Curtis Blaydes

UFC 299 medical suspensions: Sean O’Malley among 5 fighters suspended indefinitely for injuries

Saturday’s UFC pay-per-view event in Miami was full of action-packed fights — and injuries, too. UFC 299 took place at Kaseya Center and featured 14 bouts and 28 fighters. Five of those fighters were handed indefinite medical suspensions as a result of injuries sustained in their bouts. Fourteen more...

Curtis Blaydes: Ciryl Gane ‘missed that bus,’ only wants rematch against UFC interim champ Tom Aspinall

MIAMI – Curtis Blaydes wants nothing to do with former UFC interim heavyweight champ Ciryl Gane, but is all in on the fighter currently holding a piece of the title. Blaydes returned to the win column by scoring a second-round hammerfist finish of Jailton Almeida at UFC 299 at...

5 biggest takeaways from UFC 299: Time for Sean O’Malley to do right by bantamweight division

What mattered most at UFC 299 at Kaseya Center in Miami? Here are a few post-fight musings. * * * *

Curtis Blaydes explains why UFC 299 opponent Jailton Almeida is ‘like a heavyweight version of Demian Maia’

MIAMI – Curtis Blaydes understands the comparisons between him and UFC 299 opponent Jailton Almeida, but he thinks the similarities end outside of the grappling department. “That’s the beauty of being multifaceted,” Blaydes told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday. “I don’t have one...

UFC 299 pre-event facts: Inside the numbers of stacked Miami lineup

The final event in the 200s-era of numbered UFC cards goes down Saturday at UFC 299, and the event from Kaseya Center (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) is one of the most stacked in recent memory. A lineup filled with a plethora of former title challengers, top-ranked contenders and more, is...

Matchup Roundup: New UFC fights announced in the past week (Dec. 11-17)

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might...

Curtis Blaydes expected Tom Aspinall to beat Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 – but not like that

Curtis Blaydes thinks Sergei Pavlovich gave Tom Aspinall too much space to work. Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) knocked out Pavlovich (18-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in 69 seconds to claim the interim heavyweight title at UFC 295. Aspinall’s lone octagon loss came to Blaydes by TKO in July 2022,...

Jailton Almeida vs. Curtis Blaydes in the works to headline UFC event in Sao Paulo

A UFC heavyweight bout between contenders is in the works. Curtis Blaydes vs. Jailton Almeida is the promotion’s targeted main event for a UFC Fight Night event expected to take place Nov. 4 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie that...

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