Finally, the UFC has returned to London.
After a Covid-enforced break, fans this side of the Atlantic are treated to an evening of action inside the octagon, with a number of British fighters on the card.
The headline event sees Tom Aspinall battle the hugely experienced Alexander Volkov in the heavyweight division. Elsewhere, the wonderfully exciting Paddy Pimblett battles Kazula Vargas in the lightweight division.
Molly McCann, Jack Shore and Paul Craig are the other names from these shores looking to make a statement inside London’s 02 Arena.
UFC London fight card:
Main card
Alexander Volkov vs Tom Aspinall (heavyweight)
Arnold Allen vs Dan Hooker (featherweight)
Paddy Pimblett vs Kazula Vargas (lightweight)
Gunnar Nelson bt Takashi Sato via decision (welterweight)
Molly McCann bt Luana Carolina via KO (women’s flyweight)
Ilia Topuria bt Jai Herbert via KO (lightweight)
Prelims
Makwan Amirkhani bt Mike Grundy via submission (featherweight)
Sergei Pavlovich bt Shamil Abdurakhimov via stoppage (heavyweight)
Muhammad Mokaev bt Cody Durden via KO (flyweight)
Paul Craig bt Niktia Krylov via submission (light heavyweight)
Jack Shore bt Timur Valiev via decision (bantamweight)
Elise Reed bt Cory McKenna via decision (women’s strawweight)
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Live updates
Paddy Pimblett up next
The roof is going to come off here…
Gunnar Nelson vs Takash Sato
Round 3: Nelson wins by unanimous decision!
Very comfortable evening for him.
Gunnar Nelson vs Takash Sato
Round 3: Nothing to split the fighters, but Nelson has surely done enough.
Some famous faces knocking around
Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato
Round 2: Sato caught! Nelson looking to take the breath out of him, all while peppering him with clubbed hands.
Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato
Round 2: Really nice takedown from Nelson. Needed it too, having been hit by a good old-fashioned right hook only seconds before.
Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato
Round 2: Sato keeping his distance, eager to avoid another hold.
Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato
Round 1: Nelson looking to wrap the ribs of Sato. That MMA-mat style is so obvious, setting up a leghold brilliantly. Sato taking some huge shots to the back of the head.
Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato
Round 1: Nelson on the defensive somewhat of Sato tries to string some combinations together.
Contents
- 1 UFC London fight card:
- 2 UFC London latest news
- 2.1 Live updates
- 2.2 Paddy Pimblett up next
- 2.3 Gunnar Nelson vs Takash Sato
- 2.4 Gunnar Nelson vs Takash Sato
- 2.5 Some famous faces knocking around
- 2.6 Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato
- 2.7 Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato
- 2.8 Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato
- 2.9 Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato
- 2.10 Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato