Curtis Blaydes
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Curtis Blaydes rocks Chris Daukaus with an unimaginable knockout at UFC Columbus.
UFC heavyweight Curtis Blaydes has been recognized to be an elite wrestler, nevertheless it was his vastly-improved boxing that proved to be the distinction towards Chris Daukaus at UFC Columbus.
Blaydes and Daukaus had a back-and-forth Spherical 1, with each fighters discovering their timing on the toes. Blaydes, to the shock of many, didn’t try a single takedown within the opening minutes.
After out-pacing Daukaus in Spherical 1 along with his putting, Blaydes saved the stress on in Spherical 2. He landed a giant proper hand that landed flush on Daukaus’ chin, sending Daukaus collapsing to the mat earlier than touchdown some vicious ground-and-pound for the end.
This was Blaydes’ first TKO end since his win over former UFC champion Junior dos Santos in 2020.
Curtis Blaydes referred to as for an interim title shot following his win
Blaydes got here into UFC Columbus having gained 5 of his final six, along with his lone defeat coming by knockout to Derrick Lewis in Feb. 2021. He rebounded in a giant means in his final battle with a dominant unanimous choice victory over Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 266.
Blaydes has been a mainstay within the UFC heavyweight title image since he earned wins over prime contenders corresponding to Alistair Overeem, Mark Hunt, and Dos Santos earlier in his profession.
Daukaus was preventing in his second-straight UFC predominant occasion after falling to Lewis final December. Earlier than that, he had gained his first 4 matchups within the UFC over the likes of Aleksei Oleinik and Shamil Abdurakhimov.
The victory over Daukaus places Blaydes within the thick of issues within the heavyweight title dialogue. Francis Ngannou will miss 9 months after present process knee surgical procedure, which may open the door for an interim title bout later this 12 months.
