The octagon returns to St. Louis for the first time since January 2018 on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 56 , which goes down at Enterprise Center and features a 13-bout lineup headlined by heavyweights. All-time UFC knockout record holder Derrick Lewis (27-12 MMA, 18-10 UFC) gets another main event assignment. “The Black Beast” takes on the unheralded Rodrigo Nascimento (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in a five-round fight that will push the winner into an upward trajectory. For more on the numbers behind the entire card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN 56. * * * * Derrick Lewis vs.

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