UFC London has been hailed as a landmark occasion for British MMA, however based on one of many brightest stars of the night time, it didn’t characteristic the most effective present British MMA fighter.
Arnold Allen is presently a top-ranked featherweight and at UFC London he placed on the most effective efficiency of his profession, stopping Dan Hooker in simply 2 minutes and 33 seconds. Allen was not the one British fighter to point out out that night, as Tom Aspinall, Paddy Pimblett, Molly McCann, Paul Craig, Jack Shore, and Muhammad Mokaev all scored spectacular wins on the occasion, with Aspinall particularly garnering consideration for his sensational first-round submission of Alexander Volkov. However regardless of the string of nice performances, Allen says that the most effective present British MMA fighter wasn’t truly competing that night.
“No. I believe Leon Edwards is the most effective,” Aspinall mentioned on The MMA Hour. “Having sparred with him, he’s the most effective. That man’s a unique degree. We sparred a very good few rounds. He helped me quite a bit with recommendation for the battle and stuff like that. For me, he’s the No. 1 man.”
Allen isn’t alone in his evaluation. Whereas Allen and Aspinall each presently maintain the No. 6 spot within the UFC’s divisional rankings, Edwards is the No. 3 ranked welterweight. Equally, the MMA Fighting Global Rankings presently have Edwards because the No. 3-ranked welterweight on the earth, whereas Allen and Aspinall sit outdoors their divisions’ respective high fives.
For his half, Edwards was proud of the praise, thanking Allen on Twitter, and selling the brand new period of British MMA.
Edwards is believed to be subsequent up for a title shot towards present welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Ought to the battle go ahead as anticipated, he can be the primary British fighter to problem for a UFC belt since Michael Bisping gained the middleweight title at UFC 199.
