Zé Colmeia faces Derrick Lewis at UFC St. Louis and fights his first main fight this Saturday

R. Zé Hive defeated T. Boser in UFC Las Vegas 60 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

Representative of the largest MMA organization in the world since 2020, Rodrigo Zé Colmeia is experiencing his greatest moment in the organization. This Saturday (11), the Brazilian stars in his first card in the company and faces Derrick Lewis at UFC St. Louis. A victory brings the heavyweight (up to 120,2kg) closer to the top 10.

In a great phase in the category, Zé Hive tries to extend its undefeated streak. Facing the greatest knockout artist in UFC history, the Brazilian can reach the mark of four positive results in a row.

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In the co-main fight, Joaquin buckley There is also a weight challenge. Rocked by a great victory over Vincent Luque, number 11 in the ranking receives Nursulton Ruziboev, who abandoned middleweight (up to 83,9kg.).

Besides Rodrigo Zé Colmeia, UFC St. Louis has two more Brazilian representatives. Carlos Diego Ferreira e Tabatha Ricci complete the list.

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Derrick Lewis x Rodrigo Zé Colmeia

On the weekend, Zé Hive face off against a true UFC icon. In addition to holding the record for the highest number of knockouts, the 39-year-old veteran remains in a prominent position in the top 15, even though he is going through an unstable phase.

While Rodrigo has accumulated three consecutive victories, Derrick has stumbled in five of his last seven appearances. The athlete, however, defends 12th place in the division led by Jon Jones.

In case of a positive result, Zé Hive he must leave 15th position and take over his rival's position.

More Brazil

In total, Brazil has three representatives at the event. Rodrigo Zé Colmeia leads the compatriots Carlos Diego Ferreira e Tabatha Ricci.

Former representative of the top 15 lightweights (up to 70,3kg.), Carlos Diego Ferreira tries to find stability in his career. To do this, the fighter needs to go through the dangerous Mateusz Rebecki.

Number 11 of straws (up to 52,1kg.), Tabatha Ricci also steps into the octagon under pressure for a victory. Coming from a defeat against Lupita Godinez, the Brazilian welcomes Tecia Pennington, who resumes her career a year after becoming a mother.