Sean Brady is able to add a former world champion to his hit listing.
On Saturday, the surging welterweight contender competed at Fury Grappling 12 in his hometown of Philadelphia and scored a formidable mounted guillotine submission victory over tenth Planet jiu-jitsu black belt Richie ‘Boogieman’ Martinez within the night’s headliner.
It was Brady’s third win beneath the Fury Grappling Professional banner after touchdown wins over Craig Jones and Ben Saunders in earlier appearances.
As for his blended martial arts profession, Brady presently carries a file of 7-1 contained in the Octagon with noteworthy wins over Michael Chiesa, Kelvin Gastelum, and Gilbert Burns. These victories have landed him within the welterweight prime 5 and doubtlessly one large W away from competing for the division’s prime prize.
Sean Brady needs to battle ‘Rocky’ contained in the o2 enviornment
If Brady will get his want, he’ll have the possibility to earn his shot in opposition to former welterweight king Leon Edwards.
“I wish to go to London, and I wish to battle Leon [Edwards] in his yard on March 22,” Brady mentioned following his win. “Hopefully, the UFC could make that occur, however we’ll see.”
‘Rocky’ has not stepped foot contained in the Octagon since surrendering the 170-pound crown to Belal Muhammad in July. The loss snapped Edwards’ 13-fight unbeaten streak, handing the Brit his first defeat since a December 2015 conflict with Kamaru Usman.