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Edwards was facing Usman in a rematch at UFC 278 last night and despite initially struggling to create anything of note, he recorded a sensational stoppage ...

They all said I couldn’t come back and do it." "The belt belongs to nobody no man is meant to hold the belt for that long and as I said I am the best. "They all doubted me, they all said I couldn’t do it. "I knew more than likely going into it that we will have a rematch and whether it is next or down the line that's fine," Edwards said. I told you I could do it. "I can’t put it into words.

I cant put it into words. Its been a long four years. They all doubted me, they all said I couldnt do it. Look at me now! I go until the battle is done.

They all doubted me, they all said I couldn't do it. I told you I could do it. They all said I couldn't come back and do it. I told you it was possible. I do it for everyone coming behind me. "I can't put it into words.

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: The American was beaten by the Brazilian in a gripping contest before appearing to confirm that he would not be fighting again.

People say he doesn’t have a good chin but he does.' Costa, bizarrely perhaps, did not seem too perturbed as he appeared to grin while lying on the canvass. 'He surprised me with his chin,” Costa said.

Rockhold fell short in his UFC comeback as he suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Costa in the co-main event of UFC 278. The 37-year-old fought with his ...

I just didn’t... I gave it my all. Thank you, Joe. Thank you, UFC. thank you, fighting. He can be seen rubbing his blood all over Costa's face whilst on the canvas.

THIS is the “monstrous” moment MMA star Luke Rockhold smeared his bloodied face over Paulo Costa at UFC 278.Fans were left aghast at Rockhold's.

People say he doesn’t have a good chin but he does.” Smearing his blood is one of the hardest things I’ve ever seen.” One declared: “Luke Rockhold wiping his blood on Costa’s face is one of the most monstrous things I’ve ever seen.” One noted: “Rockhold rubbing his blood in Costa’s face, what a nutter.” Another boomed: “I just can’t believe Rockhold wiped his blood all over Costa.” THIS is the “monstrous” moment MMA star Luke Rockhold smeared his bloodied face over Paulo Costa at UFC 278.

BRITAIN'S LEON EDWARDS claimed the UFC welterweight title with a stunning victory over Kamaru Usman in Salt Lake City sealed by a last-minute head kick. The 30-year-old challenger had been on course for defeat at Vivint Arena before unleashing a ...

They all said I couldn’t come back and do it. They all doubted me, they all said I couldn’t do it. I told you I could do it.

Conor McGregor mocked Kamaru Usman after the welterweight champion was knocked out by Leon Edwards in their UFC 278 title fight.

McGregor and Edwards both share the same management label in Paradigm Sports. Another leaned his way to death. Usman was untroubled in the fifth round and was cruising his way to a decision win, but Edwards landed a Hail Mary head kick that rendered the champion unconscious as he suffered his first UFC loss. One leaned his way to victory. McGregor also added: "Usman gonna come out saying he from Pluto after that smack hahah Marty green pants from Pluto." The Dubliner wrote "Hahahahahhhahajaaj" just moments after Usman was knocked out and continued to mock him in a series of tweets as the dust settled.

Birmingham's Leon Edwards took Kamaru Usman's UFC Welterweight belt with a spectacular shin-to-the-face KO, at UFC 278 last night.Usman had held the belt ...

"My body wasn't reacting how it as meant to react, everyone was getting tired and gassed out and when I when tout there I felt it. I knew it would be a tough fight; he is good but I believe I'm better, even though that was one of my worst performances. "It's hard to put it into words, that's why I broke down in the octagon as everyone knows my path.

Usman was knocked by a resurgent Edwards in Salt Lake City as the Brit claimed the welterweight title with a stunning performance.

I lived in a wooden shed with a zinc roof. Another leaned his way to death. 'I was born in Jamaica with nothing. One leaned his way to victory. Fully leaned into his own death. Usman was knocked out by a resurgent Edwards in Salt Lake City as the Brit claimed the welterweight title with a stunning performance.

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Leon Edwards now joins the ranks of Michael "The Count" Bisping in bringing a UFC world title back...

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While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage ...

Fletcher via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-278-kamaru-usman-leon-edwards-luke-rockhold-paulo-costa-play-by-play-live-results) [Ange Loosa](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ange-loosa): “Intro” by Meek Mill [A.J. Sean Woodson declared split draw (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-278-kamaru-usman-leon-edwards-luke-rockhold-paulo-costa-play-by-play-live-results) [Luis Saldana](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/luis-saldana): “Memories” by David Guetta feat. Jay Perrin via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-278-kamaru-usman-leon-edwards-luke-rockhold-paulo-costa-play-by-play-live-results) [Aori Qileng](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/aori-qileng): “Gandan Buurahgui” by Digital [Jay Perrin](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/jay-perrin): “Seen It All” by Young Jeezy feat. Kid Cudi [Sean Woodson](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/sean-woodson): “Calling My Spirit” by Kodak Black [Blue Corner](http://mmajunkie.com/category/bluecorner) is MMA Junkie’s blog space. Fletcher](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/a-j-fletcher): “I’m Bad” by L.L. [Paulo Costa def. [Merab Dvalishvili def. [Lucie Pudilova def. [Jared Gordon def. [Amir Albazi def. [Victor Altamirano def.

Less than a minute away from history, Kamaru Usman takes it on the chin.

Hopefully these fighters can get the money that a kick to the orbital bone can merit. There’s nothing like being in a room full of degenerates who are lusting for a result in a bloodsport. I feel like if I ever write about the UFC it’ll be treated like Walter Slobchak dressing down Donnie about walking into the middle of a movie.

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Cruz is a dream fight even if Cruz is a little long in the tooth. The downside to this pairing is that Font is already on a two-fight skid and might benefit from a breather with someone ranked lower than him. has been a hot market for the UFC in 2022 and a show at Wembley Stadium would be huge for the company and England's new champion. The winner of Costa vs. Khamzat Chimaev is primed for a title shot with a win over Nate Diaz at UFC 279, but if Usman can recapture the belt, Usman vs. Honorable mentions -- Khamzat Chimaev, Colby Covington or Jorge Masvidal: The benefit of having a new champion means there is an abundance of fresh title fights. Edwards is a new commodity and fights against other contenders would likely draw fewer eyeballs than the Usman rematch. There are endless possibilities for the welterweight division in the aftermath of UFC 278. There are a number of factors supporting the need for a rubber match. Looking beyond the rubber match, there are a number of fresh matchups buoyed by bad blood, including the wolf named Khamzat Chimaev lurking in the shadows. [wallop each other for 15 minutes](https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-278-results-highlights-paulo-costa-tops-luke-rockhold-as-former-champion-smears-blood-before-retiring/), earning Fight of the Night honors. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including instant analysis of 278 below.

The UFC is mixed martial arts' flagship promotion, home to some of the best fighters in the world. It stages events almost every weekend of the year, ...

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Leon Edwards dropped Kamaru Usman with a kick to the head and neck in the final minute of the fifth round to win the welterweight championship at UFC 278 on ...

Costa more than doubled Rockhold in total strikes through the first two rounds and eventually left him with a bloodied mouth in the third round. "The octagon belongs to nobody," Edwards said. Rockhold (16-5) returned to the octagon for the first time in three years and his rust showed as the bout progressed. Edwards (20-3) is undefeated dating back to his previous bout with Usman in 2015. Usman (20-2) lived up to his reputation as the No. Usman appeared to be seconds away from a 16th consecutive victory, which would have tied an all-time UFC record, before Edwards came up with the stunning finish just in time.

After his UFC 278 win, Paulo Costa revealed his promotional deal may be over – or it may have one fight left on it.

If this is the last fight, so I have no more on the contract, I need to sit down and put attention and look what is best for my future. We have a lot of great opportunities there, but the UFC is a great company. But I know we have UFC Rio in Brazil in January, so maybe I can wait a little more. Unsure of whether or not his promotional deal is fought out or not, Costa said there are a few options on the horizon. “We’ve had a lot of great opportunities (that) came up,” Costa told reporters, including MMA Junkie. He might also have no fights left on his UFC contract.

Conor McGregor has taken an online swipe at Kamaru Usman following his KO defeat to Leon Edwards in UFC 278.

Another leaned his way to death. One leaned his way to victory. Fully leaned into his own death.

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold called it a career after his comeback fight three years in the making ended in defeat.The 37-year-old g.

I just didn’t… I gave it my all. Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold called it a career after his comeback fight three years in the making ended in defeat.

The fighter known as "Rocky" scored the win with 56 seconds left in the UFC 278 welterweight title fight.

Champion of the world.” I’m champion of the world. Usman bit on a feint, Edwards landed his kick and one of the biggest upsets in the sport was in the books. Saturday’s result prompted immediate talk of a rematch and Usman, who was taken to a hospital after the fight, graciously hinted as much on Twitter. Edwards started strong, with Usman being taken down in the first round for the first time in his UFC career. at least the UFC world.

Paulo Costa made a successful return to the UFC Octagon following a lengthy spell of inactivity through injury - but it was bitter rival Luke Rockhold who ...

I gave it my all. The clip was posted by Barstool Sports which you can see for yourself in the video above. Thank you, Joe. Thank you, UFC. thank you, fighting. [Paulo Costa](https://www.givemesport.com/paulo-costa) made a successful return to the [UFC](https://www.givemesport.com/ufc) Octagon following a lengthy spell of inactivity through injury – but it was bitter rival [Luke Rockhold](https://givemesport.com/luke-rockhold) who stole the show.

Down on the judges' scorecards with a minute left in his UFC title fight against Kamaru Usman, Leon "Rocky" Edwards needed a miracle, but no-one expected an ...

Make it Wembley, that has to be done. "Wembley (Stadium), for sure. [play out](/lifestyle/sports/edwards-sets-sights-ufc-belt-british-mma-booms-2022-08-16/).

Despite a few bumps in the road during fight week, it doesn't sound like Dana White is interested in holding a grudge with Luke Rockhold.

[UFC 278](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/events/ufc-278-usman-vs-edwards-2) co-main event Saturday for his first fight in more than three years. For both of them to dig as deep as they did and put on an absolute dogfight like they did, I have nothing but respect for both of them. That may have made for an awkward interaction at the ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday, but Rockhold seemed to be more focused on his fight with Costa than his criticism on White. “There’s a lot of stress. “I think that coming into a situation like both of theirs, there’s a lot of pressure,” White said at a post-event news conference. [Dana White](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/dana-white) is interested in holding a grudge with [Luke Rockhold](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/luke-rockhold).

Leon Edwards dropped Kamaru Usman in the final minute of the fifth round to win the welterweight championship at UFC 278 on Saturday night.

Merab Dvalishvili prevailed over former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo in a unanimous decision in the men’s bantamweight bout, earning his eighth straight win. “I didn’t see it in the moment of the fight. Costa more than doubled Rockhold in total strikes through the first two rounds and eventually left him with a bloodied mouth in the third round. “The octagon belongs to nobody,” Edwards said. Usman (20-2) lived up to his reputation as the No. Edwards (20-3) is undefeated dating back to his previous bout with Usman in 2015.

White, telling a story during an alternate broadcast of Saturday night's UFC event said "it was almost a done deal" until Gruden "said that he didn't want ...

The Dolphins also had impermissible communications with Brady and his agent, whom the league did not identify by name, during and after the 2021 season, while he was under contract with the Buccaneers. An NFL investigation determined that the Dolphins had impermissible communications with Brady in 2019 and 2020 while he was under contract with the Patriots. Unlike Brady, Gronkowski was not nearing free agency at the time. “I was thinking, ‘You’re sticking with that motherf-----?’ ” [resigned from the Raiders](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/11/jon-gruden-homophobic-emails-las-vegas-raiders/?itid=lk_inline_manual_9) last fall amid controversy over racist, homophobic and misogynistic language that he used in emails over a roughly seven-year span before agreeing to his second stint as the team’s head coach. “And Brady was already looking at houses.

See how the UFC fighters sitting cageside reacted to Leon Edwards's KO win over Kamaru Usman.

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Two budding lightweights with 100 percent finishing rates have been matched up for Dana White's Contender Series.

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The UFC president appeared on ESPN's UFC 278 with The Gronks special to chat with Rob Gronkowski and his family and ended up sharing a story about an alleged ...

Appearing on The Shop in June, Brady fired a shot at an anonymous team that backed out of his free agency bidding to stick with another QB, “I worked to put that deal together for Brady and Gronk to come to the Raiders,” White said. White claimed he helped orchestrate a move to bring Brady and Gronk to the Raiders ahead of the club’s first season in Las Vegas in 2020, but the deal was nixed at the last minute by then-Raiders coach Jon Gruden.

Leon Edwards' knockout of Kamaru Usman was one of the latest finishes in the history of UFC championship fights.

[Alexandr Romanov](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/alexandr-romanov) (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) had his 16-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career [UFC 278](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-278). [UFC](http://www.ufcstats.com) research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. [UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/08/ufc-278-venum-pay-promotional-guidelines-compliance-luke-rockhold-money-return) for the event totaled $226,000. [Daniel Da Silva](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/daniel-da-silva)’s (11-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. [Jay Perrin](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/jay-perrin) (10-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered five of his six career losses by decision. [Francisco Figueiredo](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/francisco-figueiredo) (13-5-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered three of his five career losses by stoppage. [Amir Albazi](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/amir-albazi) (15-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned 13 of his 15 career victories by stoppage. [Leonardo Santos](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/leonardo-santos)’ (18-6-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. She hasn’t earned a victory since November 2018. [Wu Yanan](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/wu-yanan)’s (11-6 MMA, 1-5 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She earned her first octagon victory since February 2018.

The ex-UFC welterweight champion said he will learn from the defeat losing his title in a last-minute knockout to British fighter Leon Edwards.

"The octagon belongs to nobody," Edwards said. Edwards still believes he has plenty left to prove even though he is now the champion. He appeared on his way to a win by unanimous decision before Edwards rallied in the final round. "No man is meant to hold the belt for that long. Usman (20-2) lived up to his reputation as the No.1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world for much of the bout. Edwards (20-3) is undefeated dating back to his previous bout with Usman in 2015.

Canadian musician and superstar Drake lost over half a million dollars this weekend with bets at UFC 278. He first placed a wager on José Aldo at as he ...

Drake, a Raptors fan, wore 76ers shorts as he watched the deciding game in the series. This weekend, fans were quick to make fun of him once more after he flaunted the bets he had placed beforehand through his social media channels. After losing a whopping $270k on that bout, Drake then decided to place a bet on Kamaru Usma, hoping that he would defeat Leon Edwards. He first placed a wager on José Aldo at as he returned to bantamweight and faced contender Merab Dvalishvili. Canadian musician and superstar Drake lost over half a million dollars this weekend with bets at UFC 278. [Pearl Gonzalez, the tantalizing UFC fighter that crossed over to boxing](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/album/2022/08/20/6300379ce2704eb8218b4589.html)