With enterprise to take care of this weekend within the type of an interim heavyweight title battle, Curtis Blaydes has nonetheless claimed it’s doubtless a “smart move” for champion, Jon Jones to keep away from a bout with him forward of his UFC 304 return.
Blaydes, a perennial heavyweight contender, options in a title battle – albeit interim, for the primary time in his prolonged promotional tenure this weekend, co-headlining UFC 304.
Taking up former-foe, Tom Aspinall in a visit to enemy territory in Manchester, Blaydes appears to grab the interim crown in one other upset win – after a debilitating knee harm compelled a TKO win in favor of the latter again in July 2022 of their London important occasion battle.
And final outing, Blaydes turned again the surge of Brazilian contender, Jailton Almeida with a surprising collection of elbows on the Octagon fence while warding off a takedown, handing the Dana White’s Contender Collection product his first UFC defeat.
Curtis Blaydes quips Jon Jones is intelligent to keep away from battle with him
Hoping to place himself to a future battle with fellow veteran, Jones with an enormous upset win over Atherton favourite, Aspinall this weekend, Curtis Blaydes has claimed that whereas the Rochester native has a UFC 309 return of his personal lined up for Madison Sq. Backyard in November in opposition to Stipe Miocic, it’s doubtless intelligent for him to keep away from a showdown.
“I wasn’t stunned (that Gane vs. Jones was booked for UFC 285),” Curtis Blaydes instructed ESPN MMA. “I’ve been with the UFC for eight years now. Like, I get it,” Blaydes mentioned. “Advertising and marketing. He’s French, which suggests he brings in all of the followers over there. He has an aesthetically pleasing model. Lots of people don’t like wrestling, so I get that. He does all the flowery karate stance and all that. It’s straightforward to market his highlights versus the highlights that I’ve.
“Additionally, I believe they requested Jon and have been most likely like, ‘Jon, do you wanna go in opposition to this man who doesn’t know the right way to wrestle? Or this man, who is aware of the right way to wrestle?’ I believe he did the enterprise, smart move,” Blaydes continued. “I’m a more durable battle for him than Gane; I believe plenty of guys are a more durable battle for him than Gane.”
Over the course of his Octagon tenure, Illinois native has turned in eye-catching wins over the likes of Mark Hunt, Alistair Overeem, Junior dos Santos, Alexander Volkov, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, in addition to the above-mentioned Aspinall and Almeida.
Who would you choose to win in a future matchup: Curtis Blaydes or Jon Jones?
