Curtis Blaydes tried to battle through some injuries to make UFC Fight Night 231, but ultimately he decided to withdraw. Blaydes (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) was forced out of his Nov. 4 headliner vs. Jailton Almeida (19-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. Former title challenger Derrick Lewis (27-11 MMA, 18-9 UFC) will step in as a replacement . Blaydes released a statement on his Facebook page to explain that he couldn’t overcome the injuries he was dealing with during camp
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