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Leon Edwards Saved the Welterweight Division

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  LEON EDWARDS SENDS KAMARU USMAN TO THE SHADOW REALM 🔥     In the main event of UFC 278, the combat sports world witnessed one of the most spectacular comeback knockouts in a championship fight since the inception of the UFC.      Leon "Rocky" Edwards def. #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC Kamaru Usman via 5th round headkick to become the undisputed welterweight champion of the world and the second ever champion to reside from the UK.     This win was extremely significant for several different reasons, but ultimately changes the landscape of the entire UFC for the next year. Usman was entering his 6th title defense against Edwards at UFC 278, with many pundits giving Edwards a small chance to pull off the upset.     Usman was in the middle of an incredible run in the UFC, a 15-0 record which was 1 shy of Anderson Silva's record. He also went into many media sessions claiming that he had "lapped the division" and was looking ahead ...

Chito Vera is the UFC's King of Violence

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  THE CHITO SHOW      The UFC's show on August 13th at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego was headlined by a crucial matchup in the bantamweight division between Marlon "Chito" Vera and former 2 time champion Dominick Cruz. With the 37 year old Cruz on a win streak and finally able to stay active in his career, the matchup with the Ecuadorian gangster would only result in fireworks, and it certainly delivered.     Chito Vera knocks out Dominick Cruz in the 4th round via a headkick that might of had similar impact to that of 400 foot homerun from Manny Machado just twenty miuntes down the road at Petco Park.     The fight played up to its lofty expectations with Cruz looking like his prime self through the first 3 rounds, darting in and out of range and outlanding Vera on the signifant strikes count. But as we've seen recently through Chito's career, he has a granite chin and just needs one shot to significantly hurt his opponent and separate them fro...