Main Event: Belal Muhammad defeats Leon Edwards by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
Belal Muhammad is your new UFC welterweight champion!
The surging challenger took the fight to Leon Edwards straight out of the chute, putting him on the canvas in each of the first two rounds while showing quicker, more dangerous hands to race out to an early lead. After the champion worked back into the fight in the third by taking Muhammad down, the Chicago native went back on the wrestling offensive in the fourth to enter the final round with a 3-1 lead.
And in the final round, Muhammad went right back to the well, walking Edwards behind the tram line, changing levels, and taking him down, working to his back and withstanding the late barrage that left him split open and leaking.
The reading of the scorecards was academic as the final outcome was clear, with Muhammad earning the win, a sixth straight fight, and the UFC welterweight title.
Just a masterful effort from the proud Palestinian-American, who might have to do it again in order to truly cement his standing atop the 170-pound weight class.
Official Scorecards | Prelim Results
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