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Less than a minute away from history, Kamaru Usman takes it on the chin.

Hopefully these fighters can get the money that a kick to the orbital bone can merit. There’s nothing like being in a room full of degenerates who are lusting for a result in a bloodsport. I feel like if I ever write about the UFC it’ll be treated like Walter Slobchak dressing down Donnie about walking into the middle of a movie.

Leon Edwards dropped Kamaru Usman with a kick to the head and neck in the final minute of the fifth round to win the welterweight championship at UFC 278 on ...

Costa more than doubled Rockhold in total strikes through the first two rounds and eventually left him with a bloodied mouth in the third round. "The octagon belongs to nobody," Edwards said. Rockhold (16-5) returned to the octagon for the first time in three years and his rust showed as the bout progressed. Edwards (20-3) is undefeated dating back to his previous bout with Usman in 2015. Usman (20-2) lived up to his reputation as the No. Usman appeared to be seconds away from a 16th consecutive victory, which would have tied an all-time UFC record, before Edwards came up with the stunning finish just in time.

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Cruz is a dream fight even if Cruz is a little long in the tooth. The downside to this pairing is that Font is already on a two-fight skid and might benefit from a breather with someone ranked lower than him. has been a hot market for the UFC in 2022 and a show at Wembley Stadium would be huge for the company and England's new champion. The winner of Costa vs. Khamzat Chimaev is primed for a title shot with a win over Nate Diaz at UFC 279, but if Usman can recapture the belt, Usman vs. Honorable mentions -- Khamzat Chimaev, Colby Covington or Jorge Masvidal: The benefit of having a new champion means there is an abundance of fresh title fights. Edwards is a new commodity and fights against other contenders would likely draw fewer eyeballs than the Usman rematch. There are endless possibilities for the welterweight division in the aftermath of UFC 278. There are a number of factors supporting the need for a rubber match. Looking beyond the rubber match, there are a number of fresh matchups buoyed by bad blood, including the wolf named Khamzat Chimaev lurking in the shadows. [wallop each other for 15 minutes](https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-278-results-highlights-paulo-costa-tops-luke-rockhold-as-former-champion-smears-blood-before-retiring/), earning Fight of the Night honors. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including instant analysis of 278 below.

Leon Edwards dropped Kamaru Usman with a kick to the head and neck in the final minute of the fifth round to win the welterweight championship at UFC 278 on ...

Merab Dvalishvili prevailed over former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo in a unanimous decision in the men’s bantamweight bout, earning his eighth straight win. “I didn’t see it in the moment of the fight. Costa more than doubled Rockhold in total strikes through the first two rounds and eventually left him with a bloodied mouth in the third round. Usman (20-2) lived up to his reputation as the No. Edwards (20-3) is undefeated dating back to his previous bout with Usman in 2015. UFC fighter Leon Edwards, of Jamaica, celebrates his title as welterweight champion of the world after knocking out Nigerian UFC fighter Kamaru Usman during the UFC 278 mixed martial arts title bout in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Aug.

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Down on the judges' scorecards with a minute left in his UFC title fight against Kamaru Usman, Leon “Rocky” Edwards needed a miracle, but no-one expected ...

This has never been done before,” Edwards beamed before praising his training base in Birmingham. Look, we can — if you believe in your country, believe in your team, you can achieve it. Make it Wembley, that has to be done.

Leon Edwards shook up the world. At UFC 278, Edwards authored one of the greatest comebacks and greatest knockouts in UFC history, putting Kamaru Usman out ...

Dillashaw](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1257/t-j-dillashaw) the fight, despite Dillashaw having spend a two-year suspension for EPO, and then eking out a split decision win over [Cory Sandhagen](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4356/cory-sandhagen) in his return, a win that most people felt was a robbery. While the fifth biggest takeaway from UFC 278 should be the continued failures of judges and referees to be good at their jobs, that is sadly the standard. Under normal circumstances, that should have garnered Aldo a shot at [Aljamain Sterling](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1528/aljamain-sterling) and the bantamweight title. Instead though, the former champion put on a Fight of the Year contender with a top contender, gave nearly as good as he got, and showcased a ton of heart and durability, all done coming off a three-year layoff. It’s the type of thing you see in a movie, and now we’re all looking at Leon. MMA is the greatest sport in the world because it revels in glorious chaos and as such, delivers some of the most genuinely moving moments in sports. I gave it my all, I just didn’t — I’m f****** old.” It was a moment that was funny, sad, and imminently relatable — made all the more unexpected because those are all things Rockhold has never really been. After all, Edwards had already lost to Kamaru Usman once, and since then “The Nigerian Nightmare” had established himself as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport and one of the greatest fighters of all time, while Edwards nearly got upset by He was the welterweight champion of the world. A two year hiatus from the sport due to injuries and a global pandemic left Edwards as the forgotten man in the division. Heading into the final round of the fight, no one in the arena or watching at home believed Edwards could win. Edwards’ stunning KO capped off a card that also saw a Fight of the Year contender, the emergence of a new bantamweight title threat, and perhaps the final performance of a former UFC champion.With so much to discuss, let’s hit our five biggest takeaways from UFC 278.

After his UFC 278 win, Paulo Costa revealed his promotional deal may be over – or it may have one fight left on it.

If this is the last fight, so I have no more on the contract, I need to sit down and put attention and look what is best for my future. We have a lot of great opportunities there, but the UFC is a great company. But I know we have UFC Rio in Brazil in January, so maybe I can wait a little more. Unsure of whether or not his promotional deal is fought out or not, Costa said there are a few options on the horizon. “We’ve had a lot of great opportunities (that) came up,” Costa told reporters, including MMA Junkie. He might also have no fights left on his UFC contract.