=== Ultimate Fighting Championship ===
Blaydes fik sin UFC-debut mod Francis Ngannou den 10. april 2016 på [[UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos|UFC Fight Night 86]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/03/curtis-blaydes-in-for-bojan-mihajlovic-against-francis-ngannou-at-ufc-fight-night-86|title=Curtis Blaydes in for Bojan Mihajlovic against Francis Ngannou at UFC Fight Night 86|publisher=mmajunkie.com|last=Staff|date=2016-03-14|access-date=2017-02-06}}</ref> Han tabte kampen via TKO ved afslutningen af anden runde på grund af lægestop. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/ufc-francis-ngannou-beats-curtis-blaydes-after-nasty-eye-injury-stops-the-fight-041016|title=Francis Ngannou beats Curtis Blaydes after nasty eye injury stops the fight|publisher=foxsports.com|last=Damon Martin|date=2016-04-10|access-date=2017-02-06}}</ref>
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