Leon Edwards successfully defended his UFC welterweight title against Colby Covington, while Paddy Pimblett defeated Tony Ferguson. The event was marked by a heated atmosphere due to a controversial remark made by Covington about Edwards' late father.
Leon Edwards retained the UFC welterweight title on Saturday night, beating American Colby Covington , as rising star Paddy Pimblett defeated octagon legend Tony Ferguson . The atmosphere was charged at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas heading into the main event after a bust-up in the pre-match press conference between the two title contenders, after Covington made a controversial remark about Edwards' late father.
The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt (22-3), from Birmingham, showed poise and patience as he picked his spots to outclass Covington (17-4), beating the former interim champion to take a unanimous points victory. Sky Sports announces partnership with ONE, the world's largest martial arts organisationTom Aspinall calls out MMA veteran to fill Jon Jones voidEarlier on the main card, Pimblett (21-3) consigned former UFC title contender Ferguson (25-10) to his seventh consecutive defeat, as he proves to be a shadow of the fighter who was once touted as having the potential to beat the great Khabib Nurmagomedo
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