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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 EDT

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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.

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.

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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.

Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards 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 Usman, 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 Joe Rogan, 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 UFC Welterweight champion.

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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?

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Amitya Vijay Soni

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Amitya 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.
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