In the last seconds of the fifth round, British mixed martial artist Leon Edwards, who is of Jamaican descent, dropped Kamaru Usman to win the welterweight title at UFC 278 on Saturday. Before Edwards delivered the spectacular finish just in time, Usman appeared to be moments away from securing his 16th straight victory, which would have tied a UFC record. […]

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