UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento - Odds, Predictions & Picks

• Derrick Lewis looks to get back into the top-ten heavyweight rankings

• Rodgrigo Nascimento looks to crack the heavyweight top-ten for the first time

• Hometown fighter Joaquin Buckley gets a co-main event bout 

UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento

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UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento - Picks & Predictions

Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento - Heavyweight Division

• My pick: Derrick Lewis (-155) at DraftKings

Joaquin Buckley vs. Nursulton Ruziboev - Welterweight Division

• My pick: Nursulton Ruziboev (+114) at DraftKings

Alonzo Menifield vs. Carlos Ulberg - Light Heavyweight Division

• My pick: Carlos Ulberg (-270) at DraftKings

Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Mateusz Rebecki - Lightweight Division

• My pick: Mateusz Rebecki (-395) at DraftKings

Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson - Featherweight Division

• My pick: Alex Caceeres (+164) at DraftKings

Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Robelis Despaigne - Heavyweight Division

• My pick: Robelis Despaigne (-205) at DraftKings

Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento - Heavyweight Division

Derrick Lewis aka The Black Beast returns to action this Saturday in the main event where he will take on the number-15 ranked rising contender Rodrigo Nascimento.

To say Lewis, a former UFC heavyweight title challenger, has struggled in recent years is putting things rather mildly. The former top-five heavyweight has just one win in his last five appearances and is coming off a recent loss at the hands of Jailton Almeida.

Nascimento has won his last three fights in a row - all coming via decision. He has four wins under the UFC banner and just a single loss on his record.

Despite his shortcomings in recent years, Derrick Lewis was the first to go the distance with Almeida and is a much more experienced fighter. Despite his one-inch disadvantage in reach, the Black Beast will still enter the main event this Saturday as a -155 favorite.

To find out how to place your bets for this heavyweight main event, check out our ultimate UFC betting guide to get started.

Bet on Derrick Lewis (-155) at DraftKings 

Joaquin Buckley vs. Nursulton Ruziboev - Welterweight Division

Joaquin Buckley asked the UFC for a fight in his hometown and they gave it to him. But it will not be easy.

Buckley - currently on a three-fight winning streak - drew the name of Nursulton Ruziboev; a fighter who has won ten in a row (two in the UFC) and a fighter who will stand nine inches taller.

However, despite the gap in height, both fighters will share an equal 76-inch reach.

Nursulton, a +114 underdog, is coming off a first-round TKO win over Sedriques Dumas. Buckley, the -135 favorite in this bout, is coming off an impressive second-round TKO win over Vicente Luque.

Bet on Nursulton Ruziboev (+114) at DraftKings 

Alonzo Menifield vs. Carlos Ulberg - Light Heavyweight Division

4-0-1 in his last five fights, Alonzo Menifiled is coming off of a unanimous decision win over Dustin Jacoby that took place last December at UFC 296. Prior to that win, he had submitted Jimmy Crute in the second round of their UFC 290 bout.

Carlos Ulberg, a student of the well-renowned City Kickboxing gym in New Zealand, most recently won his fifth fight in a row: a third-round submission over Jung Da-Un. His last four wins were stoppages. 

Ulberg will stand four inches taller but will only have a narrow, one-inch reach advantage over Menifield. 

Despite more experience in the octagon, Menifield is listed as a +220 underdog.

Bet on Carlos Ulberg (-270) at DraftKings 

Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Mateusz Rebecki - Lightweight Division

Despite his third-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Carlos Diego Ferreira has struggled in the octagon as of late - going just 1-3 in his last four fights. However, he is coming off of a significant second-round knockout win over Michael Johnson that took place last May.

Mateusz Rebecki has won 16 fights in a row, including three wins in the UFC. He most recently defeated Roosevelt Roberts via first-round armbar submission at UFC 295. 

Ferreira will be the taller of the two fighters and will also boast a significant eight-inch reach advantage. However, Rebecki is still listed as the -395 favorite to win; the largest betting favorite on the entire main card.

Bet on Mateusz Rebecki (-395) at DraftKings 

Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson - Featherweight Division

Southpaw striker and UFC veteran Alex Caceres has had a bit of a career resurgence as of late. Despite losing to Giga Chikadze in his most recent bout, Caceres has quietly gone 7-2 over his last nine fights.

This Saturday he will take on Sean Woodson, a fighter who is 4-0-1 in his last five appearances. He most recently defeated Charles Jourdain by split decision at UFC 297.

A -198 favorite, Woodson will stand five inches taller and have a 4.5-inch reach advantage over Caceres.

Bet on Alex Caceeres (+164) at DraftKings 

Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Robelis Despaigne - Heavyweight Division

Now 4-1 in the UFC, Waldo Cortes-Acosta currently finds himself on a two-fight winning streak that most recently saw him defeat former heavyweight champion and UFC legend Andrei Arlovski.

This weekend he will kick off the main card by taking on the undefeated taekwondo black belt Robelis Despaigne. Now 5-0, Despaigne made his UFC debut at UFC 299 back in March, earning a first-round TKO win over Josh Parisian.

Despite more experience in the UFC and mixed martial arts as a whole, Cortes-Acosta will have his hands full as Despaigne will stand three inches taller and have a NINE-INCH reach advantage!

Despaigne will enter the octagon on Saturday as the -205 favorite.

Bet on Robelis Despaigne (-205) at DraftKings 

How to Watch UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento

• Location: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri

• When: Saturday, May 11

• Time: 7 PM EST

• How: ESPN, ESPN+, Sportsnet+