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A heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall headlined the event. [3]Former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Darren Till and Jack Hermansson were originally expected to headline UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori in December 2020, but the middleweight bout was scrapped after Till was injured. [4]
The win earned Aspinall his third Performance of the Night bonus award. [30] Aspinall was scheduled to face Shamil Abdurakhimov on 19 March 2022, at UFC Fight Night 204. [31] However, on 21 January 2022, it was announced that Aspinall would instead face Alexander Volkov. [32] Aspinall won the fight via straight armbar submission in round one. [33]
An interim UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the title holder Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes co-headlined the event. [7] They previously met at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall in July 2022 in which Blaydes won after Aspinall injured his knee fifteen seconds into the bout keeping him out of competition for a year. [8]
Aspinall suffered a knee injury just 15 seconds into a fight with Blaydes in July 2022. Since then, Aspinall has knocked out Marcin Tybura and Pavlovich, while Blaydes has gone 1-1.
Blaydes faced Tom Aspinall on July 23, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 208. [49] Blaydes won the fight via TKO after Aspinall suffered a knee injury and was unable to defend himself in the opening minute of the fight. [50] Blaydes faced Sergei Pavlovich on April 22, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 222. [51] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the ...
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The event was the first in London since UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal in March 2019. The UFC was expected to return to the city in March 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards and in September 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till, but the first event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latter was relocated to Las Vegas.
The year 2022 was the 30th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.. Despite the relaxation of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the promotion's UFC Apex continued hosting events with reduced crowds, with 21 events held.