Derrick Lewis returns Saturday to the Octagon, headlining UFC Fight Night against surging heavyweight Sergey Spivak.
Lewis was initially scheduled to fight Spivak in November but was forced to pull out of the bout for health reasons. The reason he could not compete had been kept private until now, but Lewis stated it was COVID-19 that prevented him from fighting.
“It was a bummer,” says Lewis. “I wanted to fight. I felt like I trained as hard as I could, but I ended up getting COVID. No one knows this but my family and my coaches.