Derrick Lewis looks to ruin Mark Hunt’s homecoming in Auckland, New Zealand tonight, as Lewis continues his run through the heavyweight division. Lewis has been riding a six-fight win streak and can really garner some attention tonight by playing spoiler. Hunt looks to get a win and get back on track after two consecutive losses. The first loss turned into a no-contest came to Brock Lesnar at UFC 200 last July, followed up by a loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 209. Hunt will have the hometown edge and can end a fight at any point in time. The winner of this fight could jump up into discussion for a title fight, though it would probably take another fight due to Fabricio Werdum and Alistair Overeem doing battle for a potential title fight against UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic.
With an intriguing fight card, here are the predictions from Vince McKee and myself.
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Mizuto Hirota
VM: Alexander Volkanovski
EM: Mizuto Hirota
Tim Elliott vs. Ben Nguyen
VM: Tim Elliott
EM: Tim Elliott
Ion Cutelaba vs. Henrique da Silva
VM: Ion Cutelaba
EM: Henrique da Silva
Dan Hooker vs. Ross Pearson
VM: Dan Hooker
EM: Dan Hooker
Derek Brunson vs. Dan Kelly
VM: Derek Brunson
EM: Derek Brunson
Derrick Lewis vs. Mark Hunt
VM: Derrick Lewis
EM: Derrick Lewis
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