Anyone looking for a satisfying ending to the Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad fight at UFC Vegas 21 was disappointed. The bout, which headlined the ESPN+ streaming fight card, came to an abrupt and alarming end when Edwards poked Muhammad in the eye and Muhammad told the doctor he could not see. It was the second eye poke from Edwards in the brief contest.
The fight was supposed to deliver a lot more.
Edwards, the No. 3 ranked fighter in the official UFC rankings, had not stepped into the octagon for nearly 20 months.