Athletistic/ Boxing. Boxing trainer Teddy Atlas hailed the work of Dave Lovell – the trainer of English MMA fighter Leon Edwards – for being able to motivate his serve for a successful final fight with Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title .

“Lovell shook Edwards. He was honest with him. He didn’t have to play the jerk that I often see in boxing. Boxing trainers want to be friends with the fighter. They want to be friends. ‘being mad at them. getting fired, they just want to get paid,'” Atlas said.

Before the final round, Dave Lovell gave a fiery speech that played its part: In the fifth round, Leon Edwards, who was losing on the judges’ notes, gave Kamar Usman a haikick, knocking him out and becoming the heavyweight champion. UFC welterweight for the first time in his career.