UFC 304 came about this previous Saturday at Co-op Reside in Manchester, England. A championship belt modified fingers in the principle occasion, an interim titleholder staked his declare as the most effective on the planet within the co-main occasion, and a rising star picked up the most important win of his profession.
Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya watched the occasion stay and posted his realtime response to the fights to his YouTube channel.
UFC 304 featured a welterweight title bout rematch between then-champion Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad. The 2 first fought in March 2021, however the bout led to a no contest after an unintended eye poke rendered Muhammad unable to proceed. Muhammad dominated Edwards within the rematch, profitable by unanimous determination. Muhammad additionally made historical past by turning into the primary Palestinian UFC champion.
Interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall efficiently defended his belt within the UFC 304 co-main occasion making short work of challenger Curtis Blaydes. Main into the 2 title fights, rising light-weight star Paddy Pimblett picked up the most important win over his profession choking out UFC veteran King Green within the first spherical.
“The triangle (choke) was slick. I’ve received to present it up. Good job,” Adesanya stated about Pimblett submission win over Inexperienced. “I didn’t suppose Bobby (King) was going to shoot. Actually, within the breakdown I stated, ‘how is Paddy going to win?’ On the toes, I used to be like, ‘Okay, Bobby’s within the bag,’ however then he shot. Oh nicely. He (Pimblett) f***ing capitalized on it, although… Now watch him stand up to 500 kilos within the subsequent two days.”
After Aspinall stopped Blaydes in 60 seconds, Adesanya repeated stated, “He is too quick, bro. He is too quick.” Adesanya then expressed frustration with the state of the promotion’s heavyweight title image.
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“So we’ll wait till when, till Jon [Jones] fights Stipe [Miocic], and what is going on to occur to him (Aspinall) within the meantime? It is simply foolish. Let’s get straight to the purpose,” Adesanya stated. “The winner of that combat, combat Stipe.”
Adesanya picked Edwards to retain his belt in the principle occasion however rapidly turned a fan of Muhammad because the combat performed out.
“What a narrative for Belal to try this after getting back from the attention poke, now this, in his yard, saying it the entire time, everyone doubting him, together with me,” Adesanya stated about Muhammad turning into welterweight champion. “Give it as much as him. What a narrative. Good job.
“Are you able to think about what that appears like for him proper now? And all of the Palestinians proper now that might use him. He is usually a drive for them. I really like these moments.”
