UFC Raleigh Primer: Watch Curtis Blaydes Devastate Alistair Overeem With Vicious Elbows

Curtis Blaydes has recorded several, noteworthy wins during his UFC run to date. But, by far, the most memorable and emphatic was his 2018 victory over legendary heavyweight, Alistair Overeem. Well, ahead of Blaydes’ scrap tonight with Junior dos Santos at UFC Raleigh, you can relive the gory win (yes: warning, graphic video to follow).

Blaydes brutalizes Overeem

The now 28-year-old Blaydes was booked to fight Overeem at UFC 225 in June, 2018, after defeating another storied heavyweight, Mark Hunt, earlier that year. At the time, the powerful wrestler had gone undefeated in six-straight bouts.

Well, as you can see by watching the video below, Blaydes finished Overeem with a wince-inducing, series of elbows in round two.

Following that win, Blaydes came up short against Francis Ngannou for a second time and was stopped in less than 60 seconds. Since that loss, which went down in November, 2018, Blaydes has rebounded with wins over Justin Willis and Shamil Abdurakhimov. So, if he can defeat JDS today, Blaydes will be back in the title shot mix.

UFC Raleigh line-up

Here is the complete line-up for UFC Raleigh, which will be hosted by the city’s PNC Arena.

Main Card

Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes vs. Junior dos Santos

Welterweight: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Michael Chiesa

Flyweight: Jordan Espinosa vs. Alex Perez

Strawweight: Hannah Cifers vs. Angela Hill

Light Heavyweight: Jamahal Hill vs. Darko Stosic

Preliminary Card

Middleweight: Bevon Lewis vs. Dequan Townsend

Featherweight: Arnold Allen vs. Nik Lentz

Female Flyweight: Justine Kish vs. Lucie Pudilova

Bantamweight: Montel Jackson vs. Felipe Colares

Female Bantamweight: Sara McMann vs. Lina Lansberg

Bantamweight: Brett Johns vs. Tony Gravely

Featherweight: Herbert Burns vs. Nate Landwehr