Khabib Nurmagomedov has expressed his fears for Kamaru Usman after his brutal knockout loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 278.
Usman, 35, was cruising to a decision win against Edwards in his sixth welterweight defence on Saturday night. 'The Nigerian Nightmare' came on strong after losing the first round and was ahead on the judges scorecards heading into the fifth stanza. But with less than one minute to go in the fight, Edwards delivered a head kick which knocked Usman out cold as he suffered the first defeat of his UFC career.
The former champion will likely face a lengthy medical suspension for the nature of his loss and although, Nurmagomedov is confident Usman can avenge his loss to Edwards in a potential trilogy fight, he admits such defeats can affect fighters. "I believe he can beat Leon Edwards, but after such a knockout a lot of people don't recover. It will be interesting to see, they are one and one now," he told reporters.
