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UFC 286 scorecards revealed as Brit Leon Edwards beats Kamaru Usman in trilogy fight despite point deduction
THE scorecards for Leon Edwards’ trilogy fight with Kamaru Usman have been revealed.
The Brummie bruiser retained his welterweight title on Saturday night with a majority decision victory over the former pound-for-pound champion in the main event of UFC 286 at London’s O2 Arena.
Leon Edwards retained his welterweight title with a majority decision victory over Kamaru Usman[/caption]
Rocky’s striking was on point in his first title defence[/caption]
MMA fans were divided over the outcome of Edward’s first title defence, which many believe Usman edged.
Two of the judges scored the first two rounds in favour of Edwards, with one giving Usman the second stanza.
All three judges were in unison with their scoring of the third, in which Edwards was deducted a point.
Veteran judge Ben Cartlidge scored the fourth stanza in favour of Usman and gave the fifth to Edwards.
And judges David Lethaby and Chris Lee scored both fights in favour of the defending champion.
The former street kid turned Birmingham community icon Edwards was overcome with emotion after retaining the strap.
He said: “He didn’t get any takedowns and I was defending multiple of his shots.
“I want to say thank you to him, he’s been a great competitor.
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“I was trying to get the head kick, but fair play to him because he had perfect defence.”
Usman cut a dejected figure but insisted his second loss on the bounce won’t send him into retirement.
He said: “I think I did enough to win but it was close, I’m not done and I’ll see him again.
“He put on a hell of a gameplan.
“I’m going to get back to my coaches because I can’t sit out for too long, I start getting antsy.”
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UFC 278 Usman vs Edwards LIVE RESULTS – Main card UNDERWAY – Stream, start time, TV channel and prelim results
LEON EDWARDS will bid to make UFC history TONIGHT in his eagerly-anticipated rematch with Kamaru Usman.
The Brummie will bid to become only Britain’s second UFC champion in the main event of UFC 278 in Salt Salt Lake City.
Edwards, 30, will look to claim the welterweight championship by dethroning pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman – who has yet to taste defeat in the octagon.
In the co-main event of the evening, former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold will look to get back to winning ways against Paulo Costa.
Rockhold, 39, returns following a THREE-YEAR hiatus after his brutal knockout loss to Jan Blachowicz in July 2019.
- Start time: Prelims 1am BST, main card 3am
- TV/ livestream: BT Sport 1
UFC 278 fight card
- Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards
- Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold
- Merab Dvalishvili vs. Jose Aldo
- Lucie Pudilova vs. Wu Yanan
- Tyson Pedro vs Harry Hunsucker
- Alexander Romanov vs. Marcin Tybura
- Jared Gordon vs. Leonardo Santos
- Sean Woodson vs. Luis Saldana
- A.J. Fletcher vs. Ange Loosa
- Amir Albazi vs. Francisco Figueiredo
- Aori Qileng vs. Jay Perrin
- Victor Altamirano vs. Daniel Da Silva
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