Curtis Blaydes has taken a close look at the landscape of the UFC heavyweight division, and he sees Ciryl Gane as the obvious frontrunner for his next fight. Blaydes, No. 5 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie heavyweight rankings , took to social media on Monday and expressed his desire to clash with No. 3-ranked Gane sometime this year, summing the pairing up as “logical” (via Instagram ): View this post on Instagram A post shared by Curtis Blaydes (@razorblaydes265) This has to be the next logical matchup for the both of us @ufc #makessense #dancepartner #heavyweight #contenders Blaydes (15-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) has won five of his past six fights and is coming off a dominant decision win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 266 this past September. Over the course of his UFC tenure, Blaydes has only suffered losses to Derrick Lewis and current heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou
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Curtis Blaydes calls out Ciryl Gane for ‘logical matchup’ of UFC heavyweights – MMA Junkie