Leon Edwards clung on to his welterweight title with a second successive win over Kamaru Usman last night.
Having won the belt with a stunning final-round head kick last August, Edwards needed the judges at UFC 286 in London, but ran out a deserved winner after five rounds. And two judges scored the fight in Edwards' favour by two rounds (48-46), while the third scored the bout a draw (47-47).
"He didn’t get any takedowns and I was defending multiple of his shots," said the winner. "I want to say thank you to him, he’s been a great competitor. I was trying to get the head kick, but fair play to him because he had perfect defence.”
