Nigerian nightmare Kamaru Usman suffers shocking knock-down 

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Kamaru Usman knocked down

Nigerian nightmare, Kamaru Usman has suffered a shocking defeat as he was knocked down last night by his challenger, Leon Edwards to lose his welterweight title.

Edwards was beaten by Usman seven years ago, but the underdog came back and delivered last few seconds blow to Usman, knocking him down to win the fight.

The world was shocked. The “Rocky” story of Edwards came to life with a come-from-behind, head-kick knockout late in Round 5 of the main event of UFC 278 on Saturday night.

After becoming the first person to score a takedown on the nearly perfect champion in Round 1, Edwards struggled in the following rounds to build any kind of momentum.

Usman knocked down cold
Usman knocked down cold

Usman took over the fight with his superior wrestling and slung heavy boxing combinations and seemed on his way to yet another title defense as he neared Anderson Silva’s record for most all time.

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In the 5th round, the Nigerian’s pace slowed, but it was likely leading towards a unanimous decision win for the champ as Edwards seemed defeated in his corner as his team begged him to come to life in the final round.

Suddenly, Edwards flicked out a right jab and fired up a left head kick that knocked Usman out cold at 4:04 of Round 5, according to CBS Sports.

Edwards becomes the first British champion since Michael Bisping in 2016 and only the second in history.

In beating Usman, Birmingham’s Edwards avenges his defeat in 2015 and ends the 35-year-old’s 15-fight unbeaten streak in the UFC.

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