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All eyes will be on July 12 as UFC on ESPN 70 features Derrick Lewis taking on Tallison Teixeira. Lewis pays out $162 for every $100 bet should he go on to defeat Teixeira.
The 6'7 Teixeira comes into this bout undefeated with seven of his eight fights won by knockout. Lewis is the former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenge
Lewis claims he had to nearly beg to get the UFC Nashville fight.
"It's crazy that nobody's fighting right now," Lewis recently told MMA Junkie. "Heavyweight, I don't know what's going on. I damn near had to beg to get this fight, so I don't know what's going on. Hopefully we can stay active after this."
Lewis looks to string together his first winning streak since 2021.
"I know he's Brazilian, and he's a tall guy," Lewis said of Teixeira. "He's a heavyweight, so pretty sure he's got knockout power. I didn't watch any of his fights yet, nothing like that, but my coach told me he's got a lot of first-round knockouts. ... I've been training for like four months now, non-stop really, down to every day, and I never did that before. I'm coming into this fight, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be in great shape. My six pack will be back."
Lewis has 28 wins in 41 fights. 23 of those 28 wins were decided by KO.
Event: UFC Nashville: “Lewis vs. Teixeira”
Date: Sat., July 12, 2025
Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Start times: ESPN+ Prelims at 6 p.m. ET | ESPN/ESPN+ Main Card at 9 p.m. ET
UFC Nashville Main Event on ESPN/ESPN+:
265 lbs.: Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira
UFC Nashville Main Card on ESPN/ESPN+ (9 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Stephen Thompson vs. Gabriel Bonfim
265 lbs.: Vitor Petrino vs. Austen Lane
145 lbs.: Calvin Kattar vs. Steve Garcia
205 lbs.: Junior Tafa vs. Tuco Tokkos
145 lbs.: Nate Landwehr vs. Morgan Charriere
UFC Nashville Prelims Card on ESPN/ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Chris Curtis vs. Max Griffin
170 lbs.: Jake Matthews vs. Chidi Njokuani
125 lbs.: Lauren Murphy vs. Eduarda Moura
115 lbs.: Fatima Kline vs. Melissa Martinez
265 lbs.: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Valter Walker
155 lbs.: Mike Davis vs. Mitch Ramirez
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights subject to change.*
