A heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum is the latest addition to October’s UFC 216 lineup. Lewis (18-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC) today confirmed the matchup with Werdum (21-7-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC) following an initial report from MMAFighting.com (via Instagram ): UFC 216 takes place Oct. 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized. Lewis, No. 12 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA heavyweight rankings , will come out of a short-lived retirement for the bout
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Derrick Lewis returns from ‘retirement,’ meets ex-champ Fabricio Werdum at UFC 216 – MMA Junkie