‘Cancelled Main Event- Blades Tested Positive For Covid 19’

Las Vegas, NV (November 27th, 2020)– UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis takes place this Saturday, November 28, at 10 p.m. ET, live from the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas. Fight Night is headlined by a matchup between top heavyweight contenders Curtis Blaydes (No. 2) and Derrick Lewis (No. 4). The card also features former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith (No. 6) taking on Devin Clark.
Live coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET, with the prelims exclusively on ESPN+ (English, Spanish). The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET, on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. On Friday, UFC Live will air on ESPNews at 7 p.m., providing fans with exclusive insights and views on the biggest stories heading into UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis.
Just as the weigh-in kicked off, news broke that the main event was off. Curtis Blaydes tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the fight off the card. ESPN first reported the news.
UFC Vegas 15: Blaydes vs. Lewis Weigh-In Results
Main card
Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis scratched due to COVID-19 positive test by Blaydes.
Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith vs. Devin Clark (204.5)
Heavyweight: Josh Parisian (265.5) vs. Parker Porter (263)
Welterweight: Miguel Baeza (171) vs. Takashi Sato
Featherweight: Spike Carlyle (145.5) vs. Bill Algeo (146)
Preliminary card
Women’s Bantamweight: Ashlee Evans-Smith (135.5) vs. Norma Dumont Viana (139.5)*
Bantamweight: Martin Day vs. Anderson dos Santos (135)
Women’s Flyweight: Gina Mazany (125.5) vs. Rachael Ostovich (125.5)
Featherweight: Jonathan Pearce (145.5) vs. Kai Kamaka III (145)
Flyweight: Su Mudaerji (126) vs. Malcolm Gordon (126)
Catchweight (140 lb): Luke Sanders (140) vs. Nathan Maness

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