Watch slow-motion clip of Kamaru Usman's knockout loss × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News Watch Slow-motion clip of Kamaru Usman getting viciously kicked in the head by Leon Edwards By Abhishek Nambiar Modified 25 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Edwards v Usman at UFC 278 [Image via @ufc on Instagram] Leon Edwards scripted one of the most epic comebacks in a UFC title fight when he knocked out Kamaru Usman in the last minute of the fifth round at UFC 278. Edwards faked a straight left which forced Usman to slip to his right in anticipation of the punch. The slow motion video of the knockout captures the sheer power and inch-perfect execution of the headkick: Dovy@DovySimuMMAKO's are better in super slo mo.#UFC27862591061KO's are better in super slo mo.#UFC278https://t.co/tWmpA7VnL4 The path to victory at UFC 278 wasn't a cakewalk for Edwards. 'Rocky' did a great job in the first round of creating angles for his attacks and even managed to take Usman down, nearly sinking in a rear-naked choke. The Nigerian overturned the deficit of the first round with a dominant display in the later rounds. While it looked like the fight was slipping away from Edwards, his team pushed him to dig deep. The British fighter set up a crafty high kick that stifled his opponent and knocked him out clean. UFC@ufcA Nigerian nightmare courtesy of @Leon_EdwardsMMA #UFC2782162272A Nigerian nightmare courtesy of @Leon_EdwardsMMA #UFC278 https://t.co/M8pTzpG2Pf With this victory, Leon Edwards became the second fighter from the United Kingdom to become a UFC champion. Until now, Michael Bisping was the only Brit to hold that distinguished honor. Kamaru Usman claims that he will be back with vengeance after loss at UFC 278 against Leon Edwards Kamaru Usman succumbed to a horrific knockout loss to rival Leon Edwards at UFC 278. Usman was well on his way to making the sixth successful defense of his welterweight title as he dominated the majority of the fight. However, Edwards pulled a startling high leg kick from nowhere to script an epic comeback against the Nigerian. A victory at UFC 278 would have tied him alongside former UFC middleweight titleholder Anderson Silva for the longest win streak in UFC history. Usman posted a tweet in the aftermath of his loss, reassuring his fans that he will be back with vengeance : ''Champs f$ck up sometimes… but we bounce back and come with vengeance!! ? #NGHTMR'' KAMARU USMAN@USMAN84kgChamps f$ck up sometimes… but we bounce back and come with vengeance!! ? #NGHTMR536418558Champs f$ck up sometimes… but we bounce back and come with vengeance!! ? #NGHTMR This was Kamaru Usman's second career loss, first in the UFC, and the only knockout loss of his MMA career. 'The Nigerian Nightmare' has been undefeated for the past nine years, and his last loss before UFC 278 came against Jose Caceres in May 2013. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by C. Naik × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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