After having his planned fight in Manila cancelled, Derrick Lewis will now headline the upcoming UFC Fight Night 102 event.
Officials recently announced that Lewis vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov will be the main event from Albany on December 9.
Lewis (16-4) has won four in a row, including a decision over Roy Nelson. He was slated to meet Marcin Tybura this past weekend before officials scrapped the event.
Abdurakhimov (17-3) is 5-1 over his last six, highlighted by a recent win over Walt Harris.
Several other bouts were announced for the card, which will be the second of the year from New York.
Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov
Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Hamilton
Bantamweight: Alajmain Sterling vs. Raphael Assuncao
Light Heavyweight: Patrick Cummins vs. Gian Villante
Middleweight: Oluwale Bamgbose vs. Joe Gigliotti
Welterweight: Charlie Ward vs. Randy Brown
Strawweight: Juliana Lima vs. Tatiana Suarez
Featherweight: Tiago Trator vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
Middleweight: Keith Berish vs. Ryan Janes
Light Heavyweight: Corey Anderson vs. Sean O’Connell
