LAS VEGAS — There is little question that Curtis Blaydes has done enough at this point in his career to have earned a shot at the UFC heavyweight title. He's 17-3 with 12 KOs heading into the main event of UFC Vegas 71 on Saturday at Apex against third-ranked Sergei Pavlovich.
Blaydes has wins over Alistair Overeem, Junior dos Santos, Alexander Volkov and Tom Aspinall. His only losses were twice by KO to ex-heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and KO king Derrick Lewis.
During the fight, Blaydes took Volkov down and just held him there for long stretches. The fight was mostly a yawner, even if the strategy was effective for Blaydes. It got him a win, but earned him plenty of enmity from White that night. Aspinall is back training and if he wins a fight in the second half of the year, he could leapfrog Blaydes if Blaydes wins but doesn't look good against Pavlovich.
You have to know the room when you're speaking publicly, and while White wasn't in attendance, he's very much aware of what Blaydes said and what his intentions are.
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