Curtis Blaydes gets one of the biggest wins of his young career by taking out Mark Hunt in the co-main event at UFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold.
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Ngannou and now Hunt This proves that you can't be a contender with only your raw KO power to rely on in today's UFC. Blaydes controlled rounds 2 and 3. Great gameplan and even better execution.
Exactly. Raw power can only take you so far - MMA has developed to much for fighters to be just one dimensional looking for that one punch.
WormChemistry No it doesnt coz ngannou beat curtis
Dikhed smithy Im not saying raw KO power can't win you fights. It certainly can. It can win you a lot of fights. Whaf I'm saying is you can't rely ONLY on your raw KO power.
Dikhed smithy Curtis is the one who exposed Ngannou's lack of a ground game. He was taking it to him until he got his eye closed up. Stipe should be thanking him.
Here after Derek Lewis fight
Wrestling saves life again
untitled Samari very true brotha hahahaha
Wait so when stipe does it against ngannou, it's an "amazing performance" but when Curtis does it against hunt it's "wrestling saves lives again" ? Pathetic LMFAO
Jayy Tee who said anything about Stipe
Ngannou is a fucking young savage. Hunt is 5'10 43 year old man. With like a 6 in disadvantage and STILL rocked this dude. THAT is the difference. Guy will get beat by any top 5 guy.
HoustonSongz that was a top 5 idiot
Rockhold just got brutally KO’d
Manc & proud called it
fuck I guess I lost money
Yoel is a monstrosity. Literally a fuckin human missile.
Fuckk one more round and I would have cashed in heavy. Still won money though.
Manc & proud of course you couldn’t help but to come on here and gossip the news you little school girl
I love Mark Hunt, but he's just a kick boxer. Most of his losses as of the past couple of years have just been by being ragdolled on the ground and tired out. I hope he gets put against a striker next.
Blaydes is such a good last name for a fighter
Fury is better
Damm Rockhold got HIT with that second punch
Cantthinkofaname yeah Yoel romero was vicious in there
Smart fight by Blaydes man! I think Stipe would have a lot of problems with his fightin style. Mark Hunt will forever be an og and a pioneer of not just mma, but combat sports in general. Respect to the legend for always showin up to fight, duckin no man, and makin no excuses!
Teth Adamus That's all Hunt does is make excuses.
Occifer FigPucker When? He always comes and fights a straight up fair fight. The only time he complains, if u could even call it that, is if he fights roid heads like Lesnar.
Teth Adamus He literally said he knew Brock was a roid head and he didn't care, but as soon as he loses he starts crying about it. Hunt was great when he was humble, now he just pisses and moans all the time. His lame record is proof of his overrated career.
Occifer FigPucker well I guess he did contradict himself with that statement but I sure as hell won’t slander his martial arts resume irregardless of how much he has lost. That man is a legend, has competed against a slew of other legends, and he is still fightin as an older gentleman and I personally will not take that away from him.
Eduardo Flores I agree but Stipe has been k.od before and rocked by several fighters in the past so Blaydes has a chance in that category. Plus Blaydes is a young man and is still growin/learnin. I wasn’t sayin Blaydes would beat him, I just think he could give Stipe a good fight with the style he has.
Mark Hunt doesn't worked on his takedown defenses, he should retire now he's 43. So sad a man possessing such power in hands loses to submissions and decisions.
one dimensional fighters are a thing of the past
At 43 years of age he still got all these young blokes covered if the wanna stand up
Doesn't have to retire at all he beat derreck lewis before
Matthew Summers that is his wish to fight or not.u just do your homework and drink milk and sleep
Feel bad for Mark Hunt but Curtis Blaydes was mad impressive for his age (26 years). Props to him.
Suoh Mikoto also he was trowing Hunt easily, not a lot of HW did that against him
Eduardo Flores The punches that landed all stunned him, so I'm not so sure about that. Certainly seems to have a heart considering he survived the knockdown in the first though.
You meant to say other way round ??
Oldest Versus the Youngest? Heh, Hunt has punch power and great shot selection, Curtis has youth and wrestling on his side, much much potential. I look forward to seeing him get even better at standup and more.
Master Roshi He is Samoan though, and he did knock the fuck outta Derrick Lewis
Luke Rockhold is going through a Cuban Missile Crisis right now. LOL!!!
TheJking85 Romero. 3rd round KO
Rockhold got robbed
Darkhan of his soul
Darkhan, lol you mean he got Knocked the hell out!
corozone10 Lol
If you guys say Blaydes was being cheap you’re an idiot, he used the same method Stipe did to best Ngannou, it’s all part of the game, Hunt needs to improvise his wrestling game
Itachi Uchiha only idiotic beta males who don't shit about real fighting will say that. Blaydes was the better fighter and he dominated mark. Incredible display of wrestling and control.
Wouldn't say it was cheap but i would say it was boring as fuck and Blaydes has zero appeal to ever watch fight again. Awful
Other than the fact that stipe threw way more but still it is mma not kick boxing
It's a cop out
Both fights were boring stipe and blaydes
So Stipe wrestlefucks Francis and people love it but Curtis does the same and people find it boring ??
Uganda Knuckles CUBAN JESUS FUCK !!!!
I attribute a lot of that to the persona that Ngannou had. He was hyped up as this unbeatable monster, so to many people they relished in his defeat. Whereas Curtis and Hunt weren't
Mark hunt is no where near as scary as Francis and Curtis wasn’t breaking the heavy weight title defense record.
Fuck off. Blaydes had nothing but wrestlefucking. Stipe is a complete fighter. Don't compare those performances when Stipe was actually landing significant strikes.
Great Point. Perfectly accurate
Curtis is a very cool & likable guy, like to see him do well 👊
Was the most boring fight of the night imo
Like seriously, tho, why does Mark have no ground game with soooooo many fights under his fat folds...
thats soo true.. maybe he relies too much on his stand up
At the end of the day if you want to enjoy MMA properly you gotta accept that wrestling is a big aspect in the sport, if you just wanna see people stand and trade go watch some kickboxing, muay thai or boxing fights instead.
Go watch some Muay Thai, Kickboxing and Boxing instead then, your watching the wrong sport Jack!
1 win and 2 losses away from the GOAT Artem's record, good luck catching up Hunt
Hopefully 2 loses are by knockout.
troywin45 shut your goofy ass up
I love him but I’m not a dickrider, just think you’re goofy for wanting him to get knocked out
Aussieduderivs1 And judging from your account, you're an Aussie. Well, Australian fans are dogs. What's wrong with Miocic and this kid taking crybaby down? Why they got the boo for doing what's possible to win a fight? It's MMA.
troywin45 you’re right but it’s also boring as fuck, we have a right to get annoyed by it.
CUBAN MISSILE TO THE TEMPLE
Luke got knocked out bruh
Hahahaha awesome
Takeshi Edwards Luke is the real winner since he made the most money
Of course he would've gotten boo'ed. Just a big version of Khabib. He's look really strong, though.
Alijah Loool this fool compares Curtis to the GREAT Khabib
Mark is a true fucking gladiator!
Mark Hunt will have beter luck against all the other "Old Lions" in the Bellator heavyweight tournament ... His Heart and mind is still their but the body and allround skills are no longer upto top flight UFC...
Peter McCurry he beat derick lewis not to long ago so lets wait 1 more fight
I disagree. Hunt is probably 90% as dangerous as he ever was. His kryptonite is his ground game. The fighters with the wrestling game (and chin) to take him down are taking advantage his weak spot.
People are just hatting on Curtis because they wanted a bang. Curtis did what he need to do to win, not every fight can be a slugfest guys.
+jack mehoff Then go watch boxing or kickboxing, there is a lot more to MMA than just striking.
Saw Blaydes live on the Houston card last year and he looks like a NEW MAN. Healthier ..Stronger and more marketable. very impressive growth in such a short time. Keep it up kiddo!!!!!
LMAO luke knocked out, Yoel Exploded and Luke Swallowed.
Congratulations to Curtis Blaydes, well done!
Soldier of god needs to win the championship before he retires
Curtis Blaydes is a Beast! 💯
So happy rock hold got knock the fuck out by Cuban missile
Ahmad Farhad you sound like a shit head
welp. He lost again.
B ho Ching LOL "Prime" Hunt had even worse takedown defense and ZERO ground game. Where is your logic? 😂😂😂😂
Prince mate shut up I remember you taking shit about arlovskis win over albini you don’t know shit
On the feet, I definitely think Prime Hunt would of been massive threat against Blaydes but like others said, he didn’t have much of a T.D back then. Still, respect to the legend.
Biggie Albini is good? He ain't even ranked ....
Prince ranks don’t mean shit and he’s in the ufc so yeah he’s good n arlovski won it well n you were talking shit about it so u no fuck all
Blaydes keeps getting better and better. He deserves a big top 3 ranked fight IMO. Give him 1-2 years with the right camp and he may be able to dethrone Stipe-that remains to be seen but no one can say this dude isn't a Top 5 ranked level of fighter, getting better all the time with his hard training and strict nutrition, and here to stay at the top of the HW division for a long time. A team like JacksonWink or TriStar could make this dude a World Champion.
Jackson LOL
Dominant performance and incredible display of wrestling and control and he has a chin no one takes those shots that he took and he is only 26 he will win the title by the time he is 28 or 29 too good of a wrestler and an athlete not too.
Congratulations curtis
Bored fight, but smart tactic by Blaydes
MMA CLUB Stipe was about a million times more boring in his last ppv. He's supposed to be the champion yet all he did was hug, stall and lean on his opponent for 4 rounds 😂
GREAT JOB YOUNG FELLA.. WILL YOUR WAY..
Wrestling has proven to be the best for this year.
Mark Hunt RARELY Gets knocked out. One of the GOATS
Dana is probably extremely happy about this result
I'm a fan of ground-fighting. However, I am *not* a fan of lay and pray. This fight made me less inclined to watch Curtis Blaydes.
I was rooting for Hunt but I like this guy . Awesome talent and likable guy .
My chin was at 30 percent- Luke"no chin" rockhold
mark Hunter the best from watch. very good
Curtis "Monster" Blaydes
Good win. #Smart 🤙🏾
y'all know you gotta put Curtis in UFC 3 now, I'll make a fighter showcase video.
Damn those scorecards were mean lol. Did he beat him that badly?
Didn't beat him, more so controlled him late in round 1 all the way up to the end of round 3.
Not really.
DeathByWolf How? Hunt didn't have any answers for Blaydes' wrestling.
Na he just wrestled him to the ground, couldnt even finish him after 10 takedowns
He did win the first round in my opinion.
He did a well job beating Hunt tonight
Blaydes and Ngannou are the future champions- by 2020 one of them will be champion
I THOUGHT THIS WAS TOMORROW WTF
different time zones
I don't get the boos. I'm always routing for strikers but he did the right thing and Hunt is just a one dimensional fighter.
Damn Curtis ... proved me wrong cuz I just knew Hunt was gonna tag him when his mouth was open.
curtis went all stipe vs francis strategy against hunt, everyone hating on luke, it was a good fight, luke always gets hit with left shots, he should never fight standing while having shitty defence, you gotta respect the guy for riding camels and getting kissed 3 times by romero
alcott devalte Curtis was a billion times more active than Sleepay. All miocic did was lean on a gassed opponent ans stall for 4 rounds.
Agree. Stipe didn't do shit and had more damage done to him than he did to Francis. Stipes eye still looked bruised weeks after his fight with Francis. Francis altered his face. Stipe didn't do shit.
Keep crying. Francis deserved it.
Hunt vs Nganou! be good see them let their hands go without worrying about being taken down..
That guy could get to the top
Why they were booing.. He was good tonight
From hunt
Yoel with that cuban missile
You gotta be strong as fuck to throw mark hunt around like that
Mark Hunt the best fight for watch
Curtis "30%" Blaydes
I did not see the fight, was Blaydes ground and pound any good? I have a strong feeling it was not.
Blaydes has shit stand-up and will get rekt in a fight with a fighter who has at least an average ground game. Hunt unfortunately has no ground game. But that's tactics and Blaydes had a good one. Can't take the win away from him.
Even if your comment is a year old Curtis is young and is still learning. Dude dominated Alistair, Hunt and Oleinik and will be on top soon
Whitaker has the quickest and most powerful left hook in that division. Luke dodged a bullet and got KTFO. I like to see Yoel and Rob on top.
Blaydes did what he had to do. He knew the fighting style would not work against Hunt so why do it? Good corner teamwork as well.
I feel sorry for Luke man, he should train his boxing with Conor.
haha!! yeah and carry on getting knocked out like Conor in his last show! or tapped out like Conor a few shows before that!! Conor is done!! all this inactivity is going to get him one hell of a beating if he shows his face again.
angela meynell You mad brahh?
blaydes future champ
Hunt has had an incredible career. The old dog still has some fight n him but it's time for guys like tai tuivasa and curtis blaydes to cement their name in history.
Anyone who beats Mark Hunt is a top contender
Romero knocked out Rockhold.
Lo mato
cheat.
Rockhold got k.oed
by a cheat.
He kicked Marks ass. He deserves a rematch with Francis or Cain.
Travone Norman HAHAHAH imagine what cain can do to blaydes...its really painful just imagine that not even watch it
When you think about it mark went all the way with a young ass wrestler who’s a beast...just shows how much heart mark has. Congrats to both of them,
Liam Grey No it shows mark hunt does not know how to stuff the head and sprawl bruh
glass chin rockhold should go back to modelling and reality tv shows :)
Blaydes vs ngannou 2 must happen
rockhold just got put to sleep lol
uummmmmmm Did his mouth broke or something ... i mean there was blood all over the place .
i dont know, but romero hitt'em with that left over the temple and knocked his ass down and then follow with the right that snapped his head back. thing was a beauty.
uummmmmmm I feel bad for Luke but still everyone knew that the guy got a glass shin and that Romero basically was a knockout machine .
uummmmmmm damn!
by a cheat.
Haven’t seen the fight yet, by the looks of Mark Hunt the other dude most likely kept Hunt down no damage whatsoever.
Blaydes via Lesnar
G36Kaers lesnar actually ground and pounds though 😂
Not mad cause of how he won I mean it's common sense to grind out the striker but damn I always root for Hunt no matter who he fights
upload rockhold getting his ass knocked the fuck out LOL
Rockhold got ko'ed to the lightheavyweight division
by a cheat.
Should have a rematch against innganu
It's Time to Overeem vs. Blaydes and Velasquez vs. Hunt.
Mark has always had trouble with the ground game.
This time Hunt couldn’t walk away after murder by right hand , he spend most of the fight with his backside flat on the floor.
Had to result to those tactics
Blaydes vs Overeem next
Goodbye hunt 🤚🏼👋🏼🤚🏼
who da "jeremy stephens" fook is that guy
Who won Rockhold or Romero ?
Adam Burke rochold jus got kod !!!
tf
Broooooo what the heck!!!!!! How?!?! Kick punch or knee?
punch
Adam Burke left hook
Blaydes vs Lewis make it happen Dana
Hes always struggled against wrestlers
He cant lose the weight
Luke just got fucking murdered Oh my goodness
Damn Mark Hunt looks the best shape of his life. Too bad he lost again.
Poor Luke getting KOed by a LHW
Good thing the LHW Division is now wide open for him.
yip Romero vs Rumble lol
Oh boy, something else for Hunt to complain about.
Occifer FigPucker haha I make $40 million a month. What do you make a month?? I hate people that lie.
Blaydes did what he had to do to get the W. Strong chin and smart fighter. Thick beard may have prevented an early nap. Good heart to take shots and adjust gameplan. Slightly arrogant dancing post fight is a minus. Looks intimidating but his fighting style didn't match up with it. Wrestling is an elite skill but won't win you a lot of fans that enjoy striking. Wrestlers have an edge over strikers by default (one whiff and its control ground and pound). Both fighters represented their styles well.
People love Khabib but hate Curtis... hmmm... I wonder why....
Honestly Luke needs to switch it up, he has the potential. But he’s overconfident in his underperforming abilities.
Curtis won the fight fair and square did what he had to do to not get his head blown off, the thing is you don't make fans that way in this sport unfortunately. Also, I didn't see anything that would give Stipe a problem.
whats hunts excuse this time
fight lewis next of he wins!