a remarkable low weight can be seen. He could almost fight in the light heavyweight category!
Undoubtedly, if anything has hurt him in the past, it was his cardio and endurance. Thus, to win again at 37 years of age, he had to undergo a much more demanding training to match an opponent almost a decade younger.
Sergey Spivak
- Odds: -230
- Record: 15-3-0
- Age: 28
- Height: 1.91 m
- Weight: 112 kg
- Reach: 198 cm
The Moldovan-born fighter is nicknamed the Polar Bear, and began his mixed martial arts career in Ukraine. He comes into this weekend’s bout in good shape, having won his only two fights of 2022.
The first was a second round KO against Brazilian Augusto Sakai, and the second against American Greg Hardy (first round KO). Of the 15 fights won, 7 were by technical decision, 2 by KO and 6 by submission. It should be recalled that Spivak joined the UFC in 2019 and since then he fought in 9 fights, of which he won 6.
JefeBet Prediction
Because of experience, knockout capacity, and because he now seems to have solved one of his weaknesses (stamina), there is no doubt that Lewis is the big favorite for Saturday’s fight.
It won’t be easy, given that the Moldovan looks unstoppable and is quite a bit younger, but the Black Beast knows this is one of his last chances in UFC, and he won’t let the train pass him by.
Prediction: Derrick Lewis wins by KO.
