Athletistic/ MMA. New UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has revealed the “hikick” he used to knock out Kamaru Usman came from training.
“The killer cross-hikick combination that we worked a lot on, it wasn’t a hit or miss. The hit went clean. He’s got too boxer style, the way he parries, dives from the jab. I’ll be interested to see how Usman comes back. Because that when you really believe you’re the best in the world, and then you lose by such a clean knockout… It changes people.” the words Edwards at the Sport-Express press conference.
At UFC 278 in Salt Lake City, USA, which took place on the night of August 20-21, Leon Edwards knocked out Kamara Usman with a kick in the fifth round of the championship fight. UFC welterweight. This title was the first for Edwards in his career. On his own – 19 wins, 3 losses, 0 draw and 1 missed fight.
Kamaru Usman lost for the second time in his career. The Nigerian’s performance statistic in MMA is 20 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws.
Source: Sport

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