Sunday, June 11

Leon Edwards Defeats Nigerian Usman Kamaru

Britain’s Leon Edwards knocked out Kamaru Usman to win the welterweight title at UFC 278 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

He was points in the fifth round, Edwards, 30, landed a left high-kick to stun Nigeria’s pound-for-pound number one fighter.

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

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