{"id":764998,"date":"2017-11-03T10:01:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T10:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=764998"},"modified":"2023-05-11T16:11:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T20:11:44","slug":"ufc-217-prelim-breakout-star-curtis-blaydes-fox11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/ufc-217-prelim-breakout-star-curtis-blaydes-fox11\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 217 Prelim Breakout Star: Curtis Blaydes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 9: Curtis Blaydes stands in the Octagon prior to his bout against Daniel Omielanczuk during the UFC 213 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 9, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rey Del Rio\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Prelim Breakout Star is a once per event article that helps fans get to know those who will be entertaining them from the undercard. The intention of the article is not to bring attention to the most talented guy on the preliminary card, but rather one that the common fan may have overlooked or underestimated.<\/em><\/p>\n

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While the main card is most definitely the most highly anticipated in recent memory, the prelims of UFC 217 are by far the most relevant. There is not a fight on this card that doesn’t include at least one hot prospect. So, sifting through the treasures of this card, we think we’ve found the most intriguing.<\/p>\n

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Curtis Blaydes<\/b>
\nNickname \u2013 Razor<\/strong>
\nAffiliation \u2013 Elevation Fight Team<\/b>
\nFrom \u2013 Chicago, Illinois<\/b>
\nHeight \u2013\u00a06’4″<\/strong>
\nWeight \u2013 255\u00a0<\/strong>lbs (Heavyweight)<\/b>
\nRecord \u2013\u00a07-1\u00a0<\/strong>(2-1 UFC)<\/b><\/p>\n

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What makes him impressive<\/b><\/p>\n

In a division that has slowly lost the majority of its talented wrestlers, Blaydes brings back that style. He’s averaging over a takedown per round after four fights in his career, which includes dragging top prospect Francis Ngannou to the ground twice. His power on the takedowns is only really matched by his violence on the mat. His ground and pound is vicious and has the ability to stop just about any heavyweight if given the opening.<\/p>\n

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Why he has been overlooked\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The fight with Ngannou was one that made it tough to build hype. While he looked good in spots, Ngannou was able to get the TKO due to Blaydes’s swollen eyes. However, this makes Blaydes the only one who was able to withstand Ngannou’s onslaught without being knocked out or viciously submitted. Also, his last fight with Daniel Omeilanczuk was not the most exciting, which makes it hard to build a big fan base.<\/p>\n

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What makes this a good match-up<\/b><\/p>\n

Oleksiy Oliynyk is a talented grappler. He can submit people from either the top or bottom. However, he has never faced a guy with ground and pound that makes him work to defend himself. In the words of the great Carlson Gracie, “Punch a black belt in the face, he becomes a brown belt. Punch him again, purple…”<\/p>\n

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Record: 127 Wins, 55 Losses, 1 Draw, 2\u00a0NC, 6 Did Not Fight (DNF)<\/b><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Francisco Trinaldo<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping (W)<\/li>\n
  2. Simeon Thoresen<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC on Fox: Johnson vs Dodson (L)<\/li>\n
  3. Tyron Woodley<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 156 (W)<\/li>\n
  4. Vaughan Lee<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC on Fuel: Barao vs McDonald (W)<\/li>\n
  5. Dennis Bermudez<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 157\u00a0(W)<\/li>\n
  6. Cristiano Marcello<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC on Fuel: Stann vs Silva (L)<\/li>\n
  7. Daron Cruickshank<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 158 (L)<\/li>\n
  8. Ryan LaFlare<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC on Fuel: Mousasi vs Latifi\u00a0(W)<\/li>\n
  9. Bart Palaszewski<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 TUF Finale (L)<\/li>\n
  10. Yoel Romero<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC on Fox: Henderson vs Melendez\u00a0(W)<\/li>\n
  11. Rustam Khabilov<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 159 (W)<\/li>\n
  12. Fabio Maldonado<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC on FX: Belfort vs Rockhold (W)<\/li>\n
  13. Khabib Nurmagomedov<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 160 (W)<\/li>\n
  14. Antonio Braga Neto<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC on Fuel: Nogueira vs Werdum (W)<\/li>\n
  15. Roland Delorme<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 161 (W)<\/li>\n
  16. Seth Baczynski<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 162 (L)<\/li>\n
  17. Jorge Masvidal<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC on Fox: Johnson vs Moraga (W)<\/li>\n
  18. Ednaldo Oliveira<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 163 (L)<\/li>\n
  19. Mike Brown<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen (L)<\/li>\n
  20. Dylan Andrews<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann (W)<\/li>\n
  21. Soa Palelei\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 UFC 164 (W)<\/li>\n
  22. Elias Silverio<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader (W)<\/li>\n
  23. John Makdessi<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 165 (W)<\/li>\n
  24. Alan Patrick<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields (W)<\/li>\n
  25. Andre Fili<\/a> \u2013 UFC 166 (W)<\/li>\n
  26. Jimy Hettes<\/a> \u2013\u00a0UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz (W)<\/li>\n
  27. Germaine de Randamie<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight for the Troops 3 (L)<\/li>\n
  28. Omari Akhmedov<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson (W)<\/li>\n
  29. Sergio Pettis<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 167 (W)<\/li>\n
  30. Roxanne Modafferi<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 TUF Finale (L)<\/li>\n
  31. Takeya Mizugaki<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot (W)<\/li>\n
  32. Alptekin Ozkilic<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC on Fox: Johnson vs Benavidez (W)<\/li>\n
  33. Siyar Bahadurzada<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 168 (L)<\/li>\n
  34. Mairbek Taisumov<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim (W)<\/li>\n
  35. Charlie Brenneman<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou (L)<\/li>\n
  36. Walt Harris<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC on Fox: Henderson vs Thomson (L)<\/li>\n
  37. Clint Hester<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 169 (W)<\/li>\n
  38. Joe Proctor<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi (W)<\/li>\n
  39. Aljamain Sterling<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 170 (W)<\/li>\n
  40. Zak Cummings<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 TUF China Finale (DNF)<\/li>\n
  41. Cyrille Diabate<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa (L)<\/li>\n
  42. Mats Nilsson<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa (L)<\/li>\n
  43. Alex Garcia<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 171 (W)<\/li>\n
  44. Hans Stringer<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson (W)<\/li>\n
  45. Jim Alers<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Nelson (W)<\/li>\n
  46. Ryan Jimmo<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 TUF Finale (W)<\/li>\n
  47. Caio Magalhaes<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC on Fox: Werdum vs Browne (W)<\/li>\n
  48. Joe Ellenberger<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 172 (DNF)<\/li>\n
  49. Kyoji Horiguchi<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva (W)<\/li>\n
  50. Francisco Trinaldo<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 173 (L)<\/li>\n
  51. Iuri Alcantara<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC FIght Night: Mousasi vs Munoz (W)<\/li>\n
  52. Paulo Thiago<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 TUF Brazil Finale (L)<\/li>\n
  53. Jon Tuck<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov (W)<\/li>\n
  54. Mike Easton<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 174 (L)<\/li>\n
  55. Ian Entwistle<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Te Huna (L)<\/li>\n
  56. Ray Borg<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stevens (W)<\/li>\n
  57. Rob Font<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 175 (W)<\/li>\n
  58. Derrick Lewis<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 TUF Finale (W)<\/li>\n
  59. Jessamyn Duke\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs Miller (L)<\/li>\n
  60. Nikita Krylov<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao (W)<\/li>\n
  61. Patrick Cummins<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC on Fox: Lawler vs Brown (W)<\/li>\n
  62. Sam Alvey<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux (L)<\/li>\n
  63. Yuta Sasaki<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le (W)<\/li>\n
  64. Ben Saunders<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs dos Anjos (W)<\/li>\n
  65. Damon Jackson<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 177 (L)<\/li>\n
  66. Chas Skelly<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi (W)<\/li>\n
  67. Godofredo \u2018Pepey\u2019 Castro<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski (W)<\/li>\n
  68. Alex Caceres<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson (L)<\/li>\n
  69. Cody Gibson<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 178 (L)<\/li>\n
  70. Marcin Bandel<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story (L)<\/li>\n
  71. Jason Saggo<\/a>\u00a0-UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine (L)<\/li>\n
  72. Yan Cabral<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 179 (W)<\/li>\n
  73. Jake Mathews<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping\u00a0(W)<\/li>\n
  74. Thomas Almeida<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Saint Preux (W)<\/li>\n
  75. Gabriel Benitez<\/a> \u2013 UFC 180 (W)<\/li>\n
  76. Paige VanZant<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson (W)<\/li>\n
  77. Clay Collard<\/a> \u2013 UFC 181 (W)<\/li>\n
  78. Aisling Daly<\/a> \u2013 TUF Finale (W)<\/li>\n
  79. Jamie Varner<\/a> \u2013 UFC on Fox 13 (L)<\/li>\n
  80. Jake Collier<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway (L)<\/li>\n
  81. Alexis Dufresne<\/a> \u2013 UFC 182 (L)<\/li>\n
  82. Charles Rosa<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver (W)<\/li>\n
  83. Konstantin Erokhin <\/a>\u2013 UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs Johnson (L)<\/li>\n
  84. Sara McMann<\/a> \u2013 UFC 183 (L)<\/li>\n
  85. James Moontasri<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch (W)<\/li>\n
  86. William \u2018Patolino\u2019 Macario<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir (L)<\/li>\n
  87. Norifumi \u2018Kid\u2019 Yamamoto<\/a> \u2013 UFC 184 \u2013 (NC)<\/li>\n
  88. Joseph Duffy<\/a> \u2013 UFC 185 (W)<\/li>\n
  89. Christos Giagos<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare\u00a0(W)<\/li>\n
  90. Ron Stallings<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Lamas vs Mendes (W)<\/li>\n
  91. Stevie Ray<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 (W)<\/li>\n
  92. Beneil Dariush<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Machida (W)<\/li>\n
  93. Olivier Aubin-Mercier<\/a> \u2013 UFC 186 (W)<\/li>\n
  94. Lisa Ellis<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Miocic (L)<\/li>\n
  95. Dhiego Lima<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber (L)<\/li>\n
  96. Islam Makhachev<\/a> \u2013 UFC 187 (W)<\/li>\n
  97. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos <\/a>\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves (L)<\/li>\n
  98. Ricardo Abreu<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson (L)<\/li>\n
  99. Henry Cejudo<\/a> \u2013 UFC 188 (W)<\/li>\n
  100. Makwan Amirkhani<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk (W)<\/li>\n
  101. Steve Mongtomery<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero (L)<\/li>\n
  102. Cody Garbrandt<\/a> \u2013 UFC 189 (W)<\/li>\n
  103. George Sullivan<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Ellenberger vs Thompson (W)<\/li>\n
  104. Kevin Casey<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee (W)<\/li>\n
  105. Jimmie Rivera <\/a>\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites (W)<\/li>\n
  106. Andrew Holbrook<\/a> \u2013 UFC on Fox 16 (W)<\/li>\n
  107. Warlley Alves<\/a> \u2013 UFC 190 (W)<\/li>\n
  108. Frankie Saenz <\/a>\u2013 UFC Fight Night: St. Preux vs Teixeira (W)<\/li>\n
  109. Misha Cirkunov<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs Holloway (W)<\/li>\n
  110. Nazareno Malegarie<\/a> \u2013 UFC 191 (L)<\/li>\n
  111. Shinsho Anzai<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson (W)<\/li>\n
  112. Sage Northcutt<\/a> \u2013 UFC 192 (W)<\/li>\n
  113. Tom Breese<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka (W)<\/li>\n
  114. Johnny Case<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson (W)<\/li>\n
  115. Kyle Noke<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC 193 (W)<\/li>\n
  116. Taylor Lapilus<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs Magny (L)<\/li>\n
  117. Yui Chul Nam<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal (L)<\/li>\n
  118. Santiago Ponzinibbio<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Namajunas (W)<\/li>\n
  119. Ryan Hall<\/a> \u2013 TUF Finale (W)<\/li>\n
  120. Tecia Torres<\/a> \u2013 UFC 194 (W)<\/li>\n
  121. Tamdan McCrory<\/a> \u2013 UFC on Fox 17 (W)<\/li>\n
  122. Scott Holtzman<\/a> \u2013 UFC 195 (L)<\/li>\n
  123. Ilir Latifi<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz (W)<\/li>\n
  124. Dustin Ortiz<\/a> \u2013 UFC on Fox 18 (L)<\/li>\n
  125. Noad Lahat<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson (L)<\/li>\n
  126. Ashlee Evans-Smith<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy (W)<\/li>\n
  127. Arnold Allen<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping (W)<\/li>\n
  128. Vitor Miranda<\/a> \u2013 UFC 196 (W)<\/li>\n
  129. Daniel Hooker<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir (W)<\/li>\n
  130. Bojan Velickovic<\/a> \u2013\u00a0UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Rothwell (W)<\/li>\n
  131. Oluwale Bangbose<\/a> \u2013 UFC on Fox 19 (L)<\/li>\n
  132. Kevin Lee<\/a> \u2013 UFC 197 (W)<\/li>\n
  133. Garreth McLellan<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs Overeem (L)<\/li>\n
  134. Sergio Moraes<\/a> \u2013 UFC 198 (D)<\/li>\n
  135. Adam Milstead<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt (W)<\/li>\n
  136. Jessica Penne<\/a> \u2013 UFC 199 (L)<\/li>\n
  137. Colby Covington<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs MacDonald (W)<\/li>\n
  138. Gilbert Burns<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs Alvarez (W)<\/li>\n
  139. Cory Hendricks<\/a> \u2013 TUF Fianle (L)<\/li>\n
  140. Joe Lauzon<\/a> \u2013 UFC 200 (W)<\/li>\n
  141. Lauren Murphy<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs Lineker (L)<\/li>\n
  142. Dmitry Smoliakov<\/a> \u2013 UFC on Fox 20 (L)<\/li>\n
  143. Michael Graves<\/a> \u2013 UFC 201 (W)<\/li>\n
  144. Teruto Ishihara<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Caceres (W)<\/li>\n
  145. Marvin Vettori <\/a>\u2013 UFC 202 (W)<\/li>\n
  146. Kyle Bochniak<\/a> \u2013 UFC on Fox 21 (W)<\/li>\n
  147. Jim Wallhead<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs Barnett (L)<\/li>\n
  148. Ian McCall<\/a> \u2013 UFC 202 (DNF)<\/li>\n
  149. Belal Muhammad<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Johnson (W)<\/li>\n
  150. Michinori Tanaka<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs Lansberg (L)<\/li>\n
  151. Ion Cutelaba<\/a> \u2013 UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs Dodson (W)<\/li>\n
  152. Marc Diakiese <\/a>– UFC 204 (W)<\/li>\n
  153. Enrique Barzola – TUF Latin America Finale (W)<\/li>\n
  154. Liz Carmouche – UFC 205 (W)<\/li>\n
  155. Darren Stewart – UFC Fight Night : Mousasi vs Hall (W)<\/li>\n
  156. Justin Ledet – UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Nogueira (W)<\/li>\n
  157. Tyson Pedro – UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson (W)<\/li>\n
  158. Kailin Curran – TUF Finale (L)<\/li>\n
  159. Justine Kish – UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Abdurikhimov (W)<\/li>\n
  160. Lando Vannata – UFC 206 (W)<\/li>\n
  161. John Emmett – UFC on Fox 22 (W)<\/li>\n
  162. Tim Means – UFC 207 (NC)<\/li>\n
  163. Drakkar Klose – UFC Fight Night: Rodriquez vs Penn (W)<\/li>\n
  164. Jordan Johnson – UFC on Fox 23 (W)<\/li>\n
  165. Niko Price – UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Jung (W)<\/li>\n
  166. Rick Glenn – UFC 208 (W)<\/li>\n
  167. Gerald Meerschaert – UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Browne (W)<\/li>\n
  168. Andre Soukhamthath – UFC 209 (L)<\/li>\n
  169. Michel Prazeres – UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs Belfort (W)<\/li>\n
  170. Tim Johnson – UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs Anderson (W)<\/li>\n
  171. Des Green – UFC 210 (W)<\/li>\n
  172. Hector Sandoval – UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Lobov (W)<\/li>\n
  173. Rashad Coulter – UFC 211 (L)<\/li>\n
  174. Nico Musoke – UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Teixeira (L)<\/li>\n
  175. Antonio Carlos Jr. – UFC 212 (W)<\/li>\n
  176. JJ Aldrich – UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Lewis (W)<\/li>\n
  177. Li Jiangling – UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Correia (W)<\/li>\n
  178. Darrell Horcher – UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Chiesa (W)<\/li>\n
  179. Aspen Ladd – TUF Finale (DNF)<\/li>\n
  180. Trevin Giles – UFC 213 (W)<\/li>\n
  181. Leslie Smith – UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Ponzinibbio (W)<\/li>\n
  182. Shane Burgos – UFC on Fox 25 (W)<\/li>\n
  183. Brian Ortega – UFC 214 (W)<\/li>\n
  184. Bradley Scott – UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs Moreno (L)<\/li>\n
  185. Zabit Magomedsharipov – UFC Fight Night Struve vs Volkov (W)<\/li>\n
  186. Arjan Bhullar – UFC 215 (W)<\/li>\n
  187. Luke Sanders – UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Branch (DNF)<\/li>\n
  188. Syuri Kondo – UFC Fight Night: St. Preux vs Okami (W)<\/li>\n
  189. Mark Godbeer – UFC 217 (DNF)<\/li>\n
  190. Brian Kelleher – UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs Till (W)<\/li>\n
  191. Jared Gordon – UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Brunson (W)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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