Curtis Blaydes stops Jailton Almeida in the 2nd round!
Listen, I said this was a bad fight for Almeida the first time they made it and that if you wanted a new contender, you were lucky it fell apart.
For as great as Almeida looked in that first round where he was taking Blaydes down repeatedly, he was not securing any position. Blaydes kept getting up. And it wasn't like Almeida was repeatedly shooting. He pressured Blaydes back and managed to get deep on a shot in the first. He shot again in the 2nd, against shooting from way too far out and from his knees basically and got stuffed. Blaydes hit him with an uppercut as he tried to reshoot on the takedown and get his head inside and then from there he was stuck. Blaydes rains down a bunch of hammerfist to the side of Almeida's head and it is over.
Blaydes might have lost to Pavlovich but he's got a "win" over Tom Aspinall. If Jones-Miocic both retire and they need a fight for Aspinall, have to think Blaydes in London as a "revenge" fight would be a move they'd consider.
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Sergei Pavlovich vs Curtis Blaydes (Preview + Betting Guide)
Every division has about, 3, or 4 guys, that float around The Champion. They're either one win away from a title shot, or they're sitting and waiting for The Champ to make a move. In the Welterweight division it's Gilbert Burns, Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington, and until last week Jorge "Gamebread" Masvidal, with Shavkat Rahkmonov, and Belal Muhammad looking in from the outside; one of them gets the shot, the other two fight eachother, and everyone else looks to make a statementin the cage, to cut a promo, hoping to get into this elite group. The Heavyweights are no different.
Last year it was Francis, Stipe, Gane, and Lewis at the top. Since then, Stipe has taken some time off, Francis left the promotion, vacating the belt, Gane lost two title fights, and Jon Jones entered the picture. Jon Jones, being who he is, got an immediate title shot, and put the whole division on notice. The man he beat, Cyril Gane retook his place as the Heavyweight division's Max Holloway. And Father Time finally knocked on Derrick Lewis's door in the form of a 6'4 Russian fighter named Sergei Pavlovich. Sergei is the scariest heavyweight we've seen since Francis, sparking everyone that steps in the cage with him (losing once to a veteran Overeem, in his first UFC fight). Curtis Blaydes, similar to Belal Muhammad, is, and has been, buzzing for a little while now. He beats good fighters, then loses to the cream of the crop, but always comes back against up and comers, and makes a run at the title. Blaydes, on a 3 fight win streak, is now 1 fight away from making a serious case for a title shot, and standing in his way is argueably his toughest test to date.
So does Curtis Blaydes get it done? Does he expose Pavlovich's gas tank? Wrestle him, drag him into deep waters, and beat another big Russian? No, Sergei knocks him out in the second round, then gets a fight with Cyril, for a shot at the title.
Guys, make no mistake, just because you haven't heard of him, doesn't make this guy any less of a monster. The UFC has this weird habit of only building up their top guys, and leaving everyone else to fend for scraps. And maybe, due to it's giant roster, and enormous reach, they have the ability to not only let a guy middle in obscurity, but eventually build him up in two fights, but Sergei is a freak ladies and gentleman. Curtis Blaydes is a tough matchup, and with notable finishes against Derrick Lewis, and Tai Tuivasa, Sergei is one good win away from getting that UFC push. A bonafide winner, with bricks in his fists, Sergei gets it done, and due to the fact that most bettors have no idea what they're talking about Sergei is +140 to win the fight, take it, and thank me later.
Another good bet, with solid odds, is the 'Under 0.5 Round', let me explain. Vegas has the 'Under 1.5 Rounds' at -145, meaning they expect the fight to end by the early second round. Sergei and Balydes round 1 finishes are their likeliest paths to victory at +325, and +250 respectively, so almost everything is pointing to a very early stoppage. All of Sergei's fights in the UFC have ended in the first round, he's sharp, strong, and I expect him to understand the problem he's facing, and know how to solve it. And on the off chance that Blaydes takes him down, and ground and pound finishes him early, you still cash. Good bet, if you want higher odds on something.
MY BET, is 'Pavlovich in Round 2' at +950. Vegas has 'Yes (Fight Completes 1 Full Round)' at -155, and 'Yes (Fight Completes 2 Full Rounds)' at +155, so the oddsmakers are expecting it to get out of the first, but not the second. Blaydes has done his homework, he wont come out to trade with Pavlovich early, and contrary to popular belief, I don't think Sergei gasses out like everyone expects him to. I can see a 2nd, or even 3rd round finsh, but based on the odds, and the likelihood of it being sooner, rather than later, i'm taking Sergei Pavlovich in the 2nd round. Let me also remind you that after fighting a good 1st Round against Derrick Lewis, Blaydes got knocked out shooting for a takedown in Round 2. Why would expect a more favorable outcome for the wrestler, if he's facing a much man?
If after reading all that, you're still on the Blaydes train, firstly you have to improve your reading comprehension skills.. But honestly, all jokes aside there is a universe in which Blaydes wins, and it's not pretty. If he wins it's gonna be long, and it's gonna be tedious, but he gets it done, and for those people, in that alternate, perverted universe, they should take 'Blaydes by decision' at +800. He wrestles Pav, tires him out, and takes the power out of his shots, forcing the Russian giant to go all 5 rounds, and most likely, if it goes 5 rounds, Blaydes wins. Thanks for reading.
-FreeHoneyy
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Curtis Blaydes isn't happy with Jones/Miocic delay because what it does to UFC heavyweight divison
Curtis Blaydes isn’t happy with Jones/Miocic delay because what it does to UFC heavyweight divison
Curtis Blaydes, a heavyweight contender in the UFC, has grown impatient with the holdup in Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic’s Octagon comebacks.
In the UFC, Jones and Miocic haven’t engaged in combat for a while. While Jones’ heavyweight debut has been anticipated for almost three years, Miocic hasn’t fought since surrendering his belt to Francis Ngannou at UFC 260.
Over the past year, there has been…
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UFC 299 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 6
Champion Sean O'Malley and opponent Marlon "Chito" Vera wrap up their weight cuts. Michael "Venom" Page gets a visit from Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson. Athletes make weight on Friday. Curtis Blaydes has lunch with his team before ceremonial weigh-ins.
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Sergei Pavlovich vs Curtis Blaydes
If Sergei Pavlovich (18-1) was anything other than Russian, I'd have to imagine the man would be a huge star. A big jacked heavyweight on a 6 fight win streak where he stopped all 6 opponents in the first round? Sounds like a star to me.
Pavlovich has KOed his way to an interim title fight that will likely be elevated to the actual heavyweight title when Jones and Stipe retire.
Pavlovich will take on the UK's Tom Aspinall (11-3) in the co-main event of UFC 295 this Saturday (Nov. 11) for the interim heavyweight title.
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Curtis Blaydes not impressed by Jailton Almeida’s grappling, addresses fight being placed on UFC 299 prelims
Curtis Blaydes absolutely wanted to face Jailton Almeida this past November but after struggling to heal an injury in the midst of a long training camp, he finally had to concede that fighting just wasn’t in his best interest.
It was a harsh lesson learned because Blaydes eventually realized that he would have gone into that matchup completely compromised beyond the typical bumps and bruises that…
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