CHICAGO – Curtis Blaydes will be paying careful attention to next month’s big UFC champion-vs.-champion fight. After all, he could very well fight the winner, especially in light of his big at Saturday’s UFC 225 event. In the featured FS1-televised preliminary-card bout at Chicago’s United Center, Blaydes (10-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) picked up a brutal third-round TKO victory after slicing fellow heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem (43-17 MMA, 8-6 UFC) with elbows. Blaydes, who entered UFC 225 as the No. 9 fighter in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA heavyweight rankings , will likely move up the ladder following his win over No
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