UFC 304 video: Tom Aspinall, Curtis Blaydes locked in, end faceoff with handshake

The intensity was there, but so was the respect between Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes during their fist faceoff of UFC 304 fight week.

MANCHESTER, England – Before they meet in the octagon, interim heavyweight champion [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] and [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] had their first faceoff of fight week Thursday at the UFC 304 press conference.

UFC 304 takes place Saturday at Co-op Live (ESPN+, ESPN2, pay-per-view), which also hosted Thursday’s press conference, where 10 fighters convened before fight night. Afterward, they all came face to face.

Aspinall and Blaydes were locked in on each other but kept things cordial with a handshake at the end.

You can watch Aspinall and Blaydes’ UFC 304 press conference faceoff in the video above.

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