Heavyweight Newcomers Derrick Lewis and Jack May Square Off at UFC on FOX 11

Heavyweight Newcomers Derrick Lewis and Jack May Square Off at UFC on FOX 11
by Chris Houten - @mrhouts

Heavyweight newcomers Derrick Lewis and Jack May will meet is each other at UFC on FOX 11 in April.

UFC on Fox is slated for April 19th, and will take place at the Amway Center in Orlando Florida, home to the Orlando Magic, and the host of the 2012 NBA all-star game. The event’s main card airs on FOX in the US following the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass, where Lewis vs May will likely feature.

A teammate of Josh Barnett, 7-0 Jack May is a powerful striker with 6 finishes by KO/TKO. A pro since 2011, the highlight of the 32-year-old Californians career to date is a head kick TKO victory over Carl Seumanutafa at last weekends Tachi Palace Fights 18.

9-2 in professional career, Lewis enters the bout riding a 5 fight win streak which includes a KO victory over current UFC heavyweight Jared Rosholt, who he defeated in 2012 to earn the Legacy FC Heavyweight title. Also a heavy hitter, Lewis has finished all 9 of his professional victories with 8 wins coming by TKO/KO and 1 by submission. Lewis' 2 career losses come to UFC Heavyweight Shawn Jordan at the start of his career, and ONE FC / KOTC vet Tony Johnson at Bellator 46.

With the addition of Lewis vs May, UFC on FOX 11 card includes:

Travis Browne vs. Fabricio Werdum
Liz Carmouche vs. Miesha Tate
Edson Barboza vs. Donald Cerrone
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pat Healy vs. Jorge Masvidal
Yoel Romero vs. Brad Tavares
Caio Magalhaes vs. Josh Samman
Thiago Alves vs. Seth Baczynski
Jordan Mein vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Derrick Lewis vs. Jack May