Curtis Blaydes issues first statement after UFC 304 quick title loss to Tom Aspinall

Curtis Blaydes is heading back to the drawing board.

The longtime heavyweight contender hit another roadblock to his dream of becoming UFC heavyweight champion on Saturday, losing in just 60 seconds in his shot at the interim title against Tom Aspinall in UFC 304’s co-main event. It was a disappointing showing from Blaydes, who has now suffered first-round knockout losses in two of his past three bouts.

Early Sunday morning...