UFC 278 on Satruday night in Salt Lake City, Utah, didn’t disappoint at all and it ended with a stunner as Leon Edwards knocked out Kamaru Usman with a beautiful head kick to win the welterweight belt.
This was Usman’s first loss in a professional fight since way back in 2013 and it came to a crushing end with a kick that had UFC commentator Joe Rogan calling it the greatest head kick in UFC history.
Edwards was an underdog going into this title fight and trailing after four rounds but today he’s a UFC champion and the star of a highlight that will be shown for years.
LEON EDWARDS JUST FINISHED KAMARU USMAN IN THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE FIFTH ROUND 😱 pic.twitter.com/36PcIK2T0j
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 21, 2022
Unreal.
Edwards was emotional after the win:
"I was born in Jamaica with nothing. I lived in a wooden shed. … LOOK AT ME NOW!"
Leon Edwards shared some of the things he had to overcome to get to this moment 👏 #UFC278 pic.twitter.com/dLEitSNZp3
— ESPN (@espn) August 21, 2022
Here are 8 great photos from the fight.
