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WATCH Leon Edwards Changes His F**king Life in Post-Fight Speech With Joe Rogan
Published 08/21/2022, 2:57 AM EDTBy SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – JULY 20: Leon Edwards of Jamaica is interviewed after defeating Rafael Dos Anjos of Brazil by unanimous decision in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at AT&T Center on July 20, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) The UFC 278 main event featured an amazing bout between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards, for the UFC Welterweight championship. Usman and Edwards had met before, in 2015, with Usman taking the victory. However, both fighters had been through tough journeys before their rematch. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad The fight began with the first round belonging to Edwards, who was able to take Usman down and land several submission attempts. ‘Rocky’ is the first fighter in the UFC, to successfully take down Kamaru Usman. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad The Nigerian star was able to secure his grip on the fight in the second, third and fourth rounds, landing multiple takedowns, and seemingly winning the fight on the judges’ card for those rounds. then shocked the MMA world by landing a perfect head kick to knock out the Welterweight champion. ‘Rocky’ looked to be out of the fight, staring down the barrel of his second loss to , just before knocking out The Nigerian star. Leon Edwards secured his victory via KO, to become the new UFC welterweight champion. Edwards later spoke to , as he described his knockout as, “Headshot Dead. That’s it.” Edwards told Rogan, “I was born in Jamaica with nothing, now look at me.” When asked whether the 30-year-old felt like he might lose the fight at any point, he replied,” I’m from the trenches, I’m built like this.” The new UFC Welterweight champion said that he always felt doubted and was finally able to prove his critics wrong. “You all doubted me and said I couldn’t do it. Look at me now!” Rocky said that he wanted to be successful and help him change his life, and his mother’s. “I told you I’d do it, Mum. I told you I’d change our f**king life, and I did it.” Edwards showed his emotions in the Octagon, as he cried and shouted, while he raised the belt above his head. The MMA world reacts to Leon Edwards spectacular Head kick
The MMA community lost their minds on Twitter as Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman to become the new Welterweight champion. Man this sport is unpredictable — Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) Just like that baby, what a game! Huge congrats and Leon Edwards! ANOTHER CHAMPION! — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) Hahahahahhhahajaaj — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) Wow! MMA you never know what’s going to happen! — Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz) Speechless — Gerald Meerschaert (@The_Real_GM3) Joe Rogan is everyone right now — Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad The crowd can't believe what they just saw ? — UFC (@ufc) Leon Edwards has shocked the MMA world to its very core by knocking out UFC’s pound-for-pound number one fighter. What did you think about Edwards’ spectacular head kick? Will Usman be able to regain his title? ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Let us know down in the comments section. WATCH THIS STORY: SHARE THIS ARTICLE
ADVERTISEMENT Amitya Vijay Soni 24 articlesAmitya Soni is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. After earning his Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature, Amitya is looking to combine his passion for writing with his love for MMA. He plans to use his flair for writing to help look past the violence of Combat Sports and aims to unravel its intricacies and nuances.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EDITORS' PICK
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