Leon Edwards MMA loss: UFC News: The upcoming UFC PPV event will feature the match which Kamaru Usman has been waiting since a long to seek his revenge and take the Welterweight title from the man who did biggest upsets of last year Leon Edwards. “Rocky” is currently the champion of the welterweight division thanks to his well-rounded skill set, strong striking and grappling abilities. While we are a week away from the match let’s look at how many times the welterweight champion of UFC has lost in his career. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSport.IN.
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Leon Edwards MMA loss: How many times UFC champion “Rocky” has been defeated in his MMA career?
Edwards has defeated Kamaru Usman, Vicente Luque, Donald Cerrone, Gunnar Nelson, and Rafael dos Anjos, and many other prominent opponents, in the UFC. The UFC welterweight champion has a solid 20-3 MMA record, winning 7 of his fights by knockout, 5 of which came in the first round, as well as another 3 via submission.
In speaking of his defeats, the first was against Delroy McDowell, which he lost as a result of a disqualification but that didn’t happen in the UFC. In his debut fight for the UFC, a fiercely contested encounter in which Silva prevailed via unanimous decision, he suffered his first UFC defeat against Claudio Silva.
Leon Edwards MMA loss: How many times has UFC champion Leon Edwards lost?
Following this, Edwards won his next two fights. However, in 2015, on the Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Donald Cerrone 2 preliminary card, Edwards suffered his third and final loss of his career. Usman and Edwards both displayed flashes of brilliance in the opening round, which was closely contested.
While Usman attempted many takedowns, Edwards was able to stop most of them while also scoring some of his own shots.However, the second and third rounds brought more trouble for Edwards. Usman showed his class and incredible gas tank.
The Nigerian Nightmare dominated the next two rounds and even almost got a finish toward the end of the final round. Ultimately, Kamaru Usman beat Leon Edwards by a unanimous decision in their first fight. After this he never lost in the company.
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