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| Will Derrick Lewis continue this impressive Heavyweight run? |
Heavyweight strikers Derrick 'The Black Beast' Lewis and Travis 'Hapa' Browne, headline UFC Fight Night Halifax, as both men look to break the top 5 rankings in the divison. Fan favourite Lewis is riding an impressive 5 fight win streak, beating the likes of Roy Nelson, Gabriel Gonzaga and most recently Shamil Abdurakhimov in a fourth round knockout win, despite a dissatisfied performance from the New Orleans native. Hawaii's Browne on the otherhand, has faced some stiff competition in his previous two contests, losing to former division kings Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum, after a win over Matt Mitrione. Once feared as the next big thing in the Heavyweight weight class, 'Hapa' was scoring highlight reel wins over Stefan Struve, Alistair Overeem and Josh Barnett, before a loss to Werdum in their first contest, and a KO defeat against Andrei Arlovski sent him down the pecking order. Travis recently lambasted rumours that he had split from Glendale Fight Club and the widely criticised Edmond Tarverdyan, to move to Black House MMA, insisting that Edmond would be in his corner come fight night, but wasn't as prominent in his camp as before. A huge factor in this fight is the immense height advantage in favour of Browne, who is 6 ft 7 in, compared to Lewis who stands at 6 ft 3 in. Lewis has phenomenal knockout power along with Browne so expect a battle on the feet rather than the mat, but Browne is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, if we see this contest stumble to the canvas.
Derrick Lewis via knockout.
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