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Curtis Blaydes -31 faced Tom Aspinall -29 on July 23, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 208, but the bout didn't go as Blaydes expected it to go. Curtis Blaydes was just as frustrated as everyone else following his win in UFC London’s main event, which ended in 15 seconds after Tom Aspinall suffered a knee injury. ## Although, Curtis Blaydes won the battle by technical knockout 15 seconds into the first round due to a knee injury, but showed up his fruition coming out of that sort of win. ## “I have no idea what happened,” Blaydes said at the UFC London post-fight press conference. “He landed the kick, I went to counter, he dropped. That’s all I know. “I’m frustrated. No one wants to win like that. I got the win, I hold my ranking, I get the money. But without a highlight, did it even happen? Did the fight even happen? Is this going to be in the news next week? Am I going to get an interview with Ariel Helwani? Am I going to be on YouTube? Am I going to gain 50,000 Instagram followers? No. So I’m disappointed about all of that, but nothing we can do about it now.” ## “Everyone was hyping up [Aspinall’s] speed. He’s not as fast as you guys make it seem to be,” Blaydes said. “I know it was only 15 seconds, but every exchange, he got touched. In a lot of his highlights, when he’s sparking these guys, it’s because they’re stagnant. They don’t move their feet, which is what I do. So I just don’t believe the hype. I don’t think he’s as fast as everyone thought he was. Obviously he’s also not as big as everyone made him out to be. I felt like I was bigger, more athletic, more explosive, and obviously, I think my bones are stronger, because he landed the kick on me and he ended up getting injured. ## “So I don’t know. It’s a weird night. Really hard to come up with witty answers with a win like that. It’s hard to be hyped up about it.” ## “I’m not risking my ranking [for an immediate rematch],” Blaydes said. “I won the fight. Heading into this fight, I envisioned the winner — which is me — would be fighting the winner of [Tai] Tuivasa and [Ciryl] Gane. So I’m not going to pass up an opportunity to fight those guys when it’s right there, to wait for Tom Aspinall to heal and run it back. ## “As long as I knock out the next guy, the hype’s back. MMA is like that. You could win four fights in a row, lose a fight, everyone says you suck. You could lose three in a row, win one, and you’re the greatest in the world. So the last fight’s the only one that matters.” ## H/T: MMA Fighting ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.

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The Liverpool sensation Paddy Pimblett will try to push his UFC record to 3-0 when he faces Jordan Leavitt in a featured lightweight bout. ## Jack Hermansson Vs. Chris Curtis will take place on July 23, 2022, at The O2 Arena in London, England. ## UFC London: Jack Hermansson Vs. Chris Curtis Full Fight ## Round First: Hermansson with a lot of kicks to start. Hermansson goes high with a kick that gets blocked. Hermansson lands an outside calf kick. Curtis finally steps in but Hermansson drops in on a single. He holds it and tries a tree top but Curtis pulls his leg out. ## Now Curtis showing a little more urgency to come forward and he lands a good body hook. Hermansson still chopping away with that outside low kick. Curtis trying to corner Hermansson but struggling. ## Round Second: Curtis lands a couple of punches as Hermansson steps in for a moment but he's back to the range kicking. This is a bad fight for him. Curtis lands a body shot but Hermansson moves again. Hermansson shoots a double but no real intent and Curtis stuffs it. He's chasing Hermansson now. ## Hermansson lands a head kick, but Curtis blocks, Hermansson fires shots and Curtis stumbles back to the fence! Curtis takes a bunch but he's finally able to pivot off! Hermansson lands a body kick though. Curtis needs to change things immediately if he wants any chance to win. ## Round Three: Hermansson comes out chopping the leg again. Curtis starting to open up some but Hermansson is not there to get hit too much. A low blow causes a break in the action but it's short-lived. ## Curtis finally gets Hermansson pinned down for a combo but Hermansson covers up and moves. Hermansson shoots but it's stuffed and now Curtis is fighting like he gives a crap and Hermansson is uncomfortable. Hermansson lands a big body kick though. Hermansson is staying disciplined and still kicking away. to the final horn. ## UFC London: Jack Hermansson Vs. Chris Curtis Winner ## Winner: Jack Hermansson def. Chris Curtis via Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.

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In the main event, veteran contender Curtis Blaydes will square off against Tom Aspinall in a heavyweight contest. Blaydes has won six of his past seven fights, while Aspinall is unbeaten in his five-fight UFC career. ## Curtis Blaydes Vs. Tom Aspinall will take place on July 23, 2022, at The O2 Arena in London, England. ## UFC London Results: Curtis Blaydes Vs. Tom Aspinall Full Fight ## Round First: Aspinall out in southpaw and Blaydes in orthodox. Aspinall pushes the paces immediately! Heavy shots but Blaydes lands some big kicks. ## Aspinall steps in for a leg kick and falls over! He blew his knew out. Oh my god what a terrible outcome. ## The #UFCLondon main event ends in a victory for @RazorBlaydes265 after an unfortunate knee injury to Tom Aspinall. pic.twitter.com/Ek5GsUIZEr— UFC (@ufc) July 23, 2022 ## UFC London Results: Curtis Blaydes Vs. Tom Aspinall Winner ## Winner: Curtis Blaydes def. Tom Aspinall via TKO (injury) - Round 1, 0:15 ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.

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UFC 280 is just getting better and better with soon-to-be added to the greatest matches list in UFC history. ## Over the weeks UFC has been adding up some of the finest fights. With new additions breaking out every day, It seems that UFC 280 might be the “it” card of the year. ## UFC 280 is set to take place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The event is headlined by two title fights: Charles Oliveira vs. Makhachev for the vacant lightweight belt and Aljamain Sterling vs. T.J. Dillashaw for Sterling’s bantamweight championship. ## Sean O’Malley, who appeared on DC & RC on Wednesday, he’ll be fighting former champion Petr Yan, joining the reigning champion Aljamain Sterling who will look to defend the title he took from Yan when he fights TJ Dillashaw. ## The fight will be the first non-title fight for Yan who lost his title due to a controversial DQ after illegally kneeing Sterling in the final moments of their fight. The belt went to Aljamain via default, despite Yan clearly on his way to a dominant decision win. Their rematch, another five-round affair saw Sterling defend the title via a controversial close decision. Plush, Top-ranked lightweights Beneil Dariush and Mateusz Gamrot are also set to collide in a pivotal bout. ## Check out the current UFC 280 Match Card ## Lightweight: Charles Oliveira Vs. Islam Makhachev ## Welterweight: Belal Muhammad Vs. Sean Brady## UFC Bantamweight Championship Bout: Aljamain Sterling (c) Vs. T.J. Dillashaw ## Bantamweight Bout: Petr Yan Vs. Sean O’Malley ## Lightweight Bout: Beneil Dariush Vs. Mateusz Gamrot ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.