UFC London newest outcomes: Paddy The Baddy wins earlier than Tom Aspinall harm towards Curtis Blaydes

Paddy Pimblett was as soon as once more the star of UFC London, 4 months after the MMA promotion’s final journey to the English capital, submitting Jordan Leavitt within the second spherical earlier than fellow Briton Tom Aspinall suffered a knee harm simply seconds into the primary occasion.

Pimblett, who entered the O2 Enviornment with a 2-0 document within the UFC after two first-round stoppage wins, was largely outwrestled by Leavitt within the first spherical of their combat on Saturday evening, however the Liverpudlian stored his composure to arrange the end in Spherical 2. Pimblett, 27, dropped Leavitt with a knee within the clinch as each lightweights grappled alongside the fence, and “Paddy The Baddy” rapidly took the American’s again earlier than locking in a rear bare choke. Leavitt quickly tapped out, sending the O2 into raptures similarly to how the group reacted to Pimblett’s submission of Rodrigo Vargas in March.

Later within the evening, the highly-anticipated heavyweight foremost occasion between Wigan’s Aspinall and American Curtis Blaydes ended after simply 15 seconds, when the Briton’s knee gave approach after he had thrown a leg kick. Aspinall collapsed to the canvas, and referee Herb Dean waved off the combat, earlier than Blaydes was declared the winner by TKO as soon as a wincing Aspinall, 29, had lastly gotten again to his ft together with his leg in a brace. Re-live updates and see all outcomes from UFC London, under.