Regardless of a vibrant begin, Edwards struggled to seek out course in a struggle the place Brady had a transparent sport plan.
Edwards spent a lot of the struggle on the backfoot towards Muhammad and historical past very a lot repeated itself towards Brady.
The Birmingham fighter’s vibrant begin was snuffed out by Brady, with Edwards giving up place on the bottom and capturing for his personal ill-advised takedown at one stage.
Brady’s dominance was so nice, frustration within the crowd began to develop and followers started to trickle out of the sector after three rounds.
Earlier than the fourth spherical Brady’s nook instructed him “[Edwards] is damaged” and he took benefit, taking the motion to the bottom as soon as extra and securing the fight-ending guillotine choke.
As Brady celebrated, Edwards lay crestfallen on his again together with his arms on his head.
“I heard all week folks saying I am too small. I am not small for welterweight, I used to be 190lb once they weighed me on the again. I am simply brief and that is alright,” added Brady.
The win was Brady’s third in a row as he thrust himself into title rivalry, whereas Edwards slips additional away from his dream of changing into Britain’s first two-time UFC champion.