Leon Edwards ’ knockout of Kamaru Usman left Israel Adesanya with mixed emotions. Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC ) dethroned welterweight champion Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC ) with a last-minute head-kick knockout this past Saturday at UFC 278 and became the first to defeat “The Nigerian Nightmare” in the UFC. Edwards was down 3-1 on the judges’ scorecards heading into Round 5 and was en route to a decision loss before he landed the blistering head kick that sent shockwaves throughout the MMA community.
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