Curtis Blaydes rose to the occasion and beat a former UFC champ for the first time on Saturday when he stopped Junior Dos Santos . Despite landing no takedowns in the fight, Blaydes (13-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC), a wrestling specialist, got the victory against Dos Santos (21-7 MMA, 15-6 UFC) by landing a massive bomb on the feet in the second round to set up the TKO. “I feel great,” Blaydes said in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “Going against a guy like Junior, a legitimate legend, one of the OGs of the sport, was an honor. But to get the W in the main event, with the way I did, I couldn’t be happier.” The heavyweight bout was the UFC on ESPN+ 24 main event at PNC Arena. It streamed on ESPN+.
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UFC on ESPN+ 24 results: Curtis Blaydes TKOs Junior Dos Santos despite no takedowns – MMA Junkie