Feature Heavyweight Bout in the works for UFC 208 in Brooklyn by Kristine Haugsjaa December 14, 2016 Photo Credit: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com A heavyweight bout between Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis and Travis Browne is in the works for UFC 208 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on February 11th. The bout rumor was tweeted out Wednesday night by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. httpss://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/809248751277608960 “The Black Beast” (17-4-1 NC) is coming off a 4th round TKO victory over Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC Fight Night 102 in Albany, NY on December 9th. Browne (18-5-1) is 2-4 in his last six fights, most recently coming up short on an unanimous decision loss to former UFC Heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum at UFC 203 in September. The UFC has yet to make the official announcement for the bout. Post Views: 1,238 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Kristine Haugsjaa Kristine is a Managing Editor for DoubleGSports.com as well as UFC/MMA Lead Writer. She also hosts a column known as Fighting Words. Latest posts by Kristine Haugsjaa (see all) NJ’s Chookagian makes flyweight debut at UFC Charlotte - November 7, 2017 Fighting Words: Bellator is Giving Hardy the Credit She Deserves - October 20, 2017 Frankie Edgar to face Champion Max Holloway at UFC 218 - October 3, 2017 Boxing’s Amanda Serrano heading to MMA - September 21, 2017 Related TopicsDerrick Lewistravis browneufcufc 208UFC Brooklyn Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 More in Feature You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) On the 113th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... After Impressive Performance, Randy Brown Added to UFC 208 in Brooklyn Undefeated Local Boxers Featured on Showtime Card at Barclays Center in January
