Edwards got people dissmising him after the 'three piece and a soda' incident with Masvidal. However, unlike Masvidal, Edwards took the longer route and took his time gradually leting people know that he would be a problem. I can't say that in a rematch he would be able to retain the belt, but god damn that would be interesting to watch.
Leon Edwards really wants that win, that is why I think he really deserves it, he is a humble man not like Jorge Masvidal all he do was running from a fight, to save his title, but Dana White wants him to be out just like Nate Diaz, Dana White will be pitting him against Khamzat Chimaev, the new favorite of Dana White, for me if Kamaru Usman wants a rematch he can surely get it quickly, and if Leon Edwards wants it as well, and because Kamaru Usman really is dominating Edwards on the 2nd to the 4th rounds with the score cards but because of that Knockout the tables have been turned,
It was a really unexpected win especially after seeing how the fight went in the first four rounds edwards really needed the KO so he could win, it was a nasty kick i was really surprised he managed to caught usman off guard but after the fight i too thought that this style of fighting will not be good when he defends the title especially if its against usman or chimaev.
He surely needs to rely on a surprise attack like that to win against Usman, that faint punch with a sudden kick was really unpredictable, and those kicks were really devastating to really use, I think there is no defense for a sudden kick like that, side kicks was pretty much hard to handle, and pretty much that front kick from Chandler has unique touch from him,
I was actually looking for a better angle of that and then post it here but I couldn't find one.
What an upset indeed by Edwards. Edwards will be celebrating his birthday in the next few days and this should be his most excellent birthday present ever. That was sweet revenge after losing to Usman during his early UFC days.
Thanks for the upset. I felt like the division is becoming more exciting and interesting now. How long Edwards can hold the belt? We will see who's the first one to get a title shot from him. Maybe an immediate rematch is looming. Is it going to be either Colby or Chimaev next? I prefer Colby or Chimaev. Still, Edwards as a champion will be an underdog against either of the top 3 ranked contenders.
For me, it is surely exciting and interesting just by watching every fight you don't really know what may happen, and this fight is a great example, Leon Edwards mostly needed a KO/TKO to win the fight because Usman dominated the score cards, so out of something he created that kick that devastated Usman's brain to react and to fall down the canvass thinking what has happened, he was really shocked at the same didn't expect that Leon Edwards can pull something like that, for a rematch Leon Edwards needs to find another way in winning against Usman, or just trained himself defend on those takedowns,