It must be difficult to recover from such loss. Its shocking to see yourself dominating the division for a longtime and fall instantly. Usman was winning their fight and then suddenly drop. If the resounding headkick keeps replaying in his mind, he may not recover.
First cut being the deepest does not apply to his loss though. Its not his first time, he'll get over it.
He will come back, that's for sure and he will be hungry again for revenge. He can watch the whole fight and he will know the reason why he should come back. Usman was winning that match, he may have just stopped being careful and won it with the decision. Maybe what he wanted was an unforgettable moment of victory. He could've just wrestled him again but he didn't.
https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/8/26/23321447/din-thomas-defends-analysis-before-leon-edwards-shocking-ko-memorable-moment-at-ufc-278I am also intrigued at why this guy is being attacked.
“If Usman was standing six inches to the left and dipped his head, that kick wouldn’t have hit with the same impact. Or if his hand just happened to catch it a part of it, we’d be saying, ‘How great is Usman? He beat up Leon Edwards for four rounds after having a round like that.’ That’s the conversation we’d be having today. But Leon Edwards throws a perfect kick, knocks out Usman, and now we’re having a conversation on why I shouldn’t have a job with the UFC.”
His commentary and analysis were on point, they were all right. I am one of those about to give up, I didn't even see the kick happen, I have to rewind just so I could catch the moment because I was looking at other things thinking the fight is over.