Derrick Lewis has been targeted as the replacement opponent for Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC Fight Night in Zagreb on April 10.
Multiple outlets have confirmed the heavyweight pairing following an initial report from MMAJunkie.com. The UFC has yet to officially confirm the matchup. Gonzaga was initially scheduled to face Ruslan Magomedov, but the Dagestani fighter announced his withdrawal due to a knee injury earlier this week.
Lewis has won three of his last four Octagon appearances, including a first-round technical knockout of Damian Grabowski in his most recent outing at UFC Fight Night “Hendricks vs.