Advertisement

UFC Fight Night 218 results: Serghei Spivac dominates Derrick Lewis, calls out Jon Jones

Matt Erickson
·2 min read

With three straight stoppage wins in less than a year, the UFC might have a new heavyweight contender on its hands.

Serghei Spivac (16-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) made easy work of two-time title challenger Derrick Lewis (26-11 MMA, 17-9 UFC) with a first-round submission Saturday in the UFC Fight Night 218 main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Then he said he wants the winner of the upcoming vacant heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane – and hopes it’s Jones.

“Derrick Lewis is great,” Spivac said in his post-fight interview in the cage. “He fought two times for the title. He’s great. He’s a legend. Today, it’s just my time. The ‘Polar Bear’ is here. The ‘Polar Bear’ is coming.

“Give me someone from the top five. If I tell Jon Jones or Ciryl Gane (I want the winner), they’ll make the fight? I want Jon Jones. Jon Jones, I respect you so much. Sorry, bro – but I’m coming.”

The big men tie up quickly after the fight started, and Spivac landed a hip toss and put Lewis on his back. Spivac went to work from side control and looked initially for a potential arm-triangle choke.

Lewis gave his back and Spivac got heavy on top with punches. About two minutes in, Lewis got to his feet, but Spivac immediately dropped him back down. Seconds later, the same thing happened – but Spivac put Lewis back on the canvas head first. Midway through the round, it happened again. Then again.

Lewis got up, then was taken back down on repeat. Each time, Spivac landed a few more punches while Lewis covered up. With about two minutes left, Spivac put Lewis on his back and decided to chase the arm-triangle choke. He got it with ease, and Lewis tapped quickly.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 218 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 218.

Story originally appeared on MMA Junkie