Of all the qualities that make Leon Edwards one of the most dangerous fighters in the UFC, patience has perhaps been the most important.
It was Edwards’ patience that kept him in the sport of mixed martial arts throughout a period in which he was repeatedly denied rightful opportunities to earn a shot at welterweight gold; and on 20 August, it was patience that helped the Jamaican-born Briton retain focus and hope in his title fight with Kamaru Usman – all the way up to the final minute of the 25, when he took his old foe’s title and possibly a piece of his soul.
