The Real Winners and Losers from UFC Fight Night 141 and Liddell vs. Ortiz

Saturday was a long day for MMA fans. It started with UFC Fight Night 141, the company’s first visit to Beijing, China. For fans on the East Coast of the United States, the first fight went off at 3:15 am…

Saturday was a long day for MMA fans. It started with UFC Fight Night 141, the company’s first visit to Beijing, China. For fans on the East Coast of the United States, the first fight went off at 3:15 am…

Curtis Blaydes Speaks On UFC Beijing Loss

UFC Beijing didn’t end well for Curtis Blaydes, but “Razor” believes he can bounce back. Blaydes went one-on-one with Francis Ngannou in a rematch. In their first encounter, “The Predator” won the bout via doctor’s s…

UFC Beijing didn’t end well for Curtis Blaydes, but “Razor” believes he can bounce back. Blaydes went one-on-one with Francis Ngannou in a rematch. In their first encounter, “The Predator” won the bout via doctor’s stoppage. Many still picked Blaydes to win earlier this morning (Nov. 24) as Ngannou’s last two performances had the mixed […]

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Curtis Blaydes Reacts To UFC Beijing TKO Loss

Curtis Blaydes has given his first statement about losing to Francis Ngannou in today’s UFC Beijing headliner.

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Curtis Blaydes has responded to his devastating loss to someone who he knows quite well.

As seen in the headliner of UFC Beijing, Francis Ngannou TKO’d Blaydes in 44 seconds in the first round of this heavyweight slugfest. The fight went down today (November 24, 2018) at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China. UFC’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, aired the entire show.

This was a rematch between the two stars. Prior to this show, Blaydes had won four straight since losing his UFC debut to Ngannou in April 2016. He beat Daniel Omiela?czuk at UFC 213 by decision, Alexey Oleynik at UFC 217 by TKO, Mark Hunt by decision at UFC 221 and TKO’d Alistair Overeem at the UFC 225 pay-per-view event.

Coming into this fight, Blaydes thought that he should be next in line for the heavyweight title. Obviously, that won’t be happening in the near future.

Despite the fact that he initially protested the result, he made no excuses afterward. The prospect took to his official Twitter account after the fight where he offered the following statement:

“Took one on the chin tonight, I will be back with the same confidence #sometimesyourthenail #minorsetback #tooyoungtostopnow.”

In case you missed this fight, you can check out the highlights of this main event contest here.

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UFC Fight Night 141: Ngannou KOs Blaydes in 44 Seconds; Overeem KOs Pavlovich

UFC Fight Night 141 featured a thrilling main card, with three of the four fights ending via TKO, including two in the first round from Alistair Overeem and Francis Ngannou …

UFC Fight Night 141 featured a thrilling main card, with three of the four fights ending via TKO, including two in the first round from Alistair Overeem and Francis Ngannou …

Twitter Reacts To Francis Ngannou’s Thrashing Of Curtis Blaydes

Check out how the mixed martial arts (MMA) community reacted to Francis Ngannou’s thrashing of Curtis Blaydes at UFC Beijing.

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Earlier this morning (Sat. November 24, 2018) in Beijing, China, Francis Ngannou got back on the winning track in his UFC career.

Ngannou main evented UFC Beijing opposite Curtis Blaydes. This was a rematch from their initial fight back in 2016 where Ngannou finished Blaydes via second-round TKO by way of doctor’s stoppage. Blaydes had an opportunity to avenge the loss, but came up short.

Right out the gate, Ngannou landed a shot that wobbled Blaydes badly. After “The Predator” smelled blood, he swarmed on Blaydes for the TKO finish. Now, Ngannou is hoping to string together a few wins in hopes of getting back to the UFC heavyweight title picture.

Check out how Twitter reacted to his victory here:

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UFC Beijing Results: Francis N’Gannou Stuns Curtis Blaydes

The world leader in mixed martial arts touches down in Beijing China for UFC Fight Night 141. Before the heavyweights go at it there’s a full night of fights. The main event of the evening is a rematch that will have a direct impact on the heavyweight title picture. The surging Curtis “Razor” Blaydes will […]

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The world leader in mixed martial arts touches down in Beijing China for UFC Fight Night 141. Before the heavyweights go at it there’s a full night of fights.

The main event of the evening is a rematch that will have a direct impact on the heavyweight title picture. The surging Curtis “Razor” Blaydes will take on the slumping Francis “The Predator” NGannou in a clash of top 5 UFC heavyweights.

Blaydes heads into this rematch riding a six-fight unbeaten streak. He most recently defeated Alistair Overeem at UFC 225 this past June.

As for NGannou, after beating Blaydes in their first meeting, “The Predator” went on a four-fight winning streak. Since then he has lost his last two fights in a row. The 32-year-old Cameroonian needs a win in a big way.

Round One

N’Gannou throws a hard leg kick to start. Blaydes goes for a takedown but N’Gannou stuffed it. N’Gannou lands a hard punch that sends Blaydes to the canvas. N’Gannou jumps all over Blaydes and lands a good 10 shots before the ref stops the fight.

  •  Francis N’Gannou defeats Curtis Blaydes via TKO at 25 seconds of round one

 

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