PORTLAND, Ore. – With a full training camp behind him, and a new team, as well, Curtis Blaydes used blade-like elbows to take out Cody East for his first UFC win. Blaydes (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) took out East (12-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) at the 2:02 mark of the second round for a victory his first time out with Denver-based Elevation Fight Team. The heavyweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 96 event at Moda Center in Portland, Ore. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass ahead of additional prelims on FS2 and a main card on FS1
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