Curtis Blaydes knocked out Chris Daukaus in the second round Saturday, then immediately called for an interim title shot as soon as June. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC) There were no takedown attempts. No thoughts of slow-playing it to try to wear down his opponent. It was toe-to-toe, power-to-power, man-to-man, for Curtis Blaydes on Saturday against a rising KO artist, Chris Daukaus, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The threat of the takedown from Blaydes was enough, as the former… Source link
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LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White arrived in the media tent a few moments before Curtis Blaydes on June 20. White was there to provide comments on the card that was headlined by Blaydes’ unanimous decision victory over Alexander Volkov. The show was stolen by a featherweight bout in the co-main event, when Josh Emmett outslugged Shane Burgos in a memorable brawl. Blaydes’ win over Volkov was clear, but certainly less aesthetically pleasing. The first question White was asked at the… Source link
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