UFC heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes needs to struggle the winner of the upcoming match between Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa subsequent.
Blaydes defeated Tom Aspinall via first-round TKO in the main event of UFC London after his opponent injured his knee. It was a disappointing finish to the struggle, however on paper, it’s a victory for Blaydes. Whereas an instantaneous rematch between the 2 heavyweight contenders can be best, Aspinall figures to be out for some time resulting from damage. And with Aspinall out, Blaydes needs to maneuver on and struggle another person.
Talking to the media on the UFC London post-fight press convention, Blaydes stated that he needs to maneuver on and struggle one other opponent subsequent. In Blaydes’ thoughts, the struggle that makes probably the most sense is taking over the winner of Gane vs. Tuivasa at UFC Paris subsequent. That’s as a result of he solely needs to struggle above him within the rankings as an alternative of behind him.
“I’m not risking my rating. I received the struggle. Heading into this struggle I envisioned the winner, which is me, the winner of this struggle can be preventing the winner of Tuivasa and Gane. So I’m not going to move up a chance to struggle these guys when it’s proper there to attend for Aspinall to heal and run it again. It doesn’t assist me with the rankings in any respect, staying lively. You don’t have to remain lively. You must beat extremely ranked opponents. I’m going to attend for the winner. I cannot be taking No. 8, No. 7 (or) No. 6 as a result of it doesn’t assist me. It helps them. I’m not seeking to give any handouts,” Blaydes stated (h/t BloodyElbow.com).
Will probably be attention-grabbing to see who the UFC matches Blaydes up with subsequent, however on paper, preventing the winner of Gane vs. Tuivasa definitely is smart.
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