Curtis Blaydes is well aware that he won’t get the next heavyweight title shot.
In the main event of UFC Vegas 19, Blaydes and Derrick Lewis will finally share the Octagon with one another. It is a very intriguing matchup between two top-five heavyweights where many would think the winner would get a title shot. However, for “Razor” he knows Jon Jones is getting the next title shot and understands that.
“I know that Jon is next. But essentially, on a scale of 1 to 10 (of how upset I am at that), I’m at like a 3,” Blaydes said at media day (h/t MMAJunkie). “I get it. It’s business. Jon Jones puts asses in the seats. He’s a name. He’s earned it because they did it for (Israel Adesanya), also. Izzy is coming up to fight Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira is like (shrugs). So I get it. It’s cool.”
The heavyweight belt will be defended on March 27 and it is likely Jones will get the next shot at the end of summer or in the fall. For Curtis Blaydes, he is in a weird spot as if he beats Lewis, he would’ve beaten most of the top contenders but has made it clear he will remain active to make money and cement his case.
Here is the full card for tomorrow’s UFC Vegas 19 event:
Main Card
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis
- Ketlen Vieira vs. Yana Kunitskaya
- Charles Rosa vs. Darrick Minner
- Alexey Oleynik vs. Chris Daukaus
- Nassourdine Imavov vs. Phil Hawes
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Tom Aspinall
Prelims
- Danny Chavez vs. Jared Gordon
- Drakkar Klose vs. Luis Pena
- John Castaneda vs. Eddie Wineland
- Julian Erosa vs. Nate Landwehr
- Rafael Alves vs. Patrick Sabatini
- Shana Dobson vs. Casey O’Neill
- Jamall Emmers vs. Chas Skelly
- Drako Rodriguez vs. Aiemann Zahabi
- Serghei Spivac vs. Jared Vanderaa
Who do you think will win between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis?
