The UFC returned to London on Saturday but it was two Liverpool fighters who stole the show, as Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann pulled off brilliant wins to electrify the crowd at the O2 Arena in the capital for the first time in three years.
McCann blazed forward from the opening bell against Brazil's Luana Carolina and ended the fight in spectacular fashion in the third round with a spinning elbow that knocked her opponent out cold.
"I'm never, ever, ever, ever in a boring fight lad, I have to get a punch in the face to get woke up," the charismatic 27-year-old said in his post-fight interview before throwing down the gauntlet to the UFC. Having not staged an event in London since March 16, 2019, Saturday's card was a triumphant return for the UFC, which abruptly cancelled a planned event in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began to sweep around the world.
Ipswich-born Arnold Allen came out swinging haymakers at New Zealander Dan Hooker in the co-main event, ending it with a TKO victory halfway through the first round.
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