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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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UFC Beijing Results: Blaydes vs. Ngannou

Tonight (Sat. November 24, 2018) the UFC is in Beijing, China with a great mixed martial arts (MMA) event on deck. In the main event, Curtis Blaydes and Francis Ngannou will go to war inside the Octagon. The fight will be a rematch from their initial m…

Tonight (Sat. November 24, 2018) the UFC is in Beijing, China with a great mixed martial arts (MMA) event on deck. In the main event, Curtis Blaydes and Francis Ngannou will go to war inside the Octagon. The fight will be a rematch from their initial meeting in 2016. Ngannou defeated Blaydes via second-round doctor’s […]

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Betting Odds For UFC Beijing: Is Curtis Blaydes Favored In Rematch?

Final betting odds are in.

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The final UFC Beijing betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion.

UFC Beijing (also known as UFC Fight Night 141) is here, and it goes down this Saturday (November 24, 2018) from the Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China. The main card will air on UFC’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 6:30 a.m. ET. The preliminary card will also air on Fight Pass at 3:15 a.m. ET.

Curtis Blaydes vs. Francis Ngannou in a heavyweight bout will serve as the headliner. Alistair Overeem vs. Sergey Pavlovich in a heavyweight bout will serve as the co-headliner.

Round out the four bout main card is Song Yadong vs. Vince Morales in a bantamweight bout, and Li Jingliang vs. David Zawada in a welterweight bout. Kenan Song vs. Alex Morono in a welterweight bout will headline the preliminary portion of the card.

According to oddsmakers, Blaydes is a -240 favorite over Ngannou, who is a +200 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Overeem being a +105 underdog against Pavlovich, who is a -125 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6:30 a.m. ET)

Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes (-240) vs. Francis Ngannou (+200)

Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem (+105) vs. Sergey Pavlovich (-125)

Bantamweight: Song Yadong (-525) vs. Vince Morales (+415)

Welterweight: Li Jingliang (-185) vs. David Zawada (+160)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/3:15 a.m. ET)

Welterweight: Kenan Song (-120) vs. Alex Morono (+100)

Female Flyweight: Wu Yanan (+325) vs. Lauren Mueller (-400)

Heavyweight: Hu Yaozong (-115) vs. Rashad Coulter (-105)

Strawweight: Jessica Aguilar (+425) vs. Weili Zhang (-550)

Strawweight: Xiaonan Yan (-525) vs. Syuri Kondo (+415)

Middleweight: Kevin Holland (-550) vs. John Phillips (+425)

Bantamweight: Su Mukerji (-185) vs. Louis Smolka (+160)

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Curtis Blaydes Compares His Relentless Pace and Fighting Style to Cain Velasquez

Curtis Blaydes might not be the most dangerous striker in the UFC nor is he the best wrestler to ever compete inside the Octagon but none of that really matters to the No. 3 ranked heavyweight The 6-foot-4 behemoth has been mauling the competition in t…

Curtis Blaydes might not be the most dangerous striker in the UFC nor is he the best wrestler to ever compete inside the Octagon but none of that really matters to the No. 3 ranked heavyweight The 6-foot-4 behemoth has been mauling the competition in the UFC for his past six fights and he hopes […]

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Curtis Blaydes Reveals Lofty Goals If He Wins At UFC Beijing

Curtis Blaydes has two things in mind that he wants to happen should he win at UFC Beijing.

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Curtis Blaydes reveals his lofty goals should he get a win over former title contender Alistair Overeem in the headliner of UFC Beijing. This is a rematch between the two stars. Coming into this fight, Blaydes has won five straight since losing his UFC debut in April 2016.

While doing a recent interview with MMA Fighting, the rising contender stated that he doesn’t have a project in mind past this fight. However, he does think that he should get a crack at the UFC heavyweight title. That title is currently being held by Daniel Cormier. However, there’s a problem with that.

Cormier is expected to fight Brock Lesnar in the first quarter of 2019. Should that fight not take place then there’s a good chance that Cormier could fight Jon Jones for the third time. Coming into this fight, Blaydes understands the reality of the situation.

“I haven’t really tried to project past this fight because I did that previously with the Alistair Overeem fight. I projected, ‘Oh, I beat Alistair, then I should be going after the belt.’ Especially after I watched Derrick Lewis vs. Ngannou, I didn’t think either one of them, after the second round. I didn’t believe either one of them deserved the title shot.”

Once watching this fight between Derrick Lewis and Francis Ngannou at UFC 225, he just doesn’t see how they were the clear cut contenders. Obviously, Lewis got the title shot at UFC 230 and lost.

“Whoever won, I didn’t believe they deserved the title shot, so I was already in my head thinking I’m next. And then I get disappointed because I’m not next, so I just don’t want to do that to myself again. I’m just not going to project like that.”

Backup Plan

UFC Beijing (also known as UFC Fight Night 141) is set to take place on November 24, 2018, at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China. Blaydes does have a backup plan. If he doesn’t get the title shot right away, he wants to take on Miocic.

“I guess the plan would be to ask for Stipe,” Blaydes said. “If we get it, great, because if I beat him then there’s no denying me. But that’s only if he accepts the fight. If he doesn’t, I really don’t know. I’d have to talk to my manager, talk to my coaches, get their input and go from there. It’s just a weird situation to be in, like limbo.”

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Curtis Blaydes: I’m Gonna Treat Ngannou Like A Wounded Animal

A major narrative heading into the UFC Beijing is that Francis Ngannou is a man who is in a make-or-break situation when he steps into the Octagon with Curtis Blaydes. Someone whom many pegged at the beginning of the year as a potential 2018 Fighter of…

A major narrative heading into the UFC Beijing is that Francis Ngannou is a man who is in a make-or-break situation when he steps into the Octagon with Curtis Blaydes. Someone whom many pegged at the beginning of the year as a potential 2018 Fighter of the Year winner, Francis Ngannou has instead gone 0-2 […]

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