This Saturday (27), the city of Manchester (ENG) hosted UFC 304, which featured two belt defenses involving British fighters, with Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall as the main protagonists
This Saturday (27), the city of Manchester (ENG) hosted UFC 304, which featured two belt defenses involving British fighters, with Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall the main stars of the event.
While Aspinall didn’t even sweat to keep the interim heavyweight belt, Edwards saw his welterweight reign come to an end in the face of an impeccable performance from the American of Palestinian origin, who dominated from start to finish to secure the victory.
Fight
The first big move of the fight came from Belal Muhammad, who managed to take down the champion, although he quickly got up. The opening minutes of the UF 304 main event saw the American of Palestinian origin put Edwards against the fence, giving him the advantage. Soon, the Englishman will start looking for more knees and strikes from a certain distance to avoid being the target of the ‘Remember the Name’ takedowns.
At the end of the first round, an uppercut rocked the Englishman, who soon fell to the ground again. The challenger grew in the second part of the fight and began to have more confidence when it came to taking the clinch, working on the takedown and, once again, managing to take down ‘Rocky’. Muhammad was on top, suffocating Edwards, who managed to use the cage to free himself from the pressure of his opponent.
Another takedown by Belal Muhammad at the start of the third round, but Leon Edwards reversed the position, climbed on top and attacked the challenger from behind. The Englishman wanted to finish, but the Palestinian defended himself well and both remained like that for the rest of the third round. In the fourth part, ‘Rocky’ took him well with the left at the beginning, but the challenger attempted the takedown again and tried to go back, ‘backpacking’ and trying to beat Edwards’ defense. The fighter of Palestinian origin even attempted the submission, without success,
In the fifth round, Edwards tried to go all or nothing, but Muhammad immediately tried to get a takedown and, when that failed, used the fence to tire him out and stop the fight. With the Englishman tired, the Palestinian dominated and easily managed the result, and not even an elbow that opened a cut on his rival’s face ended up reopening the fight in favor of ‘Rocky’. In the end, Belal Muhammad finally managed to silence the critics of his ‘boring’ performances and became the new welterweight champion, silencing the English fans in Manchester
Lightning knockout gives Aspinall victory
The first title defense of the night involved the interim heavyweight title, between Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes. And the fight between the two lasted practically a minute, with Blaydes trying to find space in the Englishman’s offensive strategy.
And soon the exchange would begin, with both fighters throwing punches. However, it was a well-aimed right hand from Aspinall that knocked “Razor” down and sent him to the canvas, then chasing the American to control the score until the referee stopped the fight. 60 seconds of another victory for the interim heavyweight champion and keeping alive the flame of, perhaps one day, unifying the belts against the incumbent champion Jon Jones
– I have nothing against you Jon, but I think I am better than you. I know I can beat you in a fight, so I will chase you – challenged the Englishman.
‘Malvadão’ annihilates rival and sends fans into a frenzy
One of Dana White’s ‘favorites’ for the English market, Paddy Pimblett faced Bobby Green in the main card of UFC 304 in an attempt to establish himself once and for all among the best in the lightweight division. And what he did was not only that, but in imposing fashion.
‘The Baddy’ had no problems at all after a lukewarm start to the fight against ‘King’, in which he managed to land a few leg kicks. The American attempted a takedown, but left room for the Englishman to grab the guillotine. Green ran away, but Pimblett immediately grabbed the triangle and did so well that he ended up “obliterating” his opponent. In spectacular fashion and sending the fans into a frenzy, the Englishman obtained his eighth consecutive victory of his career and the sixth in six UFC fights.
Brazil leaves 100% of Manchester
Two Brazilians fought in Saturday’s event. On the main card, Gregory Robocop tested his good form against Christian Leroy Duncan and gave another spectacle in the cage. Using ground and pound, the Amazon native dominated the Englishman from start to finish, leaving Duncan bloodied and with a “berno” on his head, as well as almost submitting him in the third round, granting him the third consecutive time. victory
The first Brazilian to enter the octagon at UFC 304, Bruna Brasil faced Molly McCann, Ultimate’s bet for stardom in England. And despite the fans’ opposition, she was not afraid and ‘Meatball’ managed to overwhelm the Englishwoman, even having two chances to win the fight in the so-called ‘fast track’. Even so, her dominance earned her the victory by unanimous decision of the judges.
In a heated fight, Mokaev defeats Manel Kape
With a whole rivalry and even a hotel fight to boot, Muhammad Mokaev and Manel Kape had one of the most anticipated fights on the UFC 304 preliminary card. But those expecting a fight worthy of those who love “violence” were perhaps disappointed with what they got in the octagon.
The two fighters did not engage in a direct clash, neither standing nor on the ground, although, after a takedown, something resembling a weak blow occurred. Mokaev was perhaps the most active during the 15 minutes of the duel and ended up winning the fight, but without making much of an impression given the atmosphere created by both in the previous days.
UFC 304 Results: Edwards x Muhammad 2
Main card
Belal Muhammad beats Leon Edwards by unanimous decision: Muhammad is the new welterweight champion
Tom Aspinall defeats Curtis Blaydes by TKO (1:00 R1) – Aspinall retains interim heavyweight belt
Paddy Pimblett defeats Bobby Green via submission (3:22 ​​of R1)
Gregory Robocop defeated Christian Leroy Duncan by unanimous decision
Arnold Allen beat Giga Chikadze by unanimous decision
Preliminary paper
Nathaniel Wood defeated Daniel Pineda by unanimous decision
Bruna Brasil beat Molly McCann with unanimous decision of the judges
Jake Hadley defeated Caolán Loughran by unanimous decision
Muhammad Mokaev defeated Manel Kape by unanimous decision of the judges
Oban Elliott defeated Preston Parsons by unanimous decision
Modestas Bukauskas defeated Marcin Prachnio via submission (3:12 of R3)
Sam Patterson defeated Kiefer Crosbie via submission (2:50 of R1)
Mick Parking beats Lukasz Brzeski by KO (3:23 of R1)
Shauna Bannon defeated Alice Ardealan by split decision
Source: Terra
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