A heavyweight tilt involving one of the most popular fighters on the UFC roster is on deck for the summer.
ESPN’s Marc Raimondi reports that knockout artist Derrick Lewis and Russia’ Sergei Pavlovich are targeted for UFC 277 on July 30th. The latest UFC rankings have Lewis at #5 and Pavlovich at #11.
Lewis (26-9, 1 NC) is coming off a brutal elbow KO loss to Tai Tuivasa in their UFC 271 co-main event in Houston. ‘The Black Beast’ fought for the interim heavyweight title last year against Ciryl Gane (also in Houston), losing by third-round TKO.