Leon Edwards sent a clear message to the rest of the UFC roster last night after he triumphed over Kamara Usman in style at the O2 Arena.
It was the third meeting between the old rivals, with Edwards winning the second with a brutal knockout last August to win the belt before going the distanceIt draws a line under the rivalry with Edwards looking to move on with his career. Speaking after the fight,
Edwards has a history with Masvidal, brawling with the Florida fighter backstage at the O2 Arena back in 2019 with a fight between the two failing to materialise last year. ‘But I just don’t see how Colby sits out for a year, not injured, and just slides in. I had to work through 12 fights to get here. When I was trying to get my title shot people were saying, “who is he?”
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