UFC free fight video: Curtis Blaydes grounds and pounds Shamil Abdurakhimov

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting UFC heavyweight Curtis Blaydes was on the road to redemption when he met Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 242.
After a knockout loss to Francis Ngannou 10 months earlier, Blaydes was back in the win column with a decision over Justin Willis and was looking to build a streak that would put him back into title contention.
Blaydes did exactly what he needed to do against Abdurakhimov, using his grappling to overwhelm Russian en route to a second-round TKO.
In advance of Blaydes’ showdown with Derrick Lewis at UFC Vegas 19, check out the full free fight video of his meeting with Abdurakhimov.


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