UFC London LIVE: Results and reaction as Leon Edwards is submitted by Sean Brady
Edwards may be out of the title picture for good after he suffered back-to-back losses
Leon Edwards was submitted by Sean Brady on his return from losing his UFC welterweight title last summer in the main event of UFC London.
After a bright start by ‘Rocky’, Brady dominated on the ground from the second round onwards and tapped out the former champ early in the fourth round.
It puts Brady very much in the mix for a title shot down the line but may leave Edwards in the wilderness for good now, with back-to-back losses against high-level grapplers proving detrimental to his stock.
Liverpudlian star “Meatball” Molly McCann also grabbed the headlines after she retired following her loss to Alexia Thainara, while Nathaniel Wood, Kevin Holland and Carlos Ulberg also picked up big wins.
Relive the action and reaction from the UFC London main card, below:
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Report: Sean Brady submits Leon Edwards at UFC London to condemn former champion to back-to-back losses
Leon Edwards was submitted by Sean Brady on his return from losing his welterweight title last summer at UFC London.
Edwards enjoyed a bright start as he looked to bounce back from defeat to now-champion Belal Muhammad, starting on the front foot and landing numerous significant strikes.
But from the second round onwards, Brady dominated on the ground in a bout that drew easy comparisons to his title-losing fight to Muhammad at UFC 304.
Sean Brady submits Leon Edwards at UFC London as Molly McCann retires
UFC London: Full results
Sean Brady def. Leon Edwards via fourth-round submission (guillotine, 1:39)
Carlos Ulberg def. Jan Blachowicz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Kevin Holland def. Gunnar Nelson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Alexia Thainara def. Molly McCann via first-round submission (rear naked choke, 4:32)
Chris Duncan def. Jordan Vucenic via second-round submission (guillotine, 3:42)
Nathaniel Wood def. Morgan Charriere via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Chris Padilla def. Jai Herbert via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Lone’er Kavanagh def. Felipe dos Santos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Marcin Tybura def. Mick Parkin via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Christian Leroy Duncan def. Andrey Pulyaev via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Shauna Bannon def. Puja Tomar via second-round submission (armbar, 3:32)
Caolan Loughran def. Nathan Fletcher via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Kaue Fernandes def. Guram Kutateladze via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Sean Brady makes statement with win over home favourite Leon Edwards
Molly McCann calls time on her MMA career
Outside of tonight’s main event, the big headline of UFC London was Molly McCann’s retirement.
She laid down her gloves following defeat to Alexia Thainara, who she took on short notice.
Sean Brady dominates to crush home favourite Leon Edwards at UFC London
Leon Edwards suffers gut-wrenching loss on return from title despair
You really felt Leon Edwards needed to win tonight to force his way back into the title picture.
He lacks that appeal with American audiences, and as such, he needs big results to reach the upper echelons. Case in point, it took a 10-fight win streak for him to get a shot at the title in the first place.
Brady, on the other hand, will be right in the mix and could face the winner of JDM and Belal Muhammad later this year.
UFC London LIVE: Leon Edwards vs Sean Brady
Round four
Into the championship rounds. Edwards is on the back foot to start and is getting pieced before, once again, being taken down.
He goes for the guillotine again, and this time he sinks it in. Edwards is trapped, and he TAPS.
Sean Brady def. Leon Edwards via fourth-round submission (guillotine, 1:39)
Edwards started well. But from that second round, it just looked like the Belal Muhammad fight all over again. That might be it for Leon’s title aspirations.
UFC London LIVE: Leon Edwards vs Sean Brady
Round three
Brady starts on the offensive but is caught with a nice right by Leon who counters nicely. Brady then shoots for the takedown but is well stuffed by Edwards.
It doesn’t take long until Brady does have him back to the mat, though. He’s got him a guillotine before transitioning to full mount. Then in butterfly, he rains in five or six fists and Edwards needs to get out of immediate danger.
Brady keeps the back as Leon gets up to a knee. One minute to go and this is already a guaranteed Brady round. He’s just chipping away at Leon, just like Belal did last summer.
The claxon sounds and Brady is at least 2-1 up here. Maybe worse. Edwards has serious work to do.
UFC London LIVE: Leon Edwards vs Sean Brady
Round two
Brady doesn’t take so long to shoot for the double-leg this time and gets Edwards to the ground within the first 10 seconds.
He has the back in a body triangle and he isn’t letting go anytime soon. Shots from behind the head come.
With two minutes to, Leon makes his attempt at an escape but is trapped as Brady takes butterfly guard. He continues to rain in strikes as the round enters its close.
After a bright start, it’s these rounds Leon has to avoid.
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