Curtis Blaydes Shoots Down Waiting For Tom Aspinall Rematch

July 24, 2022 at 1:24 PM
UFC News
3 min read
589 views
3,125 likes
Curtis Blaydes Shoots Down Waiting For Tom Aspinall Rematch

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.
Advertisement

Tags

Curtis Blaydes Tom Aspinall UFC UFC London
Published on July 24, 2022 at 1:24 PM

Related News & Articles

UFC Fight Night 231: Almeida vs. Lewis Fight Card: Preview, Date & Location, Tickets, Start Time UFC News
views

UFC Fight Night 231: Almeida vs. Lewis Fight Card: Preview, Date & Location, Tickets, Start Time

Here is the full fight card and everything you need to know about UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis (also known as UFC Fight Night 231 and UFC on ESPN+ 89) which will take place on November 4, 2023, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. ## The event is expected to be headlined by a Heavyweight bout between Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis. The event was originally expected to be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and Jailton Almeida. Plush, a Welterweight bout between Gabriel Bonfim and Nicolas Dalby is expected to co-headline the event. ## UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis Main card (ESPN+) Weight class Odds Round Time Notes Heavyweight Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis Welterweight Gabriel Bonfim vs. Nicolas Dalby Heavyweight Rodrigo Nascimento vs. Don'Tale Mayes Middleweight Caio Borralho vs. Abus Magomedov Middleweight Rodolfo Vieira vs. Armen Petrosyan Lightweight Ismael Bonfim vs. Vinc Pichel Preliminary Card (ESPN+) Lightweight Elves Brener vs. Esteban Ribovics Bantamweight Victor Hugo vs. Daniel Marcos Welterweight Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov Light Heavyweight Vitor Petrino vs. Modestas Bukauskas Women's Strawweight Angela Hill vs. Denise Gomes Featherweight Lucas Alexander vs. David Onama Women's Strawweight Eduarda Moura vs. Montserrat Ruiz Lightweight Kauê Fernandes vs. Marc Diakiese ## UFC Fight Night 231: Almeida vs. Lewis Start Time ## The entire card will stream exclusively on ESPN+ in English and Spanish with the prelims beginning at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT followed by the main card at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. ## UFC Fight Night 231: Almeida vs. Lewis Tickets ## CLICK HERE TO, BUY TICKETS! ## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk...

Curtis Blaydes Shoots Down Waiting For Tom Aspinall Rematch UFC News
views

Curtis Blaydes Shoots Down Waiting For Tom Aspinall Rematch

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.

UFC London Results: Curtis Blaydes Vs. Tom Aspinall Full Fight & Winner UFC News
views

UFC London Results: Curtis Blaydes Vs. Tom Aspinall Full Fight & Winner

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.

UFC Fight Night: 205 Betting Odds & Predictions UFC News
views

UFC Fight Night: 205 Betting Odds & Predictions

Here are the full match card and everything you need to know about UFC Fight Night 205. The event is set to take place on March 26, 2022, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, United States. ## The event was scheduled to be headlined by A Light Heavyweight bout between Jan Błachowicz and Aleksandar Rakić. However, in late January, Błachowicz withdrew due to an injury and the bout is now expected to be rescheduled for a future event. ## A welterweight bout between Matt Brown and Bryan Barberena was expected to take place at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo in last December, but Brown was removed from the contest due to testing positive for COVID-19. They are now expected to meet at this event. ## Lerone Murphy and Nate Landwehr were expected to meet in a featherweight bout. However, Murphy withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by David Onama. In turn, Landwehr had to pull out of the bout and the bout was scrapped. ## UFC Fight Night 205 Betting Odds ## Curtis Blaydes [-475] Vs. Christopher Daukaus[+350]## Joanne Calderwood [+215] Vs. Alexa Grasso[-265]## Kai Kara-France [+320] Vs. Askar Askarov[-425] ## Matt Brown [-115] Vs. Bryan Barberena[-105]## Alexey Oleinik [+180] VS. Ilir Latifi[-220]## Manon Fiorot [-450] VS. Jennifer Maia[+340] ## Sara McMann [+185] VS. Karol Rosa[-225]## Chris Gutierrez [+115] VS. Danaa Batgerel[-135]## David Dvorak [-120] VS. Matheus Nicolau[100]## Neil Magny [-275] VS. Max Griffin[+220]## Viecheslav Borshchev [-145] VS. Marc Diakiese[+125]## Aliaskhab Khizriev [-1125] VA. Denis Tiuliulin[+700]## Luis Saldana [-110] VS. Bruno Souza[+130] ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.

UFC 266 Results: Curtis Blaydes vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik Full Fight & Winner UFC News
views

UFC 266 Results: Curtis Blaydes vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik Full Fight & Winner

Here is the full fight recap and video highlight for Curtis Blaydes vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik which takes place on September 25, 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ## Curtis Blaydes vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik Video Highlights ## Desde el inicio del round mostrando poder @JairRozenstruik #UFC266 pic.twitter.com/xzBFbIJnHE— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) September 26, 2021 ## That is career takedown 6️⃣0️⃣ for @RazorBlaydes265, extending his UFC heavyweight record 🤼‍♂️[ #UFC266 | TUNE IN NOW | Live on ESPN+ PPV: https://t.co/2qE0lEEWLu ] pic.twitter.com/iyx9AqqkXN— UFC (@ufc) September 26, 2021 ## Side control for Blaydes who lands hard knees to the body, trying to get his right hand free to drop big elbows. He does but Rozenstruik is looking to stand back up. Blaydes lands a bunch of right hands and knees to the thigh. #UFC266— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) September 26, 2021 ## Rozenstruik is back to the feet and gets separation. Big moment for the ATT standout. Blaydes lands a jab and a short leg kick. #UFC266— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) September 26, 2021 ## Leg kick from Blaydes followed by a pair of jabs. Final minute of the round and Rozenstruik catches a kick and lands a thunderous right hand to the back (yes) of Blaydes. #UFC266— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) September 26, 2021 ## Jab lands from Blaydes and Rozenstruik tries to explode forward, but to no avail at the end of the round. #UFC266— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) September 26, 2021 ## Rozenstruik looks to be talking a little bit to start the second and he lands a shot to the body. Blaydes answers with a jab. #UFC266— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) September 26, 2021 ## Inside left kick from Blaydes and the crowd is not thrilled with the action at the moment. Blaydes with a leg kick and another jab. #UFC266— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) September 26, 2021 ## Big left hand from Rozenstruik. Blaydes tries to shoot and Rozenstruik stuffs it easily. Halfway through the round and Rozenstruik is looking to land a big counter shot. #UFC266— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) September 26, 2021 ## Rozenstruik with a counter left hand and the boo birds continue to chirp before a land and a jumping knee attempt leads to a takwdown from Blaydes in the final minute. #UFC266— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) September 26, 2021 ## Blaydes on top, short shots from Blaydes to end the round. How did you score that one? #UFC266— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) September 26, 2021 ## Winnner: Curtis Blaydes (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) defeats Jairzinho Rozenstruik by Unanimous Decision ## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk.

UFC Vegas 19 Result: Derrick Lewis Vs. Curtis Blaydes Full Fight, Winner UFC News
views

UFC Vegas 19 Result: Derrick Lewis Vs. Curtis Blaydes Full Fight, Winner

Derrick Lewis wins via vicious knockout in the second round with a Brutal uppercut And then he hits him with the DX chop afterward.## First Round: The first round of the main event bout kicks off, Curtis Blaydes landed an Inside low leg kick. 90 seconds to go in round 1.## Curtis Blaydes with A huge uppercut followed by a flying knee to the body against the fence. Curtis Blaydes pummeled Lewis around as the round ended here.## Second Round: The second round comes up, the referee stopped the fight for a short while and warned Lewis to keep his fingers up. Lewis landed some significant strikes.## ...Unbelievable Lewis with a shocking Uppercut right on the chin as Curtis Blaydes went down. Lewis with three extra heavy shots as the referee stopped the fight.## OMG!!! 💥@TheBeast_UFC does it again! #UFCVegas19 pic.twitter.com/hUpgHRGgFS— UFC (@ufc) February 21, 2021 ## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Updates...