Last Saturday night on the preliminary card at UFC 225, surging Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Curtis Blaydes took on the veteran Alistair Overeem in a much anticipated heavyweight bout. Blaydes was coming off an impressive win over Mark Hunt back in February and many expected Overeem to provide Blaydes with his toughest challenge to date.
Blaydes took Overeem down in the third round and unleashed some brutal elbows, which resulted in Overeem’s forehead being opened up with blood gushing out before the referee intervened. The win cemented Blaydes as one of the top heavyweights in the division and put him in a good position for title contention.