Curtis Blaydes added a beautiful second-round knockout victory to his record over Chris Daukaus this past Saturday night, and this was definitely the most exciting bout on this card.
Blaydes continues to impress us fight fans whenever he is inside the octagon. So in highlight of his victory, read below for my UFC recap of Curtis Blaydes vs. Chris Daukaus.
Curtis Blaydes vs. Chris Daukaus
UFC Heavyweight Bout – Main Event
The UFC odds for this matchup were Curtis Blaydes -450 and Chris Daukaus +325 at your top-rated sportsbooks at BMR. Now, the odds clearly spoke for themselves.
In my UFC prediction, I envisioned Daukaus trying to finish the fight in the first round. The deeper the fight went, the more likely I saw Blaydes bringing the fight to the ground or even finishing Daukaus on the feet.
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Let’s just say Blaydes did not even attempt to bring the fight to the ground.
Recap
Anyway, Round 1 – Daukaus was connecting with this right; a jab from Blaydes. They both were keeping a slow pace as if they were staying cautious of each other’s knockout power.
Blaydes then connects with a nasty left kick and a right; Daukaus aims to counter but misses. The two exchanged strikes and Blaydes was really utilizing those leg kicks to wear on Daukaus but Daukaus continued to try to apply pressure.
Towards the end of round 1, Daukaus landed an eye poke on Blaydes. They restarted and fought until the horn. I gave Blaydes the first round.
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Final Round
Round 2 – Curtis Blaydes entered this round hot with a huge right hand that immediately dropped Daukaus! Blaydes gets on top and lands bombs to finish him!
What a quick and crazy round!
Curtis Blaydes defeated Chris Daukaus via T/KO at 0:17 in Round 2.
Closing Remarks and What’s Next?
Curtis Blaydes now wants an interim title shot against Ciryl Gane after his victory over Chris Daukaus. In his post-fight interview, he stated he is ready anytime during the summer.
Up next in the UFC, we have a spectacular card for UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. the Korean Zombie on Saturday, April 9th at the Jacksonville Arena.
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This is a spectacular card in many ways; in the co-main, Aljamain Sterling will be making his first title defense and also a rematch against Petr Yan. To refresh everyone’s memories, in their first bout, Yan was disqualified for an illegal knee. Now, the two will square things off, hopefully, fair and square.
Here is the main card for UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. the Korean Zombie from top to bottom:
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