Leon Edwards surpassed Kamaru Usman by 48-46, 48-46 and 47-47 to retain the welterweight title in the primary occasion of UFC 286 on Saturday.
Usman acquired a lot of appreciation from MMA fighter and former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ was lauded for his gameplay in a tweet by Ngannou on Sunday.
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“You’re a champion with or with out a piece of steel my brother. Your legacy is already cemented within the historical past of the game. @USMAN84kg We’re all the time behind you #3kings,” tweeted Ngannou.
By three kings, Ngannou referrred to himself, Usman and Israel Adesanya. Within the upcoming UFC 287, world no. 1 Adesanya will lock horns with present champion Alex Pereira in a bid to regain the middleweight title.
Ngannou is on a self-imposed exile from UFC since his fallout with President Dana White over The Predator’s calls for which weren’t met. He left the UFC virtually a yr after defeating Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 to defend his heavyweight title. The 36-years-old is at present attempting his fingers in boxing and may make a comeback quickly.
Earlier in starting of March 2023, UFC President was questioned about prospect of Ngannou’s return. “We negotiated with him for years. It’s over. That’s over. He’ll by no means be within the UFC once more,” White had stated.
In the meantime, in different matches at UFC 286, Justin Gaethje surpassed Rafael Fiziev by 29-28, 28-28 and 29-28 and gained by majority choice within the co-main occasion. Gunnar Nelson gained by submission over Bryan Barberena in spherical one in every of their Welterweight match. Within the girls flyweight, Jennifer Maia defeated Casey O’Neill by 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27 in an unanimous decison by the judges. And within the middleweight match, Marvin Vettori overcame Roman Dolidze by 29-28,29-28 and 30-27.