The Ultimate Fighting Championship traveled to St. Louis and gave fans a heavyweight showdown between Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento. While the UFC on ESPN 56 main event didn’t need five rounds, the 12-fight card will have plenty of ramifications moving forward with important fights in the welterweight, light heavyweight and featherweight divisions.
Here are five matches to make following UFC on ESPN 56:
Lewis (28-12, 1 NC) showed that he still has more left in the tank at the age of 39 by knocking out Nascimento. While the best days of “The Black Beast” still seem behind him, Lewis is still near the top of the division.