Leon Edwards has delivered a head-kick heard around the world.
Edwards knocked out Kamaru Usman in the fifth round on a left kick to the head to claim the welterweight title at UFC 278 at Salt Lake City.
Usman had controlled the entire fight and was beating Edwards handily, until the challenger connected at the 4m 04s mark of the fifth and final round. Usman led 39-37 on all three judges' cards.
"I can't put it into words," Edwards said.
Edwards snapped Usman's 15-fight winning streak, one shy of Anderson Silva's UFC record.
The fight was a rematch of a December 2015 bout, won by Usman via unanimous decision. Edwards has not lost since that fight and improved to 12-2 in the UFC.
Usman had five successful title defenses, since defeating Tyron Woodley for the welterweight belt in March 2019.
Reuters
