| UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 22, 2025 (2025-03-22) | |||
| Venue | The O2 Arena | |||
| City | London, England | |||
| Attendance | 18,583[1] | |||
| Total gate | $4,711,410[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady (also known asUFC Fight Night 255 andUFC on ESPN+ 113) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 22, 2025, atThe O2 Arena inLondon, England.[2]
The event marked the promotion's 16th visit to London and first sinceUFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura in July 2023.[3]
A welterweight bout between formerUFC Welterweight ChampionLeon Edwards andJack Della Maddalena was originally scheduled to headline the event.[4] However, Della Maddalena was pulled from the contest in order to face current welterweight championBelal Muhammad atUFC 315 and was replaced bySean Brady.[5]
A light heavyweight bout betweenAlonzo Menifield and Oumar Sy was scheduled for this event.[6] However, Sy withdrew from the fight due to an injury, so Menifield was moved toUFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song in February against promotional newcomer Julius Walker.[7]
A women's strawweight bout betweenMolly McCann and Istela Nunes was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Nunes withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Alexia Thainara.[9]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Sean Brady | def. | Leon Edwards | Submission (guillotine choke) | 4 | 1:39 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Carlos Ulberg | def. | Jan Błachowicz | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Kevin Holland | def. | Gunnar Nelson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Alexia Thainara | def. | Molly McCann | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:32 | |
| Lightweight | Chris Duncan | def. | Jordan Vucenic | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:42 | |
| Featherweight | Nathaniel Wood | def. | Morgan Charrière | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Chris Padilla | def. | Jai Herbert | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Lone'er Kavanagh | def. | Felipe dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Marcin Tybura | def. | Mick Parkin | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Christian Leroy Duncan | def. | Andrey Pulyaev | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Shauna Bannon | def. | Puja Tomar | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 3:22 | |
| Bantamweight | Caolán Loughran | def. | Nathan Fletcher | Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Kauê Fernandes | def. | Guram Kutateladze | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[11]
