Perennial heavyweight contender, Curtis Blaydes may very well be competing for the interim crown this weekend at UFC 304 in his rematch with gold holder, Tom Aspinall, however, he wants fans to make no bones about the claim that they’re pairing is for the real belt.
Blaydes, who currently sits at number four in the official heavyweight rankings, returns to action this weekend in Manchester, taking on home-town favorite, Aspinall in an interim title rematch – his first championship charge since landing in the UFC eight years prior.
As for Aspinall, the Atherton maestro clinched interim heavyweight spoils in a short-notice showdown at UFC 295 back in November, scoring a first round knockout win over Russian force, Sergei Pavlovich.