Kamaru Usman was less than a minute from history when Leon Edwards created history of his own Saturday in the main event of UFC 278 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Edwards caught Usman with a left kick to the head with 56 seconds remaining in a fight Usman was about to win. Usman went down instantly and Edwards won the UFC welterweight title in stunning fashion. He never bothered to follow Usman to the ground. He raised his arms in the air and began the celebration. It was arguably… Source link
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Leon Edwards waited until the very last minute of a fight he was losing to unleash a perfectly placed head kick to knock out Kamaru Usman and lift the UFC welterweight title. Edwards’ stunning last-minute victory at UFC 278 on Saturday in Salt Lake City ended Usman’s 19-fight winning streak. [Full recap.] UFC 278 live blog UFC 278 main card full results, highlights Welterweight: Leon Edwards def. Kamaru Usman by KO (head-kick) at 4:04 of R5: Middleweight: Paulo Costa def. Luke Rockhold by… Source link
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