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Curtis Blaydes

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Curtis Blaydes is an American professional mixed martial artist who has competed since 2014. He fights in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and previously competed in the Resurrection Fighting Alliance. Blaydes is known for his career in heavyweight mixed martial arts, with his professional run beginning in 2014. He is ranked #6 in the Meta UFC heavyweight rankings as of October 24, 2026.

“I'm not a smack talker. I have a speech impediment. So if I try to talk smack and I start stuttering, that ruins the whole thing right there anyway.”

“There's no shame in getting beat by someone like DC.”

“What's a martial artist? Someone who respects his opponent.”

“I'm going to consistently come at you over and over with the same aggression I had in the first round in the third round and the fourth round and the fifth round.”

“Overeem is a legend and a world champion.”

“I had a lot of holes in my game and I've patched up a lot of those holes, so I'm just a totally different fighter.”

“At heavyweight? It can be a heavy jab and that could be the fight, it could be lights out.”

“There are guys that fight for 10 or 15 years and they don't ever learn how to defend a guillotine or even an arm triangle.”

“Contrary to popular belief, a lot of us who have speech impediments are really, really intelligent.”

“I've had my speech impediment since... all my life.”

“Title shot, that's the ultimate goal.”

“I've already shown that I can strike.”

“I was 6-1, 230 pounds as a freshman. It wasn't good weight. I was a pudge. Chunky.”

“I don't want to fight guys just to fight guys. I'm trying to get to the belt so whoever that is, whatever route I have to take to get there the fastest, is the route I want.”

“I want to remember my daughter's birthday when she's 18. I don't want to forget it. I don't want to forget her name. I don't want to forget where I put my car keys every day. The best way for me to do that is to protect myself. The best way to protect myself in the Octagon is simple: If I put you on your butt, you can't hit me hard.”

“I'm going to make people watch. I know people are going to watch. You may not like it. You'll probably root for me to lose, but you're going to watch.”

“We are on ESPN now. That is supposed to mean something.”

“I don't fight angry. I don't have any malicious intent. I just want to win.”

“Volkov was a lot harder to take down. He's got big, strong legs. When I get to the thighs and hips I'm usually able to win there.”

“I believe in my conditioning.”