Tom Aspinall Shares Cageside Reaction to Leon Edwards vs. Sean Brady

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Tom Aspinall was in attendance when Sean Brady submitted Leon Edwards at UFC London.

Edwards and Brady headlined the card at the O2 Arena in London this past weekend. Brady was all over Edwards throughout their fight en route to a fourth-round guillotine submission victory. Aspinall recorded his reaction to the fight right in the moments leading up to the submission.

Aspinall and Edwards are friends after having honed their skills on the English MMA scene. While Aspinall was sad to see “Rocky” get dominated, he couldn’t help but acknowledge Brady’s elite skillset. Like a large number of fans, “Honey Badger” also felt like leaving the venue as Edwards was submitted. For Aspinall, the fight played out very similar to Edwards’s unanimous decision title loss against Belal Muhammad at UFC 304 last year.

“[Leon’s] on his back again, half guard again. This is Sean Brady’s bread and butter, man. This is Sean Brady 101,” Aspinall said. “Bad, really bad for Leon… He’s getting hit though. He’s worried about the takedowns, he’s getting hit. Look, I’m a Leon fan, Leon’s my friend. But I also appreciate high-level MMA, and Sean Brady’s displaying some really good stuff there… Oh he’s tapped him. Wow, domination from Sean Brady. Gutted for Leon, gutted for him. Look everyone’s leaving, I feel like leaving myself… Very similar to the Belal fight.”

Edwards was unbeaten in 13 straight outings since 2015 before his last two losses. Meanwhile, Brady has rebounded from his lone career loss against Muhammad with a three-fight winning streak and is likely on the cusp of a title shot.