Leon Edwards ’ knockout of Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 was shocking, stunning, dramatic, incredible, all of the above. One thing it was not , however, was lucky. Maybe the head-kick finish with 56 second remaining in the fifth round was, to use a football term, a “Hail Mary,” as Usman later described it . After all, Edwards was headed for certain defeat on the judges’ scorecards after being dominated in Rounds 2, 3 and 4. But this wasn’t a case of everyone-run-to-the-end-zone-and-the-quarterback-heaves-the-ball-in-the-air-hoping-for-the-best. No, this was a well executed play
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No, Leon Edwards’ knockout of Kamaru Usman wasn’t lucky. Here’s video proof. – MMA Junkie