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Kamaru Usman Not Impressed By Leon Edwards: ‘I Guess No One Deserves It’

Usman Edwards Kamaru Usman was not impressed by Leon Edwards. Edwards earned arguably the biggest win of his career following a unanimous decision victory over Nate Diaz on the main card of UFC 263 on Saturday night. However, it wasn’t all that impressive as while he dominated for the most part, he never really went for the […]

Kamaru Usman was not impressed by Leon Edwards.

Edwards earned arguably the biggest win of his career following a unanimous decision victory over Nate Diaz on the main card of UFC 263 on Saturday night.

However, it wasn’t all that impressive as while he dominated for the most part, he never really went for the kill. To make matters worse, Diaz wobbled him towards the end of the fifth round and with a little more time, may have been finished.

Edwards survived though and won the unanimous verdict. Was it enough to earn the next title shot that he’s been calling for? Usman doesn’t think so.

“That don’t help you,” Usman told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto on the performance of Edwards. “I guess no one deserves it.”

From Kamaru Usman, on Leon Edwards' five-round win over Nate Diaz tonight ….

"That don't help you. I guess no one deserves it."

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) June 13, 2021

To that, Edwards reacted in the post-fight press conference.

“All those guys are making excuses, they know I’m the real deal,” Edwards said. ” … Then who fucking does [deserve it]? Colby doesn’t. … Who else fucking deserves it?”

Who do you think deserves the next shot?

7 Takeaways from UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2

UFC 263 featured two title fights and one five-round non-title fight on the main card. With a new “King of the Flies” and Nate Diaz getting fans charged up in his five-rounder, this event brought a lot to the table. Adesanya did what he does best in hi…

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Leon Edwards Scores Unanimous Decision Win Over Nate Diaz – UFC 263 Highlights

Leon Edwards is on route to his first promotional title challenge, via a dominant unanimous decision win over Nate Diaz over the course of five, composed and dominant rounds. Edwards starts the opening round, taking the centre of the Octagon, forcing Diaz to fight off the fence in the early goings. Some real gamesman ship […]

Leon Edwards is on route to his first promotional title challenge, via a dominant unanimous decision win over Nate Diaz over the course of five, composed and dominant rounds.

Edwards starts the opening round, taking the centre of the Octagon, forcing Diaz to fight off the fence in the early goings. Some real gamesman ship from Diaz in the opening minute and a half, turning his back and then rushing toward Edwards. The Birmingham native landing a couple of notable leg kicks early.

Some good clinch work from Diaz with just under two minutes left in the clock, although, Edwards does eventually take the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu product’s back from the ground. Diaz eventually scrambles and recovers full guard before the klaxon as Edwards allows him to stand back up. First round for the #3 ranked, Edwards.

Another nasty low calf kick lands for Edwards to open up the second round as Diaz reaches and attempts to land with some pawing counters with his hands. Some interesting shots in the pocket from both, as Diaz ties up in the clinch. Another successful takedown for Edwards again at the fence. Diaz briefly threatens with a heel hook attempt. Edwards counters once more and Diaz acknowledges the shot. Another round in the books for Edwards — Diaz looking better though.

Good counter left hand from Edwards early in the third catches Diaz off balance, and draws a nod from the Stockton native. A third successful takedown for Edwards arrives as he moves into half guard. A good ground strikes opens Diaz up quite significantly — to the side of his head, as well as his eyebrow.

Diaz scrambles and Edwards manages to take his back once again. Diaz looking quite bloodied here again before the close of the third round.

Good left hand from Edwards within the opening minute and a half of the fourth round results in somewhat of a stumble from Diaz. Good left hand lands for Diaz at the fence after he points at Edwards’ left leg, insinuating that he checked his most recent leg kick attempt. Fantastic elbow from Edwards in the clinch opens Diaz’s cut on his head again.

Edwards gets clipped with a real notable counter left from Diaz with just under three minutes remaining in the fifth and final round, which draws some back peddling from the former. Edwards ties up in the single collar clinch and lands a good uppercut and left hand over the top.

Wobbling Edwards with a massive straight left hand, Diaz began pouring it on and again shook Edwards to the core with another right hand, forcing a real significant wobble, before he managed to gather his wits and survive. Edwards takes a decision win, however, not without a late scare.

Catch the highlights below from an entertaining five round bout.

Leon Edwards Survives Late Onslaught To Outpoint Nate Diaz – UFC 263 Results

Next up on the UFC 263 main card is a welterweight contest between Demian Maia and Belal Muhammad. Round 1 Diaz is immediately backed up. Diaz is showing some gamesmanship and Edwards does the same. Edwards lands a couple of leg kicks. Not a lot of action two minutes in but it is tense. Diaz […]

Next up on the UFC 263 main card is a welterweight contest between Demian Maia and Belal Muhammad.

Round 1

Diaz is immediately backed up. Diaz is showing some gamesmanship and Edwards does the same. Edwards lands a couple of leg kicks. Not a lot of action two minutes in but it is tense. Diaz lands a couple of his own leg kicks. Diaz eats a big leg kick soon after though. Diaz starts to land some jabs. Diaz has some success but finds himself clinched up against the fence. Edwards drags him down and takes his back. Edwards is just holding on to Diaz as the latter lands strikes while defending. Edwards advances up and starts to land some strikes. Edwards gets up and Diaz does the same. Diaz eats a leg kick to end the first round.

Round 2

Edwards lands a big leg kick which seems to have hurt Diaz. Diaz goes for a blitz but Edwards moves out of the way. Edwards connects with a kick to the body. Diaz bends over and plays around before both fighters connect with strikes. Edwards lands a right before both fighters exchange leg kicks. Diaz seems to have connected with a left before Edwards clinches him up. Edwards trips Diaz soon after and is in the half guard of Diaz. Diaz grabs the leg and threatens with a submission but Edwards gets away and they return to striking. Edwards hurts Diaz with a big leg kick which causes a stance switch. Edwards lands a left. Both fighters start to swing. Diaz misses a left but clinches Edwards up against the fence. Edwards reverses and lands a spinning elbow as they separate.

Round 3

Edwards lands a big elbow. He catches Diaz with a big left soon after. Edwards connects with another leg kick. Edwards slips a left from Diaz and clinches up Diaz. Diaz pushes him to the fence before they separate. Edwards clinches him up again and takes his back. He’s able to get Diaz to the ground and has plenty of time to work with. Edwards lands a big elbow which has Diaz bleeding. Edwards gets up and allows Diaz to do so. Diaz eats another leg kick before he’s clinched up again. Diaz is taken down and a scramble sees Edwards take his back but he doesn’t have both hooks in. Diaz gets to his feet and just about avoids a spinning elbow from Edwards.

Round 4

Diaz lands a couple of strikes early on in the fourth but receives another leg kick from Edwards. Edwards lands a big left which Diaz even acknowledged. Edwards connects with a body kick and counters Diaz with a right soon after. Edwards trips Diaz which the latter acknowledges again. Diaz starts to mess around and dance but he clearly has no ideas on how to get this fight around. Diaz, however, checks a leg kick and lands a left as he clinches with Edwards. They separate. Edwards connects with a left. Edwards can certainly do more to finish this fight as he is clearly in control.

Round 5

Edwards trips Diaz again. Diaz clinches Edwards up against the fence but they separate soon after. Edwards lands a strong left hand but Diaz eats it. Diaz finds more success soon after as he lands a couple of strikes before they clinch up. They separate with just over two minutes remaining. Edwards lands a body kick and sees his head kick blocked afterward. Edwards connects with a big combination but Diaz eats every strike. Diaz wobbles Edwards with a left hand and Diaz starts to unload with a minute remaining! Edwards is still wobbly but continues to back away. Diaz clinches and lands some more strikes. Edwards survives.

Official result: Leon Edwards defeats Nate Diaz via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46).

UFC 263 Results: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 results throughout the night (Sat. 12th. June 2021) from the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Taking main event honours, a middleweight championship rematch between defending gold holder, Israel Adesanya and the #3 ranked contender, Marvin Vettori — with the pair re-running their UFC Fight Night […]

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 results throughout the night (Sat. 12th. June 2021) from the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

Taking main event honours, a middleweight championship rematch between defending gold holder, Israel Adesanya and the #3 ranked contender, Marvin Vettori — with the pair re-running their UFC Fight Night Glendale matchup back in April of 2018 which ended in a split decision win for Adesanya.

Hoping to rebound to the winner’s enclosure for the first time in his professional mixed martial arts career, Adesanya returns to the middleweight division for the first time since a UFC 259 light heavyweight title challenge loss to Jan Blachowicz back in March.

For Trento native, Vettori, he’s won five consecutively since his 2018 loss to Adesanya, most recently besting Kevin Holland at UFC on ABC 2 in April.

In the night’s co-headliner, a flyweight championship takes place as defending champion, Deiveson Figueiredo takes on the #1 ranked flyweight contender, Brandon Moreno in a rematch of their Fight of the Year contender in December at UFC 256.

Featuring in the first five round, non-title, non main event in the history of the UFC, the #3 ranked welterweight challenger, Leon Edwards meets the returning veteran, Nate Diaz in a high-profile main card tilt prior to the night’s two title fights.

UFC 263 Results: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

Main Card: (ESPN+ Pay-Per-View 10 p.m. ET)

Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Marvin Vettori 2

Flyweight: Deiveson Figueiredo (c) vs. Brandon Moreno 2

Welterweight: Leon Edwards vs. Nate Diaz

Welterweight: Demian Maia vs. Belal Muhammad

Light Heavyweight: Paul Craig vs. Jamahal Hill

Preliminary Card: (ESPN/ESPN+ 8 p.m. ET)

Lightweight: Drew Dober vs. Brad Riddell

Light Heavyweight: Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart 2

Flyweight: Joanne Calderwood vs. Lauren Murphy

Featherweight: Hakeem Dawodu vs. Movsar Evloev

Early Preliminary Card: (ESPN+ 6 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Alexis Davis vs. Pannie Kianzad

Lightweight: Matt Frevola vs. Terrance McKinney

Catchweight (148.5lbs): Chase Hooper vs. Steven Peterson

Lightweight: Fares Ziam vs. Luigi Vendramini

Heavyweight: Carlos Felipe vs. Jake Collier

Leon Edwards vs. Nate Diaz – UFC 263 Staff Predictions

Leon Edwards and Nate Diaz are set to make history at UFC 263 when they compete in the first-ever five-round fight that will not be for a title or in the main event slot. Who’ll emerge victorious from this epic main card fight? Let’s see what the LowKickMMA staff think. Jordan Ellis: As a fellow […]

Jordan Ellis: As a fellow Englishman I couldn’t be happier to finally see Leon Edwards getting the big fight he deserves. In my opinion he’s the man to really test Karmaru Usman’s grip on the welterweight strap. I expect Edwards to make a statement by stopping Diaz at UFC 263 to prove he is the number one contender at 170lbs.

Prediction: Leon Edwards

Keelin McNamara: Unfortunately for Nate, I can see the doctor getting involved in this one, similar to the UFC 244 main event against Jorge Masvidal. Nate’s scar tissue is pretty much non-existent at this point, and Leon’s kickboxing is elite – in those 7 minutes against Belal Muhammad, Leon was beating him up and landing at will. I can see something similar happening here. Unfortunately for Nate, I can see a doctor’s stoppage after 3 full rounds and before the beginning of the 4th.

Prediction: Leon Edwards

Maria Morales: It’s still crazy to me that this fight is not a main or co-main event. Anytime that Nate Diaz steps in the cage, you know two things will be true. The fans will be hyped and, whatever the outcome, Diaz will put on a show. However, there’s a reason that Leon Edwards is ranked as the #3 welterweight in the world. Edwards has quietly built a win streak which leaves most scratching their heads as to why he has yet to fight for the title. And he is dangerous. An accurate striker, he can also submit you if he chooses to go down to the ground. And I say chooses because he has great takedown defense, a skill that he will likely utilize the majority of this fight. Edwards would be foolish to choose to go to the ground with Diaz, a fighter that’s earned submissions in 57% of his victories. All that said, I believe that Leon Edwards will win the fight. I think that his power will be enough to cause the damage for a stoppage, though I don’t see him knocking Diaz out.

Prediction: Leon Edwards

Alex Lough: I really don’t see anyway Diaz wins this one. Edwards is an extremely technical and efficient striker who, as we saw in the Muhammad fight, has some power contrary to popular belief. The level of scar tissue Diaz has developed at this point in his career means he’s guaranteed to be cut open early, which means he’ll have trouble finding his range as blood flows into his eyes, and judges will almost always give the round to his opponent based on the amount of damage he received. I guess the UFC made this a 5 round fight in hopes that Diaz can take over late and make things interesting, but we have no reason to believe that Edwards will fade, or that the fight will last that long. Edwards by TKO.

Prediction: Leon Edwards