'New McGregor', Paddy Pimblett submits Jordan Leavitt at UFC London and wins his third consecutive victory in the organization

P. Pimblett celebrates victory over J. Leavitt (Photo: Instagram/@ufc)

The 'Hype Train' is still going strong. This Saturday afternoon (23), on the main card of UFC London, the prospectus Paddy Pimblett claimed another victim. The 'New McGregor' managed to withstand the initial pressure from Jordan Leavitt and with a rear naked choke he submitted the North American in the middle of the second round. The show took place at the traditional O2 Arena.

With the victory, Pimblett remains undefeated wearing Ultimate gloves and now marks his third consecutive triumph. The English prospect now has a record of 18 wins and just three losses in his career. On the other hand, the North American Jordan Leavitt his good streak was interrupted and he started to record 10 positive results and two negative results in the sport.

THE FIGHT

Pimblett started by risking a high kick and trying to corner Leavitt, who soon blocked his rival against the fence. Jordan tried to lift the prospect and after a lot of insistence, he managed to do so, however, he left his neck a little exposed and the Englishman tried to attempt a submission, without success. Leavitt continued to stop his rival and gave the Englishman no room to breathe. Paddy managed to escape, however, after a few seconds, Leavitt tried to shorten again, but was taken down and was left below the promise on the ground. In the last seconds, Pimblett ended the round by striking his rival on mount.

In the second half, Leavitt tried to hit his rival with high kicks to the waist, but Paddy responded with a jab and straight. Jordan took the duel to the cage again and tried to take down the English prospect, but Pimblett was dangerous in his submission attempts. Even though he was glued to the fence, the Englishman landed a knee on the American and went to his back, where he 'locked the lock' and grabbed the rear naked choke, until his rival gave up. End of fight at O2 Arena.

Molly McCann overcomes bad start and knocks out Hannah Goldy in the first round

M. McCann won another upset in the UFC (Photo: Instagram)

And she did it again. Fighting at home again, Molly McCann She started the fight being dominated by Hannah Goldy and looked in trouble. However, in the second round, the English fighter landed a cross that disoriented the North American, following which, Molly landed a spinning punch and punished her rival with a 'rain of elbows' that forced referee Herb Dean to interrupt the confrontation.

In a great phase of her career, Molly achieved her third consecutive victory in the organization and is now approaching a place in the ranking of the flyweight division (up to 56,7kg). The English fighter now has a record of 13 triumphs and four setbacks. Hannah Goldy, on the other hand, scores six positive and three negative results in the sport.

Volkan Oezdemir takes advantage of Paul Craig's fatigue and defeats his rival on points

P. Craig receives a heavy blow from V. Oezdemir (Photo: Instagram/@ufc)

The fight that opened the main card of the UFC London will not be missed by MMA fans. After an intense start to the grappling in front of Volkan oezdemir, Paul Craig he got tired at the end of the first round and became easy prey for the Swiss during the rest of the duel. Despite his 'efforts', the Scot was no longer able to perform in a dignified manner and was beaten on points by his rival. The public at the O2 Arena booed the two rivals after the scheduled 15 minutes.

Former light heavyweight challenger, Oezdemir recovers from the negative streak of two defeats and returns to winning in the organization. The Swiss fighter now has a record of 18 triumphs and six setbacks in professional MMA.

Coming off five wins in his last six fights, Paul hasn't shown it in the UFC London the good performances he was delivering in the octagon. The Scottish athlete now has 16 positive results, five negative results and one draw in the sport.

In a warm fight, Jack Hermansson beats Chris Curtis on points

J. Hermansson after UFC victory. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

The co-main fight of UFC London will be forgotten by MMA fans even before the organization's next event. After 15 minutes of a lot of inspiration and little action, the Swede Jack hermansson beat the North American Chris Curtis in the unanimous decision of the judges. Hermansson now has a record of 23 triumphs and seven setbacks. His rival, on the other hand, has 29 positive results and eight positive results in the sport.