Jon Jones’ UFC Return Thrown in Doubt as Curtis Blaydes Calls for Interim Title Shot Against Ciryl Gane After Brutal Knockout

Curtis Blaydes reminded the heavyweight division of his presence as one of the title contenders with a clean knockout of Chris Daukaus at UFC Columbus.

Chris Daukaus walked into the cage in his second straight UFC main event versus grappling elite Curtis Blaydes at UFC Columbus. Both the heavyweights being on the lookout for a shot at the prestigious ‘Baddest Man On the Planet’ maker strap in the heavyweight gold of the UFC.

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The first round started with both of the UFC heavyweights proceeding cautiously with their stand-up game, a style that favors the precision striker in Daukaus. However, Blaydes may have taken the upper hand in the round. The first round ended with an unintentional eye poke by Blaydes, prompting referee Herb Dean to check on the Philadelphian.

But all the speculations ended as Curtis Blaydes came into the second round with clear intentions and knocked out Daukaus with a clean right hand. Then he finished the former police officer with ground and pound as referee Herb Dean stopped the fight.

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‘Razor’ was quick to call for an interim title shot against the Frenchman Ciryl Gane as soon as he was handed the mic at UFC Columbus – “I’m thinking I deserve an interim title shot against Gane. I want next.”

Should UFC proceed with this, that may put a dent to the fans’ hopes of seeing Jon Jones make his return in the Heavyweight division.

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