Avenging his sole Octagon loss tonight within the co-main occasion of UFC 304, interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall makes lightwork of perennial contender, Curtis Blaydes of their title rematch — stopping the Illinois native with a primary spherical TKO win through floor strikes in Manchester.
Aspinall, the present interim heavyweight titleholder, gained his spoils again in November of final yr at Madison Sq. Backyard, operating via Russian contender, Sergei Pavlovich with one other dominant opening spherical knockout win in New York.
And drawing heavyweight staple, Blaydes tonight after struggling a debilitating knee damage — leading to a TKO loss to the previous two years in the past, Tom Aspinall turned the primary fighter since Renan Barao to efficiently retain an interim crown.
Laying waste to Blaydes inside only a single minute in tonight’s co-headliner at UFC 304, Atherton native, Aspinall winged in with a looping straight shot — felling Blaydes to his again on the canvas, earlier than swarming and leaping on the previous, forcing him to stomach out and touchdown a TKO victory.
And within the speedy aftermath of his one-sided stoppage win, Aspinall as soon as extra referred to as for a title unification pairing in opposition to fellow heavyweight gold holder, Jon Jones — who is anticipated to tackle Stipe Miocic in the principle occasion of UFC 309 later this yr.
Under, catch the highlights from Tom Aspinall’s knockout win over Curtis Blaydes
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