The primary attraction of the numbered match in Manchester was a rematch between champion Leon Edwards and assured challenger Belal Muhammad. And although the first-named wounded man was within the function of an enormous favourite, he nonetheless needed to be cautious. His juice had already handled him three years in the past, when the duel ended and not using a winner as a consequence of a finger hit within the eye. A second try got here.
Now, a reasonably clear state of affairs was being written from the start. The champion within the five-round push completely didn’t discover practical weapons with which he might adequately resist and threaten. Muhammad, alternatively, surprisingly demonstrated the college’s play, continuously urgent his opponent and throwing him to the bottom, the place he went by means of the opponent’s good protection with nice issue, however at the least squeezed the remaining power out of him. Edwards was in hassle and appeared cloudy. This was positively not his day.
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🇺🇸🇵🇸 Belal Muhammad (24-3) wins the belt and wins by unanimous resolution by defeating 🏴 Leon Edwards (22-4) 💣💥#UFC304pic.twitter.com/p7gCH0l88y
— The Sweat (@LaSueur_off) July 28, 2024
Even the wild end, by which the thirty-two-year-old champion launched a geyser of blood on his opponent’s face with a tough elbow, didn’t change the destiny of the duel. Muhammad clearly grew to become the brand new king of welterweight, who, because of the factors triumph (2×48-47 and 49-46), additionally didn’t lose within the eleventh duel in a row. “My household and the folks in Palestine are dealing with an actual battle, this one was simple. I am no Khabib (Nurmagomedov) or GSP, however I am myself and you need to respect me,” mentioned the person who was born right into a Palestinian household. Edwards, alternatively, fell after two title defenses.
A really fast finish got here within the battle for the interim heavyweight title, which was defended by house favourite Tom Aspinall. This time, only one minute was sufficient for him to rejoice, throughout which his rival Curtis Blaydes fell to the bottom in a wild rodeo. The following crushing set off was stopped solely by the referee of the duel. All which means that a battle for the undisputed title is about to occur. Aspinall’s opponent will probably be determined by a duel between legends Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic, with the previous holding the rightful title.
“John, I’ve nothing private towards you, however I do know that I can beat you and that I’m higher than you. Let’s do it,” the English thresher is trying ahead to. “I’m proof that unusual folks can do extraordinary issues. I am the very best finisher within the UFC,” pats the shoulders of Aspinall, who returned the 2022 defeat to the American opponent.
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2440 secondsAfter 9 and a half years, Tom Aspinall’s skilled combating profession has cracked 40 minutes pic.twitter.com/cd890STL6a
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And those that anticipated a good sport within the battle between the controversial Paddy Pimblett and Bobby Inexperienced, should have been very shocked. The top got here after three minutes of the battle (3:22) after the blond from Liverpool caught the opponent in a chokehold, which he held for thus lengthy that he put the assured juice to sleep. Docs needed to get entangled. Pimblett, alternatively, did not sweat an excessive amount of, he was completely satisfied for the sixth time within the UFC.
“I bought you, s**ts!” the winner of the duel roared in the direction of the microphone, after which he shortly pointed to the following opponent with whom he want to share it with. “I’ve a reputation that everybody desires. Renato Moicano, I hope you beat Benoit St. Denise so we may give it to one another. Ideally by the top of this yr,” he mentioned a few battle with a prime ten light-weight. On the similar time, Pimblett didn’t even function within the prime fifteen earlier than the match.
The subsequent numbered occasion of the well-known international league will come on August 18, when UFC 305 is scheduled in Perth, Australia. The middleweight title will probably be fought between champion Dricus Du Plessis and former ruler Israel Adesanya. Czech Tereza Bledá, alternatively, needed to cancel her duel as a consequence of well being issues.
