Dustin Poirier has always been a good soldier for the UFC. For years, the American title hopeful fought the toughest competition the lightweight division had to offer.
Jailton Almeida is “mentally undefeated” in the UFC Heavyweight division. Call it what you want, the Brazilian prospect’s hype train came to a halt in his last fight at UFC 299 as Almeida was pulverized by a series of short punches from Curtis Blaydes, suffering his first official UFC loss.
This Saturday, the Octagon returns to New Jersey for UFC 302. In what looks like a return to form after a couple of weeks off and shallow card depth since UFC 300, the bout sheet provides some star power.
Tom Aspinall is slated to defend his interim heavyweight title against Curtis Blaydes. The fight is going to take place at UFC 304 which will take place in Manchester, England.
The UFC heavyweight division has yet to witness a title defense from the undisputed champion. Moreover, Curtis Blaydes is unconcerned about Jon Jones holding the title of UFC heavyweight champion.
Nearly two years to the day of their first matchup, Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall are set for a rematch at UFC 304 on July 27 in Manchester, England.
UFC 304 goes down in July from Manchester and today, Dana White announced some major fights that were added to the card including the main event featuring the rematch between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad.
Tom Aspinall, the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion, has said he will fight at UFC 304 in Manchester. Aspinall wants to stay active following his first-round KO win over Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 last November.
Tom Aspinall is open to rematching Curtis Blaydes following rumors of a UFC PPV in Manchester, England, this summer. Aspinall is currently the UFC Heavyweight Interim Champion, looking for a title shot against Jon Jones.
Tom Aspinall has made it clear that he prefers Curtis Blaydes as his next opponent over Ciryl Gane. Despite winning the UFC interim heavyweight title with a knockout over Sergei Pavlovich last November, Aspinall is currently in a bit of a fix regarding his next fight.
At UFC 299, heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes picked up another signature win to his lengthy The post VIDEO: Curtis Blaydes believes ‘mutual respect’ with Tom Aspinall could lead to a title fight rematch first appeared on MyMMANews.
This past Saturday night in the featured prelim of UFC 299, we saw a pivotal matchup in the heavyweight division. Curtis “Razor” Blaydes (18-4) returned to the octagon as he looked to be the first man inside the octagon to defeat top prospect Jailton Almeida (20-3).
Curtis Blaydes capitalized on an opponent’s overconfidence and lack of vision. The Elevation Fight Team standout reasserted himself in the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight division, as he took out Jailton Almeida with punches in the second round of their featured UFC 299 prelim on Saturday at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
Back in 2022, Curtis Blaydes scored a victory over Tom Aspinall. Fast-forward two years later and Aspinall holds the interim UFC heavyweight championship.
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight mainstay Curtis Blaydes has orbited the title picture, oscillating between exercising patience and staying active while other names rose and sank through the ranks.
Jailton Almeida will be going from a grappler to a striker on a month’s notice. Per Ag. Fight on Monday, Curtis Blaydes will no longer be competing in the headliner of UFC Sao Paulo, also known as UFC Fight Night 231.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has booked a headliner for a show five months from now. The UFC will be returning to Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 4 for a UFC Fight Night offering.
This past Saturday night in the headliner of UFC Vegas 71, we saw a massive fight in the heavyweight division. Top four contenders battled it out as Curtis “Razor” Blaydes (17-4, 1 NC) took on the surging Sergei Pavlovich (18-1).
Sergei Pavlovich knocked out Curtis Blaydes by punches just 3:08 into the bout in their heavyweight main event of UFC's Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday, giving the Russian his sixth consecutive opening round KO/TKO.
Born: Feb. 18, 1991 (Age: 32) in Naperville, Illinois Division: Heavyweight Height: 6’4” Reach: 80” Record: 17-3 (12-3 UFC) Association: Elevation Fight Team Stage of Career: Prime Summary: Blaydes is one of the very best heavyweight grapplers in the world and has a limited but highly effective striking game that is steadily improving.
The MMA world leader will be back in Las Vegas for their latest card headlined by a major matchup at heavyweight. In the UFC Vegas 71 main event, a pair of top-five talents in the UFC heavyweight rankings go to war when Curtis Blaydes and Sergei Pavlovich clash in a likely title eliminator.
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