Curtis Blaydes showed in Columbus, Ohio that he doesn’t just need his struggle to win a big fight with a second-round stoppage of Chris Daukaus at UFC Columbus.
Blaydes caught Daukaus flush with his right hand and pounced on his dejected opponent for the finish 17 seconds into the ESPN+ headliner’s second round on Saturday at Nationwide Arena. Blaydes, known as a smothering wrestler, didn’t fire a single shot during the fight.
In the co-headliner, Alexa Grasso made the case for a flyweight title with a first-round submission from Joanne Wood.
Here’s what the fighters had to say on the UFC Columbus main card.
Grasso earned a title shot
– Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) 27 mars 2022
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Shit, maybe I spoke too soon. It was a scrap. Two night fight bonuses? @danawhite
– Justin Gaethje (@Justin_Gaethje) 27 mars 2022
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Cue le discours d’Al iaQuinta boo you
– Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) 27 mars 2022
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What a fucking crazy fight!!! GIVE THESE MEN A BONUS!!! Matt Brown is a sports legend but congratulations to my welterweight lookalike @bryan_barberena #UFCColombus
– Tanner Boser (@BulldozerBoser) 27 mars 2022
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Flyweights once again steal the show! WHAT A FIGHT. Say they wanted to undo this division #UFCColumbus
– Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) 27 mars 2022
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Great fight. I had Max Winning 1 and 2.
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) 27 mars 2022
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I wonder what would have happened if Max had stayed on top of him in the first
– Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) 27 mars 2022
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Congratulations @Marc_Diakiese on your performance
Good to see you in the Win column bro!!!— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) 26 mars 2022
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His ground game is underrated, we used to train a lot together a few years ago. Congratulations for Brother W
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) 26 mars 2022
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