A thrilling heavyweight bout is on the main card of UFC 277 in Dallas in the fight between fifth-ranked Derrick Lewis and 11th-ranked Sergei Pavlovich. The two fighters are knockout specialists with over 30 knockouts between them. With Lewis having succumbed to Ciryl Gane in their interim heavyweight title clash at UFC 265 and Pavlovich looking to make an impact in the division, it promises to be all action-packed.
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Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Date: 31.07.2022, 05:00
Where to watch: ESPN+
Derrick Lewis
Former Bellator MMA and Legacy FC heavyweight champion, Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis holds the record for the most knockouts in UFC history. The 37-year-old American debuted in the UFC in April 2014 with a first-round TKO of Jack May. His resume includes wins over Francis Ngannou at UFC 226 and Curtis Blaydes at UFC 185. His progress to the UFC heavyweight championship came unstuck when he lost to Gane via a third-round TKO. However, he rebounded with a first-round knockout of Chris Daukaus in December 2021 to earn the record for the most knockouts in UFO history with 13 in total.
Derrick Lewis, Tale of the Tape
- Age: 37
- Height: 6’ 3”
- Reach: 79”
- Total fights: 36
- Record: 26-9-1 (no contest)
Sergei Pavlovich
The Russian heavyweight is a former Fight Nights Global heavyweight champion who turned professional in 2014. In 2018, he made a losing debut in the UFC against Alistair Overeem losing via TKO at UFC Fight Night 141. Since then he has secured a 3-match winning streak earning a couple of Performance of the Night awards by knocking out his opponents. With only one professional loss, the 30-year-old is seen as a fighter that will make a huge in-road into the top echelon of the UFC heavyweight division.
Sergei Pavlovich, Tale of the Tape
- Age: 30
- Height: 6’ 3”
- Reach: 84”
- Total fights: 16
- Record: 15-1-0 (no contest)
Betting odds
Derrick Lewis to win by KO, TKO, painful lock, chokehold, DQ or refusal is priced at 2.4 odds on 1xbet.
Sergei Pavlovich to win by KO, TKO, painful lock, chokehold, DQ or refusal is priced at 2 odds on 22bet.
Over 1. 5 is priced at 2.20 odds on Bet365.
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