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By The Numbers: Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes

Business moves forward for top Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweights, even as Jon Jones casts a shadow over the division.

Tom Aspinall will defend his interim heavyweight crown when he rematches Curtis Blaydes in the UFC 304 co-main event on Saturday at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. The first meeting between the two men was cut short in July 2022, as Aspinall suffered a serious knee injury just 15 seconds into the first round. He enters his second encounter with Blaydes on the strength of back-to-back routs of Marcin Tybura and Sergei Pavlovich.