You really felt Leon Edwards needed to win tonight to force his way back into the title picture.

He lacks that appeal with American audiences, and as such, he needs big results to reach the upper echelons. Case in point, it took a 10-fight win streak for him to get a shot at the title in the first place.

Brady, on the other hand, will be right in the mix and could face the winner of JDM and Belal Muhammad later this year.

Round four

Into the championship rounds. Edwards is on the back foot to start and is getting pieced before, once again, being taken down.

He goes for the guillotine again, and this time he sinks it in. Edwards is trapped, and he TAPS.

Sean Brady def. Leon Edwards via fourth-round submission (guillotine, 1:39)

Edwards started well. But from that second round, it just looked like the Belal Muhammad fight all over again. That might be it for Leon’s title aspirations.

Round three

Brady starts on the offensive but is caught with a nice right by Leon who counters nicely. Brady then shoots for the takedown but is well stuffed by Edwards.

It doesn’t take long until Brady does have him back to the mat, though. He’s got him a guillotine before transitioning to full mount. Then in butterfly, he rains in five or six fists and Edwards needs to get out of immediate danger.

Brady keeps the back as Leon gets up to a knee. One minute to go and this is already a guaranteed Brady round. He’s just chipping away at Leon, just like Belal did last summer.

The claxon sounds and Brady is at least 2-1 up here. Maybe worse. Edwards has serious work to do.

Brady doesn’t take so long to shoot for the double-leg this time and gets Edwards to the ground within the first 10 seconds.

He has the back in a body triangle and he isn’t letting go anytime soon. Shots from behind the head come.

With two minutes to, Leon makes his attempt at an escape but is trapped as Brady takes butterfly guard. He continues to rain in strikes as the round enters its close.

After a bright start, it’s these rounds Leon has to avoid.

WE ARE UNDERWAY! No glove-touch, this feels like bad blood.

Early pressure from Leon as he clips with a left under the chin. Edwards gets into the clinch where he can be dangerous - but as they separate, Brady lands a nice one-two combo.

Edwards comes back with a few punches of his own before Brady gets Rocky against the cage. After getting away from the fence, Brady lands his first takedown of the night. Only 20 seconds to do anything with it though as the first ends on the mat

Sean Brady has vowed to viciously punish Leon Edwards for focusing more on a future title shot than the challenge at hand ahead of UFC London.

It’s time for your UFC London headliner, folks!

Leon Edwards returns to the cage for the first time since losing his welterweight title to Belal Muhammad last summer as he takes on BJJ specialist Sean Brady.

This could be make or break for Edwards if he ever wants to fight for gold again.

Edwards likes it in London and will hope the partisan crowd can will him back towards number one contendership.

This is going to have MASSIVE ramifications on welterweight. Don’t go anywhere.

Round three

Early leg kick from Blachowicz gets a notable reaction from Ulberg. That clearly hurt.

He responds with a one-two that knocks Blachowicz’s head towards the fence as the ex-champ momentarily goes on the retreat.

Then it turns back-and-forth as Ulberg’s spit-spraying hook is met with another heavy shot by the Pole. Blachowicz then connects with a strong overhand and a vicious body kick to go into the final minute on the offensive.

He lands a really nice high-kick on the nose of Ulberg, maybe doesn’t get all of it. Blachowicz then enjoys a final flurry after the slapper sounds, connecting with two big shots but they’re again eaten up by Ulberg.

No knockout, but a fun fight nonetheless. We go to a decision...

Carlos Ulberg def. Jan Blachowicz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Not sure about that result - and the crowd aren’t particularly happy about it either. Very close fight. If nothing else, Blachowicz has proved he isn’t a goner just yet, even at 42.

Ulberg and Blachowicz exchange a friendly cross-cage exchange before the second gets underway. Always nice to see.

Ulberg goes back to working the legs before Blachowicz charges at him, missing and hitting the fence. Blachowicz then fakes the head kick and lands a nice left hook.

Jan’s high leg kick then clips Ulberg’s cup - no over-reaction, he takes a second and we’re back in the action.

They largely keep their distance for the remainder of the round, clipping with shots here and there. They trade right hooks as the slapper sounds, and we’re going to a third.