This is the live blog for the UFC London heavyweight main event bout between Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall, taking place Saturday at the O2 Arena.
Blaydes, a former super-prospect at heavyweight is still a fixture in the top five. With wins over Alexander Volkov, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and Junior dos Santos just to name a few, “Razor” has been courting a title shot for years, only to come up just short. While a win over Aspinall likely won’t get him over the hump in that regard, a strong performance could put the 31-year-old in a title eliminator match next.
Aspinall is the brightest prospect in the heavyweight division at the moment. At 29 years old, the English fighter has amassed a sterling 5-0 record inside the UFC in just two years, with all of those wins coming by stoppage. Tonight’s win will be Aspinall’s biggest in his career. It will also announce that the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt is a threat to Aspinall for the title of heavyweight champion.
Check out the UFC London Live Blog below.
