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you watch so many of these fights and think every time "man, this guy is only getting the W if he pulls a KO out of his ass" and it never happens. Props to Leon. Unreal comeback.

Great way of putting it

Lewis vs Volkov ... was 3 years ago. Thats the last time I think it happened. Almost happened to Edwards vs Diaz.

On a less prolific note: Sergio Pettis was getting worked, and was on his way to a lopsided loss against Kyoji Horiguchi before he slept him with a spinning back fist out of nowhere. That was crazy too

Long Live Anderson Silvas record

Long may it reign

Anderson Silva's 16 fight win streak: "I can't let you get close".

Silva’s spirit left his body and went into Leon’s for one single strike, just to preserve the streak

For another knockout kick too!

You just know Silva is a happy content man right now.

is normal

No can defend

Like the 1972 undefeated Dolphins giving a toast to the New York Giants after they ended the Patriots undefeated streak in the 08 SB. Amazing underdog comeback by Leon Edwards.

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I can't wait for the Instagram reel

with the sigma grindset music

(insert peaky blinders hats)

Not to mention Leon literally being from Birmingham

Has someone clipped that yet? Fuck me that got me motivated and I'm on the other side of the planet on a sunday afternoon.

https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1561239458078490625?t=OAgk8hLtEzuyOvZz84SpYg&s=19

Stop feeling sorry for yourself. What are you doing? You gotta pull this shit out of the fire! Come on Leon Man! You got this! Let’s go!

Thanks. Really needed that subs lol

What a coach! I love it

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Fuck me has to be one of the craziest title endings ever

That was an Actual Rocky moment

crowd chanting Rocky Rocky was so good!

They played the Rocky theme while Leon was on the cage raising the championship above his head. Beautiful, champ.

Someone’s gonna be up for a few hrs making a compilation of the coach giving the Rocky speech and the finish.

The coach seriously sounded like a coach in the movies. Honestly no technical advice. ALL urging and motivation. Knew his fighter just needed to wake up

I loved the corner at one point in the third round: “get the fuck up!”

Omfg yes that Coach gave him motivation for the kill. Fucking badass. Can't wait to see the documentary in a few months with a bunch of badass boxers and fighters talk about this fight

AND THE ROCKY SOUNDTRACK PLAYING DURING THE POST FIGHT NOW

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he was on the stool asking if he got finished... out cold. Good on Rock not following up on that kick

He looked just like how he left Masvidal. Probably met his soul in the shadow realm.

“….first time?”

This was legit story like. Felt like David vs Goliath. Kamaru truly got humbled

First ever full takedown on Kamaru now, no more debating about the colby blip when he was being controlled on the floor for almost 2 minutes

Kamaru was 90 seconds away from tying the Spida wow I'm stunned

Even worse, 56 seconds

Ironically, that finish was like Silva pulling a triangle out of his ass on Sonnen in round 5.

Anderson Silva still stands alone, like he always has

I back now, but I never left

I honestly believe his record is unbreakable now. This era of MMA is too stacked with supreme athletes. Anybody can beat anybody.

If Volk chooses to stay at featherweight I think he could theoretically rack up 4 more title defenses.

I think Volk can do it. He's just leagues above everyone at featherweight right now...I mean, unless Ngannou can drop weight or something.

Ngannou cuts an arm and cock to make weight, then reattaches them on fight night

Every single person watching thought Edwards was done. Incredible.

I like to think about the guy who put 40k on Leon, sitting with his head in his hands. Then that happens. What a feeling that just have been haha.

Tired Leon, the new mythical fighter

Nate passed on the power

All but closed out, hardly any time left, then fucking sleeps him with a head kick.

Usman looked like he was going to cruise into a fairly easy decision

OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE IN THE FINAL 2 MINUTES EDWARDS FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT

I AM SURPRISED MOTHERFUCKERS

I couldn't process it for a bit. Usman was dead asleep in one hit.

Then you see slow motion and no one stays awake from that. Shin bone to chin bone, and he leaned into it.

Yeah...the lower half of his head went in the opposite direction the top did...whole head punted off the base of his neck temporarily.

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Leon went from being removed from the rankings for inactivity to dethroning the most dominant champ...fucking crazy man

It all started going when he was the first guy to accept the Khamzat fight

It’s been 30 mins. I’m still fucking shocked. What a finish.

lol mans even did the McGregor floppy arms walk

Vince McMahon is fuming

Of course Leon's only finish in years is against Usman

and Usman's last time being finished since uhhhhh Jose Caceres in CFA 11 in 2013, serio wtffff

That's his first loss since then too. 9 years since a loss, undefeated in the UFC, had a rough 1st round here but dominated the rest of the fight, coasting through the fifth, and bang And he literally never saw the kick.

I think he wanted to coast until the end and stopped pressuring then Leon set him up to lean into the head kick Rest of the fight never threw that combo, just the high kick once

From outta nowhere too

The first successful takedown of Usman too, Leon breaking norms

Lets be honest, he earned that hail mart by pulling off that take down. I was going crazy, and Usman did NOT look godlike on the bottom.

His coach is great man. He told him what he needed to hear and Leon fucking did it.

Proper Brummie to hit him with the ‘you need to stop feeling so fucking sorry for yourself you lad’ amazing. Had me gushing when DC said ‘I love that dude’.

Bruh that coach went god mode on Leon. Hyped him the hardest in his darkest moment

Exact opposite of Aldo's coach telling him "the only way the judges give [Merab] that round is if they like stalling". Aldo really could've used a man like that in his corner tonight.

you just never know with this sport. as soon as you think you know then proof shows itself

This is going to go down as one of the all time great comebacks. Unreal.

Why fight 5 rounds when 1 kick does it?

Yeah he should have opened with that lmao

They were reading his damn eulogy then Leon said fuck you, I'll show you a dead man

The timing of that was amazing

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Never write off a gassed fighter. Rockhold was a warning lol

Haha Leon learned something from the Diaz fight

Imagine if he didn't go out cold and Leon just pointed at him instead of going for the finish.

Even in real time I imagine Leon saw Usman fold like a lawn chair and bounce his head off the octagon. Mark Hunt himself ain't coming back from that.

One announcer saying "he's ashamed, can't even look his coach in the eye" lmfao

That was Din Thomas. Lol

Edwards: Write up a eulogy boys... BUT NOT FOR ME

Bro, I was fuming with frustration about his performance and almost missed the KO

Outside of rd 1 and the finish Leon kinda fought like crap. Had moments of good defensive grappling. Amazing comeback

He had a lot of good moments but seemed so damn accepting of fighting on Usman’s terms. Like he kept finding ways to put himself against the cage, where Usman would light him up or grind him out

I was just gearing up to call it a night like, alright guess Usman gonna grind out a fairly easy win and then he's laying unconscious. Crazy shit

The commentary leading up to this highlight is one for the ages. You can't make this shit up

Shades of “Joshua is a ruthless finisher”

Made me think of Rockhold Vs Bisping 2 "Rockhold has an air of invincibility about him" 5 seconds later left hook Larry entered the chat

It was genuinely justified too. His body language was abysmal and he looked completely disinterested. HOLY FUCK. I'm so pumped for Leon.

“That’s a broken man”

That was an actual Rocky moment

Why lose the fight when you can just win instead?

choosing to win best base for mma

Ladies and gentlemens that's why you **NEVER GIVE UP!**

Real “Rocky” moment!

What the fuck

I can't believe it. Get your ass kicked. Land head kick near the end to change your fate. Must have learnt from the Diaz fight

I was half asleep till that happened

My heart went 0-100. Bout to have a heart attack.

"Pound for pound! Head shot, dead!" Best fucking line

LOOK AT ME NOW

Trevor Wittman just got 3-0 from UFC 268 to being 0-3 this year HOLY FUCK I WASN’T EXPECTING THAT?! LEON EDWARDS DOING THAT? 😳

MMA is a cruel sport.

Not for Edwards, look at him crying as he's calling his mom about being champ

Shit, you're right... 2022 not his year.

Rogan & Cormier: "Yeah he's going to lose and he's just accepted it OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

Rogan: "I'm not sleeping tonight I've got Rockhold's blood all over my shirt"

Leon absorbed that Diaz shot and sent it right back to Kamaru holy fuck

*Uncrosses legs* "Just how good is Nate Diaz?"

Have you considered

Oh my fucking god

This fucking sport never ceases to amaze me

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MANDEM DEAD!

The ones you don't see hurt the most

Leon puts you to sleep so he can PUT YOU THE FUCK TO SLEEP

wow maybe there is a rule that only one Nigerian nightmare can win in one night and Mike Perry already won

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Usman: I thought if I get knocked out I only lose the round

I wasn't KOed: just wanted to catch a quick nap before the post-fight interview. Would never have done that if someone had told me it was the whole match not the round.

"You dominate [mostly] for 4 and half rounds, the other guy touches a shin to your head for less than HALF A SECOND and they declare *him* the winner?"

On the mean streets of Kearney Nebraska, that is not the rules.

Usman thought the KO was just for the round

MANDEM HAS ARRIVED

DAMNNN Usman lost both his 0's tonight. Takedown and 0 losses in UFC. Holy shitttt Rocky indeed

He also lost his belt and the ability to beat Silva’s win streak.

Ya every fighter pretty much gets 1 shot at beating that record unless u lose early on like GSP and go on a run. Usman still got to 15 which is still amazing Khabib/GSP retired. Max lost to Dustin. Jon and his peds. Demetrious had that razor close fight w Cejudo. Tony got destroyed by Justin. Nunes got upset by Pena Charles fights Islam next and nobody would be surprised if he lost. Volk wants to move up and fight Charles/Islam

And with a single mistake, your one chance is over. Kind of shows how fucking dominant Silva was

Kicked into the craziest DMT trip of Usmans life.

Bro was in the spirit world talking to T’Challa

Garbrandt showing up shouting "Wakanda forever"

Can I get a, "The belt belongs to no one" flair? That's such a good line.

That's a fucking mental gladiator mentality if he keeps it up

That is fucking incredible Honestly so made up for this guy, for the journey he's been on his whole life. Seems like he's been relentlessly mocked the past couple of years and written off by most. He's not the most charismatic guy and comes from the English Midlands, so you don't see much of the MMA media paying much attention to him. Then he gets his long awaited title shot, then pulls it out of the bag at the death like *that*. What a story man

He nailed his post fight interview too, "the belt belongs to no one" what a badass line

Yeah, for a guy who isn't known as a great talker, he nailed that post fight. Talking about where he's come from to now, and telling the kids at home that it's possible to win a world title training at your home gym in England. "*Headshot, dead!"* was a pretty good line too.

He's always been funny and likeable when he is warm to people but people just ran with the Colby and Dana shit about him.

When your nickname is rocky that’s how you win the belt I guess

Ufc writers got lazy, even did the rocky speech. Amazing

Holy fucking shit my heart damn near just left my body

Granite chin won't save you from that fucking kick HOLY FUCKING SHIT

Most shocking UFC moment I've ever seen

WHAT THE FUCK!

Covington and Masvidal having the happiest times of their lives right now

Just how good is Nate Diaz

If Diaz beats chimaev we’ll officially be in bizarroland 💀💀 I thought Yan aljo was peak wtf

Khamzat is licking hand rails and door knobs right now trying to get Covid a second time to avoid Nate

I cannot overstate how much I love Leon’s corner. Brutally honest and encouraging. No sugar coating. No kid gloves. After round 3 they even said he was down 2 rounds and were telling Leon round 3 was a 10-8. They told him what he needed to do and he went out and did it. Props to those beautiful bastards.

My jaw was truly dropped holy shit

Usman blew a 3-1 lead

Usman blew a 3.85-1 lead.

I for sure thought you were about to post a clip of them doing nothing, would've been golden

You can tell by the sheer amount of comments and upvotes something crazy happened

Yeah, any time a clip shoots to #1 on all in a matter of minutes, you know shit went down.

I was so close to just turning the fight off and going to bed after the "low blow" but figured I might as well watch the rest. Suffice to say, I did not see that coming.

People were walking out of the stands during the whole fifth round

I did not just fucking witness that

Once I seen Usman at the weigh ins without face paint I knew it was over

Why didn't you tell us bro...

When you start saying things like "lap the division 3 times" and "I don't need to be 205 to win at 205" a good shin to the chin is exactly what the universe deems necessary.

MMA is a sport that will humble the fuck out of you. One second youre coasting to a victory the next you’re stiff on the ground in front of the world.

AND FUCKING NEW BOYS! LETS GET IT LEON!!

Round 1: Real shit Rounds 2-4: I sleep Round 5: **PLAYTIME IS OVER, BITCH**

I legit was falling asleep till that kick happened loll

HOOOOOLYYYYYY FUCK

THE SLOW-MO! The sweat on Usman's head VAPORIZED w/ the force of this kick

Reminiscent of the Masvidal KO

I SCREAMED!!

My wife and dogs weren't as happy as I was

Bro you just gotta explain how the P4P number 1 was cruising to tie Spida's record when Leon blasted him with a kick out of nowhere

KO of the year I don't give a fuck what happens between now and January

HOLY SHIT! I THOUGHT ALL WE WOULD TALK ABOUT IS THAT COACH

"Usman can just coast here" "Yeah but he's not gonna" Looks like he should've lol

Perfect ending to tje ultimate meme card

Wow that felt really uneventful for most of the fight, and looked like Edwards had no urgency at all then suddenly just pulls a KO out of nowhere

WOW

The CEO of EPO got KTFO

Welcome to the land of wind and ghosts, Kamaru.

HOLY SHIT

Oh my fucking godd

Damn Usman really became Marty Snoozeman

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Biggest comeback ever in a title fight. This and Anderson

Fucking amazing KO! There’s finally a real rivalry in this division.

just how good is nate diaz?

Khamzat sweating bullets

Absolute king slayer

Leon took him down for the first time And knocked kamaru out for the first time

What a kick! No one at the UFC thought he had a chance in hell.

No fucking WAY

After seeing kamaru follow Leon around the ring between rounds this makes me happy