Leon Edwards largely was overcome with emotion after his come-from-behind knockout for the ages at UFC 278 . Down 3-1 on the scorecards and less than a minute away from a decision loss to welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC), Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) pulled off a stunner with a head-kick knockout to win the title in a major upset. Edwards had a good first round against the champ, but then Usman had things on virtual cruise control for the next 19 minutes, right until Edwards landed his kick to shock the MMA world with just 56 seconds left in their fight in Salt Lake City. The happy tears kept flowing for the Jamaica-born Edwards backstage at Vivint Arena when he got on the phone with his mom in England, where he has lived since he was 9
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