UFC London Results: Blaydes gets a win, Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann shine

UFC FIGHT NIGHT: BLAYDES VS ASPINALL also known as UFC London aired live in Asia on Sunday, July 24 from the O2 Arena in London. Although the main event ended prematurely, the card was full of action from the start.

In a heavyweight contenders' match, No. 4 ranked Curtis Blaydes took on hometown hero No. 6 ranked Tom Aspinall. Aspinall came out fast, pressing the action on Blaydes, who responded with hard punches, but then after Aspinall landed kick, he fell to the mat with a knee injury. The official time of the stoppage was:15 of the first round, an unfortunate finish to the main event.

Middleweight contender Jack Hermansson fought a disciplined and effective three rounds against Chris Curtis. Hermansson used reach and stayed a step ahead of Curtis, winning on the scorecards via unanimous decision. Hermansson said,

"It's a win, that's the most important thing. You're always aiming to have the most awesome performance of your life and want a finish, but this time I got a decision. It was really cool to go out there, the English fans are so great"

Paddy Pimblett delivered an exhilarating performance for the London crowd once again. Jordan Leavitt put in the first round of aggression, and Pimblett responded with blitzing submission attempts, eventually tapping Leavitt with a rear naked choke in the second round.

Molly McCann earned her second knockout victory in London. It started with her signature spinning back elbow that stunned Hannah Goldy, and "Meatball" followed up with a barrage of strikes that stopped the fight at 3:52 of the first round.

UFC London Results

Performances of the Night

• Paddy Pimblett
• Molly McCann
• Nikita Krylov
• Jonathan Pierce

MAIN EVENT

• Curtis Blaydes defeats Tom Aspinall via TKO (injury) at :15 of the first round

CO-MAIN EVENT

• Jack Hermansson defeats Chris Curtis via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

MAIN CARD

• Paddy Pimblett defeats Jordan Leavitt via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:46 of round two
• Nikita Krylov defeats Alexander Gustafsson via KO at 1:07 of the first round
• Molly McCann defeats Hannah Goldy via TKO (strikes) at 3:53 of the first round
• Volkan Oezdemir defeats Paul Craig via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

PRELIMS

• Ludovit Klein defeats Mason Jones via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Marc Diakiese defeats Damir Hadzovic via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
• Nathaniel Wood defeats Charles Rosa via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
• Jonathan Pearce defeats Makwan Amirkhani via TKO (strikes) at 4:10 of the second round
• Muhammad Mokaev defeats Charles Johnson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Jai Herbert defeats Kyle Nelson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Victoria Leonardo defeats Mandy Bohm via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Nicolas Dalby defeats Claudio Silva via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

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