Filed under: News UFC Latest News Akira Corassani cites Maximo Blanco's history after illegal knee leads to DQ By Ariel Helwani@arielhelwani Dec 1, 2013, 2:38am EST Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter LAS VEGASS -- Akira Corassani talks about the illegal knee landed by Maximo Blanco at the TUF 18 Finale, not being able to see immediately after the illegal blow, whether he thought the knee was intentional, and more. Get the latest gear UFC 277 Artist Series Event T-Shirt UFC 277 Pena vs. Nunes Event T-Shirt TUF 30 Pena Official Team Coaches Jersey TUF 30 Nunes Official Team Coaches Jersey UFC Paddy Pimblett Liverpool T-Shirt UFC Ulti-Man Beach Towel Sean O’Malley Smoke Graphic T-Shirt Panini Select UFC Trading Card Blaster More From MMA Fighting Morning Report: Islam Makhachev ‘very upset,’ labels Charles Oliveira’s Conor McGregor callout ‘embarrassing’ Dana White explains passing on Hulu deal out of respect for Mike Tyson: ‘I killed the deal’ Kayla Harrison pleads for Cris Cyborg ‘winner take all’ fight, invites her to ‘juice to the gills’ Uriah Hall ‘stepping away’ from MMA following UFC 276 loss to Andre Muniz UFC contender Taila Santos accused of not paying coaches, manager; Santos responds Sam Alvey angles for Jake Paul fight after UFC release, reveals past sparring run-in: ‘He was a douche’