A MASS brawl broke out moments after Leon Edwards’ reign as UFC welterweight champion ended.
The Brummie’s tenure as 170-pound king came to a surprising end at the hands of Belal Muhammad at UFC 304.
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Edwards, 32, was overcome by Muhammad’s suffocation wrestling for five consecutive rounds.
The judges made no mistakes after the final horn, crowning Muhammad the new welterweight king courtesy of scores of 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46.
And moments after Muhammad’s hand was raised, a fight broke out near the seats next to the cage.
It is not clear what started the chaos, nor which security guards were quickly controlled.
The footage showed a fan picking up a chair in an attempt to throw it at another punter.
Fortunately, security was able to control things and separate those involved.
Muhammad, 36, became emotional after raising his hand.
The Palestinian-American said: “It seems like all the people booing now have tears streaming from their eyes.
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“I see you with teary eyes now.
“This fight is nothing, this is for my family, for my people in Palestine who are fighting the real fight.
“I’m just trying to do my part, Al-Hamdallah always.”
Edwards was despondent after the fight, but vowed to climb the welterweight mountain again.
He did not say anything [was] surprisingly, my body was tired from the first round.
“All week we have been feeling tired. But congratulations to Belal. Let’s get it back again.”
He added: “I would like to get one more this year.
“So, whenever it is, November or December. I’m ready to go.”
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