MIAMI – Curtis Blaydes needs nothing to do with former UFC interim heavyweight champ Ciryl Gane, however is all in on the fighter at present holding a bit of the title.
Blaydes returned to the win column by scoring a second-round hammerfist end of Jailton Almeida at UFC 299 at Kaseya Middle, and now has his sights set on a rematch with present interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.
Based on Blaydes, he already tried to make a struggle with Gane occur up to now, however it didn’t come collectively. So for “Razor,” it’s all about Aspinall proper now, and he’s keen to return to England to make it occur.
“I really feel such as you guys are attempting to edge me in direction of Gane. That’s not taking place,” Blaydes stated. “I requested for him already up to now. He missed that bus. So, if it’s not Aspinall, we’ll determine it out. I’m not going to make no concrete selections proper now, as a result of I don’t know what’s happening. … It’s ain’t going to be Gane, although. That’s a no.”
Ought to Aspinall resolve to attend for the winner of Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic, which is predicted to occur in some unspecified time in the future later in 2024, Blaydes might must reevaluate issues. Fortunately for him, it seems Aspinall is open to operating again their first struggle, which resulted in 15 seconds after the now-interim champion suffered a knee injury.
“Don’t gotta ask me twice. I’m in,” Aspinall wrote on X.
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