This Saturday night, Nevada will again be lit up by an evening of mixed martial arts action. The UFC Apex in Las Vegas will see 12 exciting bouts go down, all building towards the headline fight of the night between two heavyweight legends: Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivac.
Lewis vs. Spivac will be a classic fight between an old hand on his way out and a younger fighter trying to establish a name for himself. Can Lewis rekindle the kind of form that saw him knockout some of the UFC’s biggest stars a few years ago? Or will Spivac continue moving towards a title fight? Bookmaker William Hill has all the latest odds and best bets to make on this match ahead of the first bell on Saturday night.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: February 4th, 10:00 A.M. (GMT)
The outright betting odds for Saturday night’s headline fight shows that Spivac is a moderate favourite to win this bout. William Hill has the Moldovan at 1.44 compared to Lewis’s 2.75, indicating that Spivac is ahead without this clash being a sure thing.
The bottom line is this is a fight between two fighters on different trajectories. The better part of a decade separates Lewis and Spivac, and while Spivac has won five of his past six fights, Lewis has only one win in his last four. While five years ago, Lewis stood atop the UFC summit having just knocked out the seemingly unbeatable Francis N’Gannou, now the 37-year-old is facing a professional record that has double digit losses.
Spivac, on the other hand, is looking to build some momentum after initially having a rough start to his UFC career. The 27-year-old debuted at the UFC in 2019 and opened with two losses in his first three fights. Since then, however, he’s managed to claim five wins for just one loss and is angling towards a title fight if he can continue his current form.
This is a difficult fight to pick—the head says Spivac will more than likely dominate his older opponent with a superior grappling game then capitalize on a tired Lewis to score a knockout or submission. But the heart wonders if Lewis has one last spectacular knockout left in him before he retires—a tasty bet at 3.25. Best to back Spivac here for the knockout or submission at 1.67, but putting a bet on Lewis wouldn’t be the craziest wager either.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: February 4th, 10:00 A.M. (GMT)
