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UFC Vegas 19 Weigh-In Results

BlaydesOriginally scheduled to field a fifteen fight card, featuring a whopping nine preliminary bouts — UFC Vegas 19 has been gutted to fourteen bouts, following a rather notable weight-cut mishap from featherweight, Rafael Alves.  Scheduled to matchup with Pat Sabatini in a 145-pound pairing, the Brazilian tipped the scales at 157.5-pounds for the matchup, a […]

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Originally scheduled to field a fifteen fight card, featuring a whopping nine preliminary bouts — UFC Vegas 19 has been gutted to fourteen bouts, following a rather notable weight-cut mishap from featherweight, Rafael Alves. 

Scheduled to matchup with Pat Sabatini in a 145-pound pairing, the Brazilian tipped the scales at 157.5-pounds for the matchup, a whole eleven and a half pounds beyond the featherweight limit. 

Also tipping the scales, bantamweight contender, Ketlen Vieira, who was fined twenty percent of her fight purse, as well as Drako Rodriguez, and Jared Gordon — giving up thirty percent of their respective fight purses.

Official for tomorrow night’s headliner, heavyweight contenders, Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis both successfully made weight below the 265-pound limit. 

Main Card:

Curtis Blaydes (259-pounds) vs. Derrick Lewis (263-pounds)

Ketlen Vieira (138) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (135.5-pounds)

Darrick Miner (146-pounds) vs. Charles Rosa (146-pounds)

Chris Daukaus (234-pounds) vs. Aleksei Oleinik (240-pounds)

Andrei Arlovski (249.5-pounds) vs. Tom Aspinall (244.5-pounds)

Preliminary Card:

Nassourdine Imavov (185.5-pounds) vs. Phil Hawes (185-pounds)

Danny Chavez (145-pounds) vs. Jared Gordon (150-pounds)

Drakkar Klose (156-pounds) vs. Luis Pena (155.5-pounds)

John Casteneda (136-pounds) vs. Eddie Wineland (135.5-pounds)

Julian Erosa (145.5-pounds) vs. Nate Landwehr (146-pounds)

Shana Dobson (126-pounds) vs. Casey O’Neill (125.5-pounds)

Drako Rodriguez (140.5-pounds) vs. Aiemann Zahabi (136-pounds)

Serghei Spivac (245-pounds) vs. Jared Vanderaa (265-pounds)

Jamall Emmers (145.5-pounds) vs. Chas Skelly (146-pounds)

UFC Vegas 19 Weigh-in Results: 4 Fighters Heavy, Including One Miss By Nearly 12 Pounds

The UFC is continuing to put on events every weekend as on February 20, UFC Vegas 19 goes down from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In the main event of the card, top-five heavyweight contenders collide as Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis finally fight. The…

The UFC is continuing to put on events every weekend as on February 20, UFC Vegas 19 goes down from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In the main event of the card, top-five heavyweight contenders collide as Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis finally fight. The two have been on a collision course and it’s […]

Derrick Lewis Plans To Send Curtis Blaydes To The ICU At UFC Vegas 19

Derrick Lewis has violent plans for Curtis Blaydes at UFC Vegas 19. In the main event of the card, Lewis and Blaydes will finally fight after years of the two seemingly being on a collision course with one another. It’s a classic striker vs grapp…

Derrick Lewis has violent plans for Curtis Blaydes at UFC Vegas 19. In the main event of the card, Lewis and Blaydes will finally fight after years of the two seemingly being on a collision course with one another. It’s a classic striker vs grappler matchup and one “The Black Beast” is looking forward to. […]

Curtis Blaydes Aware Jon Jones Will Leapfrog Him For Heavyweight Title Shot

Curtis Blaydes is well aware that he won’t get the next heavyweight title shot. In the main event of UFC Vegas 19, Blaydes and Derrick Lewis will finally share the Octagon with one another. It is a very intriguing matchup between two top-five hea…

Curtis Blaydes is well aware that he won’t get the next heavyweight title shot. In the main event of UFC Vegas 19, Blaydes and Derrick Lewis will finally share the Octagon with one another. It is a very intriguing matchup between two top-five heavyweights where many would think the winner would get a title shot. […]

Curtis Blaydes Fine With Jon Jones Getting Next Shot: ‘He’s Earned It’

BlaydesCurtis Blaydes has no qualms about Jon Jones getting the next heavyweight title shot. Blaydes is in title contention himself as he is on a four-fight winning streak and will be looking to make it five when he takes on Derrick Lewis at UFC Vegas 19 this weekend. However, UFC president Dana White has already […]

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Curtis Blaydes has no qualms about Jon Jones getting the next heavyweight title shot.

Blaydes is in title contention himself as he is on a four-fight winning streak and will be looking to make it five when he takes on Derrick Lewis at UFC Vegas 19 this weekend.

However, UFC president Dana White has already made it clear that Jones — who is moving up from light heavyweight — will face the winner of the upcoming title fight between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou.

And as far as Blaydes is concerned, “Bones” has earned the right to skip the line.

“I know that Jon is next. But essentially, on a scale of 1 to 10 (of how upset I am at that), I’m at like a 3,” Blaydes told MMA Junkie at a pre-fight news conference. “I get it. It’s business. Jon Jones puts asses in the seats. He’s a name.

“He’s earned it because they did it for (Israel Adesanya), also. Izzy is coming up to fight Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira is like (shrugs). So I get it. It’s cool.”

With a potential win over Lewis, Blaydes has no problem waiting to see how the title picture plays out. He also has no preference who he eventually faces for the heavyweight title.

“If I beat Ngannou (if he is champion when I get my shot), I’ve avenged it [my defeats to him],” Blaydes added. “If I beat Stipe, I’ve beaten the heavyweight GOAT. If I beat Jon Jones, I’ve beaten a GOAT. It’s a win-win-win.”

Of course, he needs to get past Lewis first who is currently on a three-fight winning streak and looking to get a title shot of his own.

What do you think of Blaydes’ comments?

Derrick Lewis Expects A Bloodbath Against Wrestling-Heavy Blaydes

Derrick Lewis has something to prove ahead of his UFC Vegas 19 clash with Curtis Blaydes, and he expects to do so with blood and gore. Curtis Blaydes has gone on record in stating that he does not think Derrick Lewis is fully committed to the sport of …

Derrick Lewis has something to prove ahead of his UFC Vegas 19 clash with Curtis Blaydes, and he expects to do so with blood and gore. Curtis Blaydes has gone on record in stating that he does not think Derrick Lewis is fully committed to the sport of MMA. Blaydes based this assessment on comments […]