BREAKING: Leon Edwards knocks Kamaru Usman out, claims welterweight world title at UFC 278

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The Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman fight just ended in a disaster for the Nigerian as Leon Edwards stunned him with a head-kick knockout in the fifth round. 

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Leon came from nowhere to score a fifth-round knockout of welterweight champion Kamaru Usman to earn the title in the main event of UFC 278. Edwards was expected to lose the fight, but he rallied home to point at the last minute to unleash a right leg head kick that knocked the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ Usman out cold.

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Leon Edwards is now the new welterweight champion.

LEON EDWARDS JUST KNOCKED OUT KAMARU USMAN TO WIN THE BELT IN THE FINAL ROUND #UFC278 pic.twitter.com/HhzkckfPXa

— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) August 21, 2022

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