Leon Edwards Knocks Out Kamaru Usman With Stunning Head Kick to Claim UFC Title

• Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards saw the champion lose his UFC belts in a shocking note
• British fighter Edwards defeated the Nigerian in the final minute of their encounter with a stunning head kick
• It was revenge for desperate Edwards, who had lost to Kamaru Usman seven years earlier

Kamaru Usman failed to defend his welterweight title in a rematch against Leon Edwards.

The desperate Edwards produced a stunning last-gasp head-kick KO to win the welterweight title against Kamaru Usman at UFC 278.

This came seven years after both fighters clashed, and in the early exchanges, Usman wasted no time in taking Edwards down as the fight got underway.

In the third round, Joshua dominated his opponent on the mat as he landed a flurry of strikes.

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Edwards' corner raised alarm, urging him to avoid more take downs from Usman as he found his feet again.

Usman was looking to win the fight, but out of nowhere, Edwards delivered a devastating high kick which left Usman out cold with referee Herb Dean instantly waving off the fight.

On becoming the new UFC welterweight champion, Edwards said via MMA Fighting:

“I feel great. They all said I couldn’t do it, they all said I couldn’t do it. Look at me now.

“It doesn’t matter. From the trenches. I’m built like this. I go until the final bell. Pound-for-pound, head shot, dead.

“I told you we could win a belt from the UK, now look at me. There is no pound-for-pound, the belt belongs to nobody.

“I told you, mum, I’d change our lives. World champion, world champion, look at me now. I was born in Jamaica with nothing. I lived in a wood shack with a zinc roof.”

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Anthony Joshua loses to Oleksandr Usyk again

Sports Brief earlier reported that Oleksandr Usyk beat Anthony Joshua for the second time on points to retain his belts.

Usyk claimed a stunning split-decision victory over Anthony Joshua to retain his WBA, WBO and IBF belts, while adding the Ring Magazine title to his collection.

A much-improved Joshua was given the nod on one of the judges' scorecards, taking it 115-113.

A masterful Usyk, who will surely fight WBC champion, Tyson Fury, next, was handed it by the remaining judges 115-113 and 116-112.