Tom
Aspinall was in attendance when Sean Brady
submitted Leon
Edwards at UFC
London.
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Edwards and Brady headlined the card at the O2 Arena in London this
past weekend. Brady was all over Edwards throughout their fight en
route to a fourth-round guillotine submission victory. Aspinall
recorded his reaction to the fight right in the moments leading up
to the submission.
Aspinall and Edwards are friends after having honed their skills on
the English MMA scene. While Aspinall was sad to see “Rocky” get
dominated, he couldn’t help but acknowledge Brady’s elite skillset.
Like a large number of fans, “Honey Badger” also felt like leaving
the venue as Edwards was submitted. For Aspinall, the fight played
out very similar to Edwards’s unanimous decision title loss against
Belal
Muhammad at UFC 304 last year.
“[Leon’s] on his back again, half guard again. This is Sean Brady’s
bread and butter, man. This is Sean Brady 101,” Aspinall said.
“Bad, really bad for Leon… He’s getting hit though. He’s worried
about the takedowns, he’s getting hit. Look, I’m a Leon fan, Leon’s
my friend. But I also appreciate high-level MMA, and Sean Brady’s
displaying some really good stuff there… Oh he’s tapped him. Wow,
domination from Sean Brady. Gutted for Leon, gutted for him. Look
everyone’s leaving, I feel like leaving myself… Very similar to the
Belal fight.”
Edwards was unbeaten in 13 straight outings since 2015 before his
last two losses. Meanwhile, Brady has rebounded from his lone
career loss against Muhammad with a three-fight winning streak and
is likely on the cusp of a title shot.