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Curtis Blaydes vs Mark Hunt

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Hunt in his last fight against Derrick Lewis, where he emerged victorious

Mark Hunt was initially supposed to face Marcin Tybura in his hometown of Sydney last November, but was pulled off the card following his controversial comments about his safety and health, saying that he has been "slurring his words" and hasn't felt well for a while. Hunt later stated that his comments weren't supposed to be taken seriously.

He is now scheduled to fight 26-year-old Curtis Blaydes in what promises to be a hard-hitting affair. The fight won't be an easy one for Hunt, as Blaydes is currently riding a 4 fight win-streak, and beat the MMA veteran Oleksiy Oliynyk by way of doctor's stoppage.

Mark Hunt is known for his kickboxing roots, as well as his prowess in stand-up fighting, and even more than that, Mark Hunt has an amazing chin. But if anyone were able to rock Hunt, it would be Blaydes, considering the destructiveness of his punches that knocked out Oliynyk last November. Considering Blaydes is red-hot and on a 4 fight win-streak, it wouldn't be surprising to see "the Razor" beat Mark Hunt in convincing fashion.

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