Sean Brady dominated Leon Edwards to earn a fourth-round submission victory at UFC London.
Brady by no means give Edwards the possibility to battle his personal sport and nearly all of the primary occasion bout was spent on the canvas.
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Edwards, a former champion, was insistent on preventing for the UFC welterweight title once more this yr after dropping it to Belal Muhammad in 2024.
However these goals have been crushed after his newest defeat – the primary stoppage lack of his 28-fight profession.
The referee known as a cease to the competition at 1:39 seconds of spherical quantity attributable to a vicious guillotine choke from Brady.
“I do know I can try this in opposition to anybody within the division,” Brady informed Michael Bisping in his post-octagon interview.
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“I simply confirmed I can try this in opposition to a prestigious champion. I believe I undoubtedly belong right here.”
‘Rocky, Rocky’ echoed across the O2 Area as UFC London’s principal occasion received underway.
The primary spherical remained largely inactive with Brady catching Edwards briefly and taking him to the canvas within the remaining seconds, the one important moments.
Brady shot for a takedown immediately because the second 5 minutes of the battle commenced, and he was profitable in controlling his British counterpart on the ground, seeking to earn these essential factors on the judges scorecards.
Edwards struggled on the canvas and his makes an attempt to shake off Brady had been constantly denied.
The American had Edwards pressed on the bottom for all however a number of seconds of spherical two, that means he was far and clear forward going into the third.
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Edwards was cautious of a second spherical repeat as he stuffed Brady’s first try and take him down 30 seconds into spherical three.
Nonetheless, Brady was profitable in his second try and we had been in the identical place another time.
Edwards was then on the receiving finish of thunderous proper arms from Brady as he, but once more, struggled to get again to his toes.
The gang continued to boo which solely meant one factor – Brady was successful the spherical once more.
Edwards was left helpless within the remaining 30 seconds of spherical three as Brady climbed throughout him like a rash and continued to punish ‘Rocky’ on the canvas.
As we entered the championship rounds, it was turning right into a domination as Brady dragged Edwards to the ground and exhausted his opponent on the bottom.
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Moments later, Brady wrapped his arm across the neck of Edwards, who didn’t take lengthy to faucet out.
UFC London was attended by 18,583 followers with a gate of $4.17million, which is the very best grossing Battle Night time occasion in UFC historical past.
Brady was awarded a $50,000 bonus for his efficiency on the London card.
Forward of UFC London, Brady had asserted that his battle with Edwards was the ‘greatest of his life.’
So the 32-year-old will definitely be on a excessive as he travels again to Philadelphia realizing his first UFC title shot may come quickly.
The No.5 ranked UFC welterweight has misplaced simply as soon as in White’s promotion since making his debut in 2019.
That defeat got here by the hands of the present champion at 170lbs Belal Muhammad, who Brady may face subsequent if the previous defends his belt in opposition to Jack Della Maddalena in Could.
That may solely come if the injured Shavkat Rakhmonov stays sidelined, but when he returns, Brady may discover himself in a No.1 contender bout with the loser of that battle to determine the subsequent title in line at 170lbs.
Brady went undefeated in his first 5 UFC bouts earlier than dropping to Muhammad.
The Philly native holds wins over Kevin Gastelum and Michael Chiesa, and his final UFC battle was a victory over former welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns.
Brady additionally holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is a former Cage Fury Preventing Championships welterweight champion.
The 32-year-old began coaching MMA after a good friend satisfied him and his brother to check out BJJ.
He was concerned within the household building enterprise as a youth and appears as much as fighters like ex-UFC champion Georges St-Pierre as a task mannequin for a way he needs his profession to go.