Junior dos Santos successfully stopped every single one of Curtis Blaydes’ takedown attempts in the main event of UFC Raleigh on Saturday, but the wrestler got the best of him on the feet, knocking out the former champion in the second stanza.
Back home after a disappointing defeat that dropped his record to 6-5 since losing the UFC heavyweight championship in 2012, “Cigano” spoke with MMA Fighting about exactly what went wrong in the fight.
“I was physically well, feeling strong despite the difficulties we had, but man, I couldn’t find my timing,” dos Santos said.