Curtis Blaydes Quotes & Statements

“I was expecting Herb [Dean] to pick my hand up. It was a hell of a fight... on the strikes it was even, but then when you add the grappling, I know I won that. He didn't get any of his wrestling going. I got mine going. That was really the main reason I thought I won”

– via TMZ Sports, detailing his shock at the judges' decision in his UFC 327 war against Josh Hokit.

“Emptied the clip, threw the gun. That SoB is tougher to kill than he looks”

– via Instagram, showing ultimate warrior respect to Josh Hokit after their record breaking heavyweight clash at UFC 327 in Miami.

“That kinda sucks. That would screw up the division. I would rather that didn't happen, if i'm being honest... I think you only get to move up if you sweep through the division, like when izzy [israel adesanya] did it... He had already smoked everybody in the [middleweight] division... I think there's pressure to get pereira at heavyweight because he's getting older. He's had wars. How long has he been active in combat sports? 20 years? That's a lot of sparring rounds, a lot of wear and tear. They probably want to get the value out of him before his body starts breaking down”

– via an interview with James Lynch, expressing concern that Alex Pereira moving up to heavyweight would "screw up the division," and suggesting the move is being pushed because of Pereira's age and career wear and tear.

“He's not a b**ch, he's not a h*e. He's not scared. If he says he can't continue because his eyes are at the point where he can't see, he might getting knocked out i gotta respect it. Everyone in the ufc is a lion. Lions are not scared of other lions.”

– via Home of Fight/James Lynch, defending Tom Aspinall's decision not to continue after the eye poke against Ciryl Gane, stating that Aspinall is not "scared" and that his safety must be respected.