Main Event features a heavyweight clash between No. 4 Derrick Lewis and No. 10 Aleksei Oleinik
All bouts exclusively on ESPN+
Main Card begins at 9 p.m. ET with Prelims at 6 p.m. ET
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Las Vegas, NV (August 8th, 2020)– UFC FIGHT NIGHT ON ESPN+: LEWIS vs. OLEINIK is set for this Saturday, August 8 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main event features a heavyweight bout between the division’s No. 4-ranked contender Derrick Lewis (23-7 1 NC) and No. 10-ranked Aleksei Oleinik (59-13-1). All fights will be carried exclusively on ESPN+ in English and Spanish. The main card begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, with the prelims kicking off at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT.
Lewis, a perennial fan favorite and former heavyweight title contender, enters the Octagon on a two-fight win streak and will look to keep his momentum going when he faces one of UFC’s top submission specialists. Oleinik, a UFC veteran, will seek his 60th career win. His record includes 46 career wins by submission. The co-main event will feature a middleweight clash between former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman (14-5) and Omari Akhmedov (20-4-1).
See the full UFC Vegas 6 weigh-in results below:
Main card (ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET)
Derrick Lewis (265) vs. Aleksei Oleinik (227)
Chris Weidman (186) vs. Omari Akhmedov (185.75)
Darren Stewart (186) vs. Maki Pitolo (186)
Yana Kunitskaya (135.5) vs. Julija Stoliarenko (136)
Beneil Dariush (158)* vs. Scott Holtzman (156)
Prelims (ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET)
Tim Means (171)** vs. Laureano Staropoli (174.5)***
Kevin Holland (183.5) vs. Joaquin Buckley (185)
Nasrat Haqparast (156) vs. Alex Munoz (156)
Andrew Sanchez (185.5) vs. Wellington Turman (185.5)
Gavin Tucker (146) vs. Justin Jaynes (146)
Youssef Zalal (146) vs. Peter Barrett (145.5)
Irwin Rivera (136) vs. Ali AlQaisi (136)
*Dariush will forfeit 20 percent of his purse and his bout with Holtzman will proceed at a 158-pound catchweight
**Means missed weight on his first attempt, coming in at 172.5 pounds, but was allowed extra time to cut weight. He successfully made weight at 171 pounds on his second attempt
***Staropoli will forfeit 20 percent of his purse and his bout with Means will proceed at a 174.5-pound catchweight
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