Curtis Blaydes considers his upcoming interim heavyweight title fight against Tom Aspinall at UFC 304 the real title fight in the division.
in a short-notice title fight at UFC 295 and has since been calling for a unification bout against Jones. However, Jones remains adamant on returning to action against Miocic, who hasn’t fought in over three years. With both Jones and Miocic also teasing retirement after their planned bout, Blaydes doesn’t consider the potential matchup a legitimate title fight.
Blaydes has previously admitted that Aspinall should ideally have been fighting Jones in a title unifier instead of defending his interim strap. However, Blaydes considers his upcoming bout against “Honey Badger” the real title fight at heavyweight. For the perennially elite contender, the booking is reward of all the small decisions he made over the course of the last decade.. “I do believe this is the real title fight. That’s how I’m approaching it.
While Blaydes doesn’t outright predict that Aspinall beats Jones in a potential fight, he certainly believes the Brit has the necessary skills to do so. “I’m not gonna say a definitive yes, but I believe he has the tools,” Blaydes said. “When Jon fought OSP in there with Tom or went in there with [Belal Muhammad 'Smelled Fear' While Sharing Elevator with Leon Edwards’ TeamFrancis Ngannou: PFL Targeting Debut vs. Renan Ferreira for Saudi Arabia in October'Patchy' Mix to Defend Bantamweight Title vs. Leandro Higo at Bellator Paris on Nov.
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