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Curtis Blaydes Responds To Justin Willis’ Trash Talk Ahead Of UFC Nashville

Curtis Blaydes doesn’t appear to be fazed by Justin Willis’ trash talk. Blaydes and Willis are set to collide inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The action will take place this Saturday night (March 23). It’ll be fe…

Curtis Blaydes doesn’t appear to be fazed by Justin Willis’ trash talk. Blaydes and Willis are set to collide inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The action will take place this Saturday night (March 23). It’ll be featured on the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 6. Curtis Blaydes Likens Justin Willis To Colby […]

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Curtis Blaydes Gives Detailed Prediction for Justin Willis Bout

On March 23 at UFC Nashville, Curtis Blaydes will make his return to the Octagon when he faces up-and-coming heavyweight Justin Willis in the co-main event. Blaydes will be looking to bounce back from a major setback at UFC Beijing last November, where…

On March 23 at UFC Nashville, Curtis Blaydes will make his return to the Octagon when he faces up-and-coming heavyweight Justin Willis in the co-main event. Blaydes will be looking to bounce back from a major setback at UFC Beijing last November, where Blaydes lost to Ngannou for the second time in his career, only […]

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Curtis Blaydes Shows Empathy For Greg Hardy Over UFC Debut Incident

Curtis Blaydes shows some empathy for Greg Hardy for accidentally blasting Allen Crowder with an illegal knee strike to the head that ended his promotional debut. In the second round, referee Dan Miragliotta called it immediately after Crowder went down from the illegal knee to end the heavyweight showdown in the co-headliner. The UFC on […]

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Curtis Blaydes shows some empathy for Greg Hardy for accidentally blasting Allen Crowder with an illegal knee strike to the head that ended his promotional debut.

In the second round, referee Dan Miragliotta called it immediately after Crowder went down from the illegal knee to end the heavyweight showdown in the co-headliner. The UFC on ESPN+ 1 event down at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

In the eyes of top contender, he thinks that the former NFL star was expecting his opponent to pop up and it be a legal shot. That wasn’t the case, though, and the result was what it was.

“I don’t think his past transgressions had anything to do with what happened out there in the cage,” Blaydes told the “UFC Unfiltered” podcast (H/T to MMAJunkie). “I think he was super excited, because that was me. When I was an amateur, that was me – just in the cage swinging wildly, hitting guys in the back of the head because you’re just so amped up. It takes time to get used to fighting.”

“People don’t get you have to be calm and at the same time hyper-aggressive, which is a hard thing to do,” Blaydes said. “He threw that knee and I think he was expecting his opponent to pop up, and when he didn’t, he couldn’t stop the knee.”

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Several Fights Announced For UFC Nashville

Several fights have now been announced for UFC Nashville on March 23rd. The event will go down from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. A huge welterweight bout has already been confirmed as the night’s main event. Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will jump up to 170 pounds to face ex-title challenger Stephen […]

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Several fights have now been announced for UFC Nashville on March 23rd.

The event will go down from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. A huge welterweight bout has already been confirmed as the night’s main event. Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will jump up to 170 pounds to face ex-title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.

Now, we have a few more fights to pass along for the event (via MMA Fighting). UFC heavyweights Curtis Blaydes will face Justin Willis on the card. UFC strawweights Randa Markos and Angela Hill will also square off. Also, three flyweight bouts have also been announced. Those being Maycee Barber vs. JJ Aldrich, Alexis Davis vs. Jennifer Maia, and Jussier Formiga vs. Deiveson Figueiredo.

UFC Nashville will be airing on ESPN+. You can check out the full updated card below:

  • Stephen Thompson vs. Anthony Pettis
  • Curtis Blaydes vs. Justin Willis
  • Randa Markos vs. Angela Hill
  • Maycee Barber vs. JJ Aldrich
  • Alexis Davis vs. Jennifer Maia
  • Jussier Formiga vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

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Curtis Blaydes vs. Justin Willis in the Works for UFC Nashville

A heavyweight scrap is reportedly in the works for UFC Nashville, featuring two ranked heavyweights in Curtis Blaydes (#4) and Justin Willis (#10). FloCombat broke the news earlier this week, though the bout remains unofficial. Curtis Blaydes was recen…

A heavyweight scrap is reportedly in the works for UFC Nashville, featuring two ranked heavyweights in Curtis Blaydes (#4) and Justin Willis (#10). FloCombat broke the news earlier this week, though the bout remains unofficial. Curtis Blaydes was recently within striking distance of a potential world title opportunity heading towards the end of 2018 before […]

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Joe Rogan Dismisses Speculation Ngannou-Blaydes 2 Was Stopped Early

Joe Rogan dismisses any speculation that the rematch between Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes was stopped early this past weekend.

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Joe Rogan dismisses any speculation or theory that the headliner of UFC Beijing between Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes was stopped early. The longtime UFC color commentator talked about this topic on a recent episode of his podcast.

Ngannou TKO’d Blaydes in 44 seconds in the first round of this heavyweight slugfest in the main event of UFC Beijing. The event went down Saturday (November 24, 2018) at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China. UFC’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, aired the entire show. This marked a rematch between the two stars.

This was a rematch between the two stars. Coming into this fight, Blaydes had won four straight since losing his UFC debut to Ngannou in April 2016.

Following this fight, there were some people who thought that it was an early stoppage. However, Rogan disagrees with this theory and explained his take during a Fight Companion session.

“I don’t think it was an early stoppage,” Rogan said (H/T to MMANews). “It looks like it was almost an early stoppage, and then they let it go on, and then it was a decent stoppage. Didn’t it seem like at the beginning they were going to stop it [earlier]? The level of standup between them — I mean Curtis Blaydes is a good standup fighter but a really good wrestler. His wrestling stats are some of the best in the heavyweight division ever.”

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