SALT LAKE CITY – Leon Edwards managed to fire the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport at UFC 278, despite feeling like he was having a bad night. Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) claimed the welterweight championship from Kamaru Usman on Saturday with a shocking knockout from behind in the fifth round of their headlining …
Leon Edwards just shocked the world. Edwards’ “Rocky” story came alive with a come-from-behind, head-kick knockout late in round 5 of Saturday night’s UFC 278 main event. After becoming the first person to score a takedown on the near-perfect champion in round 1, Edwards struggled in the following rounds to build any kind of momentum. …
SALT LAKE CITY – MMA Junkie was on the scene, reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 278 fighter weigh-ins, where everyone on the map reached their goal. In the main event, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-1 MMA, 15-0 UFC) takes on challenger Leon Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) in a rematch. Usman won their first …
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share this article part tweet text e-mail clutch on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-278-kamaru-usman-vs-leon-edwards-2-welterweight-peer-fighter-predictions August 17, 2022 10:02 PM ET The UFC welterweight title is up for grabs this Saturday. Champion Kamaru Usman returns to the octagon in the main event of UFC 278 in Salt Lake City to …
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