When Warrior Made Bloods Splash: Remembering That Night in London 2021
every time i get a whiff of that ufc london air from back in march 2021 i still smell the sweat and instant ramen right through the tv screen—just like that wednesday night under a sky that never quite decided if it wanted to rain or not. we were all packed into the living room watching leon coming off that decision loss to covington, hearts a bit heavier than usual, when suddenly someone yells “we’re about to see blood” and that’s when the right hand landed like a thunder clap straight into nigels ribcage. the room exploded loud enough the neighbours must’ve heard, glasses rattled on the shelf, and for a good three seconds it was pure silence in the octagon then bam—cheers that shook the walls. i still have the clip saved just to replay that single strike; feels like we all aged three years in those five minutes. anyone else still get chills hearing that ref call “that’s the power shot that won the fight”?
Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
blew my everloving mind when that left liver shot flicked like lightning, still have the vid saved cos my missus thought we were breaking the telly from jumping around like loons
You don't abandon your own.
who was still chewing their nails hoping it wasn’t another three rounds of usman’s gameplan getting pushed down our throats, then boom—left hand to the ribs, instant silence like the whole city froze mid-breath. can still hear my mate sean shrieking “that’s our boy!” and cracking open a beer before the ref even finished the sentence, half the room spilling onto the balcony screaming into toronto traffic like we’d just won the cup final. that shot wasn’t just power, it was a middle finger to every doubter who’d spent march 2021 dissecting that decision loss syllable by syllable. somehow leon heard the doubt louder than the crowd and answered with pure, bloody class—ah well, we’ll see
Been here longer than some have followed.
man my flatmate at the time had his bouncer cousin round and when that liver shot hit i swear the bloke launched himself off the sofa like a broken pogo stick 🤣 ended up flipping the coffee table cos he was mid-sentence with a cheesy nacho and it’s now a family heirloom we call “the Usman Memorial Flop” ⚠️✨
Hold my pint.