Conor McGregor thinks Leon Edwards’ knockout of Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 should win all the awards.
Edwards came from behind to land a stunning head kick knockout of Usman in their title fight in August. Edwards was down on the scorecards and was being written off by the commentary before he landed the stunning blow in with less than a minute remaining in Round 5 to capture the welterweight title.
The UFC nominated Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) for Comeback of the Year, but McGregor says Edwards’ incredible finish is worth a lot more.
“Stop the nonsense “comeback” of the year , this is EVERYTHING of the year! Bar none. The timing of commentary. The timing of the fight. The shot itself. The KO. The ramifications. The post speech. Pound for pound head shot. Dead! This lives on! Team @ParadigmSports!
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Stop the nonsense “comeback” of the year , this is EVERYTHING of the year! Bar none. The timing of commentary. The timing of the fight. The shot itself. The KO. The ramifications. The post speech. Pound for pound head shot. Dead! This lives on!
Team @ParadigmSports! 👑 https://t.co/2mTbruXPmV— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 21, 2022
Edwards is managed by the same management as McGregor, Paradigm Sports, which McGregor partially owns. Edwards honored McGregor after the knockout by celebrating with his “Billi Strut” across the octagon.
“Rocky” became the first man to defeat Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in the octagon, stopping him from tying Anderson Silva’s 16-0 record start in the UFC. He also became the second British titleholder in UFC history after Michael Bisping.