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Slated to face Gane
Spivac will take on Ciryl Gane in a heavyweight fight at a UFC event in Paris on Sept. 2, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Spivac is coming off a dominant win over Derrick Lewis in a fight that was initially rescheduled. Now, the heavyweight is set to face Gane, who just lost a title fight to Jon Jones in extremely disappointing fashion. Spivac has won three straight fights and six of seven overall, but Gane will be his toughest test to date. Gane will have a major advantage on the feet, but he's struggled against talented grapplers. Spivac certainly fits that bill, averaging more than five takedowns per 15 minutes of fight time in the UFC.
Spivac is coming off a dominant win over Derrick Lewis in a fight that was initially rescheduled. Now, the heavyweight is set to face Gane, who just lost a title fight to Jon Jones in extremely disappointing fashion. Spivac has won three straight fights and six of seven overall, but Gane will be his toughest test to date. Gane will have a major advantage on the feet, but he's struggled against talented grapplers. Spivac certainly fits that bill, averaging more than five takedowns per 15 minutes of fight time in the UFC.
Dominant showing in main event
Spivac defeated Derrick Lewis via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:05 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Easy work. Some thought Spivac was being overvalued as a -300 favorite, but it ended up being nowhere near enough. Wisely recognizing the easiest way to defeat Lewis is to force him to move his feet and defend, Spivac landed 6-of-8 takedown attempts in a fight which lasted barely three minutes. He was credited with 2:32 worth of control time, in addition to the arm-triangle choke which closed the show. On the flip side, Lewis didn't land a single strike of any kind. It was a legitimate flawless victory for Spivac. Sergey has no history of defeating better competition -- Lewis doesn't qualify these days -- but he's won three straight (all via stoppage) and six of his last seven. This one also would go on to earn him one of four $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses handed out on the evening. Perhaps a rematch between Spivac and Tybura, who also won on this card, makes some sense. The two fought in February 2020, with Tybura winning via unanimous decision.
Easy work. Some thought Spivac was being overvalued as a -300 favorite, but it ended up being nowhere near enough. Wisely recognizing the easiest way to defeat Lewis is to force him to move his feet and defend, Spivac landed 6-of-8 takedown attempts in a fight which lasted barely three minutes. He was credited with 2:32 worth of control time, in addition to the arm-triangle choke which closed the show. On the flip side, Lewis didn't land a single strike of any kind. It was a legitimate flawless victory for Spivac. Sergey has no history of defeating better competition -- Lewis doesn't qualify these days -- but he's won three straight (all via stoppage) and six of his last seven. This one also would go on to earn him one of four $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses handed out on the evening. Perhaps a rematch between Spivac and Tybura, who also won on this card, makes some sense. The two fought in February 2020, with Tybura winning via unanimous decision.
Facing Lewis on Feb. 4
Spivac will take on Derrick Lewis at UFC Vegas 68 on Feb. 4, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Spivac and Lewis were originally supposed to fight on Nov. 19, but Lewis was forced to withdraw due to an illness which required a hospital visit. Spivac was last in the Octagon on August 6 where he took down Augusto Sakai by TKO and pushed his record to 5-1 over his last six bouts.
Spivac and Lewis were originally supposed to fight on Nov. 19, but Lewis was forced to withdraw due to an illness which required a hospital visit. Spivac was last in the Octagon on August 6 where he took down Augusto Sakai by TKO and pushed his record to 5-1 over his last six bouts.
Opponent forced to withdraw
Spivac's scheduled Saturday fight against Derrick Lewis has been pulled off the card due to Lewis' illness, Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
Lewis reportedly fell sick enough that he was taken to the hospital. With no time left to find a replacement, Spivac will have to wait for his next fight. Spivac and Lewis were due to serve as the main event, a role which will now be filled by Kennedy Nzechukwu and Ion Cutelaba.
Lewis reportedly fell sick enough that he was taken to the hospital. With no time left to find a replacement, Spivac will have to wait for his next fight. Spivac and Lewis were due to serve as the main event, a role which will now be filled by Kennedy Nzechukwu and Ion Cutelaba.
Set to fight Lewis
Spivac is slated to take on Derrick Lewis at UFC Vegas 65 on Nov. 19, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Spivac is riding a two-fight winning streak and has won five of his previous six fights overall. His last two victories were both won via ground and pound in Rounds 1 and 2 respectively. His opponent, Lwis, is looking to bounce back from a two-fight losing streak.
Spivac is riding a two-fight winning streak and has won five of his previous six fights overall. His last two victories were both won via ground and pound in Rounds 1 and 2 respectively. His opponent, Lwis, is looking to bounce back from a two-fight losing streak.