{"id":376684,"date":"2021-02-17T11:35:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T19:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=376684"},"modified":"2021-02-17T11:35:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T19:35:48","slug":"curtis-blaydes-explains-why-he-wont-abandon-his-wrestling-against-derrick-lewis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/curtis-blaydes-explains-why-he-wont-abandon-his-wrestling-against-derrick-lewis\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtis Blaydes explains why he won’t abandon his wrestling against Derrick Lewis"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes says he won’t abandon his wrestling when he meets Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Vegas 19.<\/p>\n

Blaydes is a powerhouse wrestler which has earned him some critics, including UFC president Dana White<\/a>, who was not a fan of his last fight with Alexander Volkov. Despite winning a unanimous decision, Blaydes was not able to get the finish in that fight. Even though Blaydes has numerous TKO stoppages during his UFC run, he can’t seem to shake the label of a top-heavy wrestler. But he quite frankly doesn’t care what anyone thinks about his style. As long as he is winning fights, he won’t be changing the way he fights.<\/p>\n

With the Lewis fight coming up this weekend, several fans have slid into Blaydes’ DMs on Instagram and told him to stand and bang with his opponent. Taking to his social media<\/a>, Blaydes told these fans that they should be messaging Lewis instead, telling him to work on his takedown defense, instead of going after Blaydes and telling him not to wrestle.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Curtis Blaydes (@razorblaydes265)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n