Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes 2 UFC 304 Live Blog Play by Play

Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes will take the heavyweight division forward at UFC 304 while the reigning champion remains absent for 16 months. The duo will clash over interim heavyweight title that Aspinall holds.

Blaydes has previously defeated Aspinall, which remains Aspinall’s only loss so far in UFC. But, that loss came due to injury. Will Aspinall prove that that result was a fluke and that he is in fact the best heavyweight fighter in the world? Tune in below as we bring you play-by-play live updates from Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes bout from UFC 304 PPV co-main event.

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Round 1: Blaydes lands a right hand early. Aspinall ducks a couple of jabs. They both connect in succession before Aspinall pushes Blaydes to the cage and they get into a clinch. They are back to the middle after a while. Blaydes goes for more jabs. Aspinall lands a left jab to drop Blaydes and unleashes a barrage of shots on his head after jumping on his back. The referee has to come in eventually. Blaydes protested the stop, but Aspinall was pummeling him.

Official Decision: Tom Aspinall won via TKO(punches) at 1:00 in round 1.