What mattered most at UFC on ESPN 11 in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings … * * * * * 1. Curtis Blaydes says he’s ‘the heel’ Curtis Blaydes is taking a curious approach to his career right now. No one is going to sit here and argue his unanimous decision win over Alexander Volkov was the most exciting of fights, and Blaydes is under no illusions that was the case. Blaydes said afterward he’s accepted his role as “the heel.” That’s an interesting label to put on himself, mainly because it’s not entirely true.
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