Curtis Blaydes has shared the octagon before with UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall before – but not really.
When they first met in July 2022, all it took was one leg kick gone wrong from Aspinall to suffer a serious fight-ending knee injury in just 15 seconds. Two years later, Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Blaydes (18-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) are set to meet in the UFC 304 main event on July 27 at Co-Op Live in Manchester, England.
And far as Blaydes is concerned, it’s only right that they’ll face off for UFC gold.
