UFC 278: Leon Edwards shocks Kamaru Usman to win UFC welterweight title

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UFC 278: Leon Edwards shocks Kamaru Usman to win UFC welterweight title

By Navitalai Naivalurua

Sunday 21/08/2022

[Photo: Bloody Elbow]

Britain's Leon Edwards sensationally knocked out Kamaru Usman to win the welterweight title at UFC 278.

Behind on points in the fifth round, Edwards landed a left high-kick to stun Nigeria's pound-for-pound number one fighter.

Edwards becomes the first British champion since Michael Bisping in 2016 and only the second in history.

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