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\nCurtis Blaydes is the UFC’s all-time leader in takedowns at
\nheavyweight. | Getty\/UFC<\/b><\/p>\n
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When Curtis \u201cMy thoughts were: \u2018Who is this guy?\u2019\u201d Blaydes told UFC.com<\/a>. \u201cAlso, I\u2019ll take the money. I knew Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Hokit has combined performance in the cage \u2014 he\u2019s 8-0 with two It\u2019s nothing new, according to Blaydes, who adds that Hokit\u2019s \u201cThere\u2019s Chael While Hokit played football and wrestled at Fresno State \u201cIt\u2019s almost disrespectful,\u201d Blaydes said. \u201cHe\u2019s 6\u20191, 235 [pounds], While Hokit is just starting to make a name for himself, Blaydes is \u201cI\u2019m just happy my knees are healthy again,\u201d he said. \u201cThat was a Curtis Blaydes is the UFC’s all-time leader in takedowns at heavyweight. | Getty\/UFC When Curtis Blaydes initially got the offer to fight Josh Hokit at UFC 327, he admittedly didn\u2019t know anything about his opponent. \u201cMy thoughts were: \u2018Who is this guy?\u2019\u201d Blaydes told UFC.com. \u201cAlso, I\u2019ll take the money. I knew otherwise I\u2019d have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBlaydes<\/a> initially got the offer to fight Josh Hokit<\/a>
\nat UFC 327<\/a>,
\nhe admittedly didn\u2019t know anything about his opponent.<\/p>\n
\notherwise I\u2019d have to wait a little longer and we\u2019re trying to make
\nsome moves this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nfirst-round finishes in the UFC \u2014 with a pro-wrestling style
\nschtick that has drawn plenty of attention, though not all of it
\nhas been positive. Most recently, \u201cThe Incredible Hok\u201d had a verbal
\nconfronation with Jiri
\nProchazka<\/a> before unveiling his latest personalat UFC 327 media
\nday.<\/p>\n
\nability to promote pales in comparison to some of his more
\ncelebrated predecessors.<\/p>\n
\nSonnen<\/a>, he\u2019s like the OG, then it goes [Conor] McGregor, Colby
\n[Covington] and now I guess we got Hokit,\u201d Blaydes said. \u201cEach copy
\nof a copy, the iteration gets a little weaker, and I think this is
\nwhat we\u2019re getting. It\u2019s worked for him. He got a Top 5 opponent on
\na main card, so it\u2019s worked for him up until a point. I think when
\nyou put more energy into your skills on the mic as opposed to your
\nskills in the cage, eventually it\u2019s going to come back and bite you
\nin the ass, and I think that\u2019s what\u2019s happening this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\nNo Comparison<\/h2>\n
\nUniversity, Blaydes believes there\u2019s no comparison when it comes to
\ntheir respective grappling abilities.<\/p>\n
\nand he has a sloppy overhand into a head outside single leg that
\nI\u2019m going to see from a mile away. I\u2019m the wrestler. I have the
\nmost takedowns in heavyweight history.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nbattle tested in the UFC\u2019s heavyweight division. Though he has yet
\nto challenge for a title, his ledger includes triumphs over the
\nlikes of Mark Hunt<\/a>,
\nAlistair
\nOvereem<\/a>, Junior dos
\nSantos<\/a>, Alexander
\nVolkov<\/a>, Jairzinho
\nRozenstruik<\/a>, Tom
\nAspinall<\/a> and Jailton
\nAlmeida<\/a>. The 35-year-old Illinois native is coming off a
\nforgettable split-decision win over Rizvan
\nKuniev<\/a> at UFC Baku last June, but with improved health, he
\nexpects a better performance on Saturday night in Miami.<\/p>\n
\nmajor factor in my onfidence heading into [my last] fight. I
\nentered that fight with two partially torn meniscuses\u2026 Removing
\nthat, I feel great\u2026 I should\u2019ve smashed that guy.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"