Dana White to Curtis Blaydes: ‘You look tiresome’ after failing to attend up talk in UFC on ESPN 11 decide

UFC president Dana White believes Curtis Blaydes’ performance at UFC on ESPN 11 didn’t match up with everything he said pre-combat.

Blaydes (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) picked up a lopsided unanimous decision decide over Alexander Volkov (31-8 MMA, 5-2 UFC) within the headlining bout Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, using a document quantity of takedowns for a heavyweight bout over the course of 5 rounds.

Sooner than the combat, Blaydes promised he would “rag-doll” Volkov in in fact the form of performance he delivered. Moreover, he chimed in on the ongoing hot matter of UFC fighter pay. White caught wind of everything he said and called him out on it.

“I be pleased Curtis Blaydes, however Curtis Blaydes has the inferior perspective so a ways as I’m concerned,” White said on the UFC on ESPN 11 put up-combat news convention. “I don’t be pleased something in opposition to the microscopic one the least bit, (however) would possibly well be pleased to you talk (expletive) be pleased he talked this week, you better attain in and whoop any individual’s ass would possibly well be pleased to you talk (expletive) be pleased that. Whereas you happen to talk the (expletive) that he did and construct be pleased he did tonight? You look tiresome.

“Yeah, he received. He talked a model of (expletive) approaching this week. I don’t assume you talk the (expletive) he talked this week and attain in and construct be pleased that. Talking about rag-dolling other people, and he’s no longer getting paid, and yada yada, he would possibly well be pleased to silent be getting the title shot. He gassed out on the tip of the third spherical, made it to the fifth and received the combat. Yeah, he received.”

As a ways as Blaydes is anxious, he had every cause to in point of fact feel trusty about his performance.

“I received. There isn’t any longer any half of me that isn’t elated impartial appropriate now,” Blaydes said. “It is possible you’ll maybe well well presumably demand it from six various angles. There isn’t any longer any half of me that isn’t elated. My hand used to be raised. I’m elated.”

With four consecutive wins within the heavyweight division, Blaydes is closing in on a title combat. The peril, alternatively, is that his lone two career losses are in opposition to Francis Ngannou, who is looking forward to the UFC 252 title combat between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier to play out.

White said he advises Blaydes no longer to attend spherical for all that to unfold and as a replacement remove every other combat.

“His two losses are to Francis,” White said. “How invent you give him the title shot earlier than Francis? But, yeah, he would be even handed subsequent in line. But in conjunction with his performance tonight and his cardio? I wouldn’t wait spherical if I was him. I’d preserve active. I’d preserve busy.”

Blaydes begs to vary.

“Quit busy in opposition to who?” he said. “I fought Justin Willis, ranked below me. I fought (Shamil) Abdurakhimov, ranked below me. I fought Junior (Dos Santos), ranked below me. I fought Volkov, ranked below me. Delight in what? No.”