UFC Fight Night - Blaydes vs. Aspinall, live results and analysis

LONDON — The UFC is back in England for the second time this year with a UFC Fight Night card on Saturday inside the O2 Arena.

The promotion went three years without a single event in London between 2019 and 2022, but it's making up for lost time by staging two in the past five months. English heavyweight Tom Aspinall (12-2) has served as the headliner for both, and he could take a big step toward title contention with a victory over Curtis Blaydes (16-3) this weekend.

As was the case in March, Saturday is loaded with popular English talent — including lightweight Paddy Pimblett (18-3), who will meet Jordan Leavitt (10-1), and Molly McCann (12-4), who will take on Hannah Goldy (6-2).

The card also sees the return of Swedish light heavyweight and three-time title challenger Alexander Gustafsson (18-7), who is coming off a two-year layoff, against Nikita Krylov (27-9).

Follow along as Brett Okamoto and Marc Raimondi recap the action, or watch the fights live on ESPN+.

Featherweights: Makwan Amirkhani (17-7, 7-5 UFC, +160) vs. Jonathan Pearce (12-4, 3-1 UFC, -190)

Mokaev, 21, cruised to unanimous 30-27 scorecards by simply controlling Johnson against the fence. He repeatedly attempted to get Johnson to the floor, but was mostly unsuccessful. Rather than break away, however, he remained in the clinch.

There was an exciting suplex in the final round, and Mokaev briefly used the slam to take Johson's back, but the 31-year-old veteran calmly worked out of the position. According to UFC Stats, Mokaev attempted 26 total takedowns and converted 12.

It was a bit of a lackluster performance after his UFC debut in March, when he submitted Cody Durden in just 58 seconds. His record remains perfect though. Johnson fell to 0-1 in the