Stephen Thompson admittedly started the biggest “drama” of his life by stating that Kamaru Usman is likely out of a trilogy fight against Leon Edwards
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Stephen Thompson admittedly started the biggest “drama” of his life by stating that Kamaru Usman is likely out of a trilogy fight against Leon Edwards

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Stephen Thompson issues clarification after sparking rumors about Kamaru Usman being out of Leon Edwards trilogy. Stephen Thompson admittedly started the biggest “drama” of his life by stating that Kamaru Usman is likely out of a trilogy fight against Leon Edwards. Rumors started floating after Thompson recently speculated that Usman’s hand injury wouldn’t allow the…

Kamaru Usman’s longtime manager Ali Abdelaziz gives update on Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards title rematch
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Kamaru Usman’s longtime manager Ali Abdelaziz gives update on Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards title rematch

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The welterweight division and mixed martial arts world were shaken up by Leon Edwards’ remarkable knockout victory over Kamaru Usman. Usman’s dominance over the division and previous stranglehold over the welterweight championship warrants an immediate rematch, according to general consensus. As such, the UFC and Dana White have expressed their plans to stage a rematch…

Check out the video where Leon Edwards receives a rapturous welcome as he takes UFC belt back to his school
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Check out the video where Leon Edwards receives a rapturous welcome as he takes UFC belt back to his school

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Welterweight champion Leon Edwards recently returned home to show off his UFC gold at his old school in Birmingham, UK and was met with a welcoming crowd. Edwards stunned the world at UFC 278 when he fought Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title on August 20. ‘Rocky’ was 3-1 down on the judges’ scorecards heading…

Have you seen it? Kamaru Usman and 2 other top UFC stars spotted testing guns in Chechnya upon invitation from Ramzan Kadyrov
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Have you seen it? Kamaru Usman and 2 other top UFC stars spotted testing guns in Chechnya upon invitation from Ramzan Kadyrov

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UFC A-listers Kamaru Usman, Henry Cejudo, and Justin Gaethje are currently in Chechnya, seemingly upon an invitation from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. The news was reported by investigative journalist Karim Zidan, who is associated with outlets like Bloody Elbow, The Guardian, and The New York Times, and often reports on news that overlaps combat sports…

Israel Adesanya chose the best knockout of 2022 – “Everyone counted him out”
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Israel Adesanya chose the best knockout of 2022 – “Everyone counted him out”

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Ahead of UFC 281, Israel Adesanya and the City Kickboxing team sat down with ESPN MMA. Adesanya shared that he believes Leon Edwards’ knockout of Kamaru Usman was the best knockout of the year. Speaking to Megan Anderson, Adesanya stated: “As much as I love both [Usman and Edwards] guys, and it hurt, it was…

Dana White confirms he’ll get Khamzat Chimaev to fight in the co-main event of Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 – Reports
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Dana White confirms he’ll get Khamzat Chimaev to fight in the co-main event of Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 – Reports

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UFC president Dana White has revealed plans to book Khamzat Chimaev as the co-main event for Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman’s trilogy. At UFC 280’s media day, White was interviewed by TheMacLife. The UFC president was asked about his plans with ‘Borz’ and not only dropped a potential timeline for his next fight but also…

Leon Edwards says Kamaru Usman must visit his “backyard” in Wembley for trilogy fight; reveals potential timeline
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Leon Edwards says Kamaru Usman must visit his “backyard” in Wembley for trilogy fight; reveals potential timeline

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UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards recently stated that his trilogy bout with Kamaru Usman must happen on UK soil. He also provided a potential timeline for the highly anticipated fight. Edwards stunned the MMA world when he captured the welterweight title by defeating Kamaru Usman at UFC 278. After a strong first round from the…

Leon Edwards talks about how his fans’ attitude has changed after his victory over Kamaru Usman at UFC 278
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Leon Edwards talks about how his fans’ attitude has changed after his victory over Kamaru Usman at UFC 278

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UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards told how fans’ attitudes have changed since he won the championship belt. According to Edwards, he doesn’t need to create any character to connect with ordinary people. UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards is committing to being himself despite coming off of the biggest win of his career at UFC 278….

Georges St-Pierre details how Kamaru Usman should plan his welterweight comeback
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Georges St-Pierre details how Kamaru Usman should plan his welterweight comeback

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Georges St-Pierre believes Kamaru Usman is deserving of an immediate title rematch against Leon Edwards. The former UFC two-division champion was recently asked if he considers Khamzat Chimaev ready for a title shot. ‘Rush’ stated that he would first like to see Usman get a chance to reclaim his title against Edwards, with Chimaev potentially…

Canelo Alvarez has given his thoughts on Kamaru Usman‘s recent title loss at the hands of Leon Edwards at UFC 278
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Canelo Alvarez has given his thoughts on Kamaru Usman‘s recent title loss at the hands of Leon Edwards at UFC 278

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Canelo Alvarez reacts to Kamaru Usman’s title loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 278 While he may be best known as one of boxing’s biggest stars, Canelo Alvarez has certainly been making some waves in the mixed martial arts world over the course of the last few months – largely because Kamaru Usman couldn’t stop…