A heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Alexander Volkov is close to being official for October’s UFC 229 co-main event. A person with knowledge of the booking confirmed the matchup between Lewis (20-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) and Volkov (30-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) to MMAjunkie. The person requested anonymity since the UFC has yet to make the news public. ESPN.com first reported the news. UFC 229 takes place Oct. 6 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.
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Derrick Lewis vs. Alexander Volkov in the works for UFC 229 co-headliner – MMA Junkie