Have a look at Curtis Blaydes’ Rivalry With Francis Ngannou

Francis ‘The Predator’ Ngannou is likely one of the most dominant fighters within the UFC heavyweight division, and maybe on this planet. He has immense knockout energy, and a testomony to his capability is that his final 4 fights have been all first-round finishes, with solely Junior dos Santos crossing the one-minute mark within the battle.

Francis Ngannou’s final 4 fights mixed didn’t final one spherical. That’s unreal! Amongst these 4 wins was a win over fellow heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes. Blaydes was knocked out after 45 seconds, however he did declare that it was an early stoppage.

Ngannou caught him with an overhand proper that was so highly effective that it broke by Curtis’ defending hand and knocked him down. The battle was a foregone conclusion from thereon.

Francis Ngannou vs. Curtis Blaydes: The primary battle

The 2 had confronted off earlier of their careers earlier than. Blaydes and Ngannou fought at UFC Combat Evening 86: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos held in Zagreb, Croatia. This battle lasted longer than the second, however the final result was related. It was stopped due to a physician’s stoppage.

The match went on for 2 rounds, and Francis received it after Blaydes had a harmful lower above his eye, which didn’t permit him to proceed the battle.

Nevertheless, Blaydes has proven an unimaginable quantity of braveness by asking for a battle for a 3rd time. He believes that he may’ve gone on within the first battle, and equally, the second battle noticed an early stoppage, and Curtis stood as much as oppose the referee’s determination.

Each of them look to be on a collision course in direction of one another, as Francis is preventing for the belt and Curtis is preventing one other heavyweight Derrick Lewis in a possible No. 1 contender’s match. In the event that they each win their respective fights, then Blaydes would possibly get his want instantly.

Do you assume Blaydes can survive one other onslaught from ‘The Predator’?

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