Curtis Blaydes landed a stiff jab to open his UFC 304 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main occasion towards interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall final weekend in Manchester, however as an alternative of staying affected person and constructing on his offense, “Razor” obtained grasping.
It value him the combat — and the possibility to usurp the substitute strap.
“Sorry guys, I obtained grasping once I touched him early and threw out the superb gameplan that my coaches Vinnie Lopez and Cody Donovan got here up with that might’ve labored, I’m positive of it,” Blaydes wrote on Fb. “No excuses. Tom was on level tonight. I do know this isn’t the top of my journey however dammit, I do know I’m higher than tonight’s efficiency. I recognize all of the assist, actually it’s been a watch opening expertise to have so many individuals rocking with me.”
Aspinall avenged his earlier loss to “Razor” at UFC London in summer time 2022.
Blaydes is presently ranked No. 4 within the 265-pound division and is unlikely to lose any floor when the up to date rankings are launched later this week. The 33 year-old heavyweight drops to 18-5 (1 NC) together with his UFC 304 loss to the “Honey Badger.”
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