Curtis Blaydes made headlines recently with his dominant win over Chris Daukaus at UFC Columbus. The 31-year-old sent his opponent to the canvas with a strong right-hand punch and finished the fight with ground and pound.

Recently, on The MMA Hour, ‘Razor’ revealed who among his heavyweight opponents hits the hardest. Blaydes named Derrick Lewis as the one who made him “wake up in the ambulance” with a knockout punch.

However, many fans pointed out that Blaydes was stuttering as he spoke on the podcast. They assumed he was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated concussive blows. This annoyed the #4 ranked UFC fighter, who took to Twitter, to end the debate once and for all.

“It’s well known by ppl I regularly engage with or know me from school or outside of mma that I’ve had a stutter/ speech impediment my entire life it’s got nothing to do with mma. Too many idiots running around saying “bLaYdEs SoUnDs LiKe HeS gOt CtE””

Blaydes revealed he has had a speech impediment since childhood and among his circle.

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He mocked his critics and called them “idiots” who run around sneering at his disorder.

Curtis Blaydes demands an interim title shot

Curtis Blaydes made an emphatic comeback in the octagon and re-established his dominance. He finished the fight merely 17 seconds into the second round. 

The win gave ‘Razor’ the confidence to claim a shot at the UFC heavyweight belt. He used the victorious platform to demand an interim title bout against Ciryl Gane.

‘Razor’ said, “I think I deserve an interim title shot against Ciryl Gane. I want next. I want the title shot. We can do it anytime this summer. June, July, August, I’m down.”

Current 265lbs champion Francis Ngannou is out for almost nine months after his knee surgery.

In short, there’s enough reason for UFC president Dana White to consider Blaydes’ ask. It will be interesting to see how things pan out in the heavyweight division of the UFC in Ngannou’s absence.

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