UFC Vegas 45: Derrick Lewis vs Chris Daukaus Prediction, Odds, and Fight Preview


UFC Vegas 45: Derrick Lewis vs Chris Daukaus Prediction, Odds, and Fight Preview

Derrick Lewis vs Chris Daukaus Prediction

The main event of UFC Vegas 45 fight card features the fight between the former UFC Heavyweight title challenger and number third-ranked UFC Heavyweight fighter, Derrick Lewis facing the rising contender in the division and number seventh-ranked Heavyweight fighter, Chris Daukaus. Here is the Derrick Lewis vs Chris Daukaus Prediction, Odds, and Fight Preview.

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UFC Vegas 45: Derrick Lewis vs Chris Daukaus Fight Preview

‘The Black Beast’ Derrick Lewis is one of the most popular fighters in the UFC Heavyweight division. Lewis made his UFC debut against Jack May at UFC on Fox: Werdum vs Browne.  ‘Black Beast’ became one of the most devastating forces in the Heavyweight division and he holds the record for most knockout wins in UFC history.

Derrick Lewis holds victories over some of the biggest names in the promotion such as Francis Ngannou, Curtis Blaydes, Alexander Volkov, and many others. Lewis challenged the former champion, Daniel Cormier for his title at UFC 230 but lost the fight by a rear-naked choke submission. He lost his next fight against Junior Dos Santos by second-round TKO.

Then, ‘Black Beast’ turned the division upside down and secured four consecutive wins. Riding this win streak, he faced Ciryl Gane in a fight for the interim Heavyweight title at UFC 265 but Lewis lost this fight by third-round TKO. He is coming into this fight at UFC Vegas 45 with a loss in his last fight and now Derrick Lewis will look forward to entering the title contention once again with a win in this fight.4

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Chris Daukaus on the other hand is one of the rising contenders in the UFC Heavyweight division. He made his UFC debut against Parker Porter on UFC 252 and Daukaus is still undefeated in UFC. The American Heavyweight fighter stormed through the Heavyweight division with four consecutive wins.

Not only this Daukaus won the performance of the night bonus in his last three fights. He secured wins against Shamil Abdurakhimov, Aleksei Oleinik, Rodrigo Nascimento, and others. Daukaus is coming into this fight with his latest win coming against Abdurakhimov on UFC 266.

Now, he’ll look forward to charging into the top five rankings with a win against the former title contender in this fight.

UFC Vegas 45: Derrick Lewis vs Chris Daukaus Prediction and Odds

Derrick Lewis and Chris Daukaus
Derrick Lewis and Chris Daukaus

‘The Black Beast’ Derrick Lewis will be stepping into this fight as a betting underdog with odds of +123 in his favor against Chris Daukaus who’ll be entering into this fight as a betting favorite with odds of -134 in his favor.

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These two Heavyweights will look forward to closing the final fight card of this year with a bang and they’ll put their best to put a show for the fight fans.

Predicted Result: Derricks Lewis def Chris Daukaus

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