THERE WAS PLENTY of pressure on Leon Edwards going into UFC Fight Night 64 in Poland last night.
Having lost his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut last November, a defeat to Seth Baczynski at the Tauron Arena in Krakow might have been enough to earn Edwards a nudge through the organisation’s exit door.
However, the English welterweight will be heading back to Birmingham with a $50,000 cheque in his back-pocket instead of his P45, after a stunning first-round victory. Edwards disposed of Baczynski in just eight seconds with a beautiful left-counter, which earned him a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus.
But the knockout was still only the second-fastest in the history of the UFC’s welterweight division. Duane Ludwig holds the record for his six-second victory over Jonathan Goulet in 2006. You could fit all the action from last night’s fight between Edwards and Baczynski into a Vine. Like this one…
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