UFC 304 passed off this previous Saturday at Co-op Reside in Manchester, England. A championship belt modified fingers in the primary occasion, an interim titleholder staked his declare as one of the best on this planet within the co-main occasion, and a rising star picked up the largest win of his profession.
Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya watched the occasion dwell 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, successful by unanimous choice. Muhammad additionally made historical past by changing into the primary Palestinian UFC champion.
Interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall efficiently defended his belt within the UFC 304 co-main occasion making quick work of challenger Curtis Blaydes. Main into the 2 title fights, rising light-weight star Paddy Pimblett picked up the largest win over his profession choking out UFC veteran King Inexperienced within the first spherical.
“The triangle (choke) was slick. I’ve acquired to offer it up. Good job,” Adesanya mentioned about Pimblett submission win over Inexperienced. “I didn’t suppose Bobby (King) was going to shoot. Actually, within the breakdown I mentioned, ‘how is Paddy going to win?’ On the ft, 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 mentioned, “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 mentioned. “The winner of that struggle, struggle Stipe.”
Adesanya picked Edwards to retain his belt in the primary occasion however rapidly turned a fan of Muhammad because the struggle performed out.
“What a narrative for Belal to do this after getting back from the attention poke, now this, in his yard, saying it the entire time, all people doubting him, together with me,” Adesanya mentioned about Muhammad changing 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 would use him. He is usually a drive for them. I really like these moments.”
