Fully expecting Blaydes to just smother Lewis and get a late TKO stoppage or UD. Don't think he will mess with Lewis on the feet.
Rafael Alves blew weight by 12.5-lbs. I never even saw him on the card so I don't know much about it.
Results Derrick Lewis def. Curtis Blaydes via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:26 Yana Kunitskaya def. Ketlen Vieira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Darrick Minner def. Charles Rosa via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-27) Chris Daukaus def. Aleksei Oleinik via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:55 Phil Hawes def. Nassourdine Imavov via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28) Tom Aspinall def. Andrei Arlovski via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:09 Jared Gordon def. Danny Chavez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) John Castaneda def. Eddie Wineland via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:44 Julian Erosa def. Nate Landwehr via TKO (flying knee) – Round 1, 0:56 Casey O’Neill def. Shana Dobson via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:41 Aiemann Zahabi def. Drako Rodriguez via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:05 Serghei Spivac def. Jared Vanderaa via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:32
Lewis wants Overeem next. Says Overeem has been running from him after talking shit. For Overeem's sake, please keep running.
I love how he was like "I worked one punch, I was waiting on it, the uppercut, that or the knee, waiting all fight for one punch." That's all it is. I have no idea how it works so well. Blaydes was doing a great job.
Yeah Blaydes looked great in the first round. Honestly I don't know why he even tried to wrestle. He was boxing circles around Lewis. The entire world was expecting that take down attempt. He was going to get clipped eventually...just didn't know it would be a fight ender.