UFC 286 provided combat sports fans with a great night of fights this past weekend (Sat., March 18, 2023) inside The O2 in London, England. While there were several fighters celebrating their victories, there were just as many left feeling the post-fight blues.
But, which fighter is suffering from the worst post-fight hangover, now a few days removed from the show?
Coming into his trilogy fight against current Welterweight champion, Leon Edwards, Usman was high on confidence despite getting knocked out in their rematch seven months ago (see it again here). And he had every right to feel that way. After all, “The Nigerian Nightmare” did have a dominant win over “Rocky” in the first meeting, and he was — for all intents and purposes — up on the scorecards going into the final round of their second fight.
Still, all that was in the past and Usman was looking forward to a future as UFC champion once again. Unfortunately it was not to be, because once the scorecards were tallied, Edwards went home with a majority decision, going up 2-1 in their great rivalry.
The contest was close, to be fair, and Edwards didn’t dominate the fight. While “Rocky” had enough moments to win the judges over, there were several in the MMA community who felt “The Nigerian Nightmare” had done enough to get the belt back. But, the only opinions that matter were the those of the three judges sitting cageside.
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