UFC Fight Night Updates: Derrick Lewis vs Tallison Teixeira

UFC Fight Night updates: Derrick Lewis vs Tallison Teixeira

Follow along for updates from throughout UFC Fight Night in Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on July 12.

UFC Nashville early weigh ins video results

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC UFC Nashville early weigh ins went down this morning for the upcoming “Lewis vs. Teixeira” MMA event on ESPN and ESPN+, locked and loaded for this Sat. night (July 12, 2025) at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The five-round heavyweight headliner between Derrick Lewis and Tallison Teixeira tops this weekend’s UFC Nashville fight card, with Stephen Thompson battling Gabriel Bonfim in the welterweight co-m…

UFC Nashville DFS Breakdown: Model, Preview, Picks for Lewis vs. Teixeira, More Saturday Fights

After a week off, the UFC is back, with a 12-fight card from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Headlined by... The post UFC Nashville DFS Breakdown: Model, Preview, Picks for Lewis vs. Teixeira, More Saturday Fights appeared first on FantasyLabs.

UFC Cage Locks: Will Lewis vs. Teixeira end in any way besides a knockout?

The UFC returns to Nashville this weekend with a Fight Night card headlined by a meeting of heavyweight knockout artists. On paper, Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira might be one of the least likely matchups to require five rounds since Lewis is the UFC’s all-time leader in knockout wins while Teixeira is a perfect 8-0 in his professional mixed martial arts career with eight first-round wins, the past seven of which have come by knockout or te…

UFC Nashville: Derrick Lewis Says He's More Focused, "More Dangerous Than Ever"

Heavyweight Derrick Lewis finds himself in yet another main event at this Saturday’s UFC Nashville, paired up with rising Brazilian heavyweight Tallison Teixeira. Teixeira, 25, is 8-0 and has never left the first round. Lewis (28-12, 1NC), 15 years his senior, is the UFC’s knockout king. It was no surprise to hear Teixeira predict during the UFC Nashville media day that he’d earn a first-round KO in the fight. Lewis is on board with that, though…

Tallison Teixeira promises to end ‘Brazilian curse’ with UFC Nashville knockout of Derrick Lewis

Tallison Teixeira | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Tallison Teixeira has a big task ahead of him, headlining a UFC card versus Derrick Lewis in his second octagon appearance, and he welcomes the extra pressure of ending a “curse.” Teixeira vs. Lewis serves as the main event for UFC Nashville on July 12, and “Xicão” can become the first Brazilian fighter to win a UFC main event in 2025. Nine athletes had this opportunity so far this year, a 0-9 …