Usman discloses what transpired with him following Edwards' head kick

[{"selector":"#anim-479a230e-6113-4e38-a6dd-cb2f3229a907 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.246337776828504%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman discussed his most recent match with Leon Edwards on a recent episode of JRE MMA.

[{"selector":"#anim-90731076-7a4a-4f34-bb0f-5b0a94ab561c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.16964276108486%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google In the most recent championship match at UFC 278 between Leon Edwards and Kumaru Usman, Edwards won by TKO. Usman was head-kicked by Edwards, who then won the welterweight title.

[{"selector":"#anim-d25dff3b-5c5b-41f7-a8ce-200f301e389c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Kamaru Usman, a former champion, recalls being knocked out after receiving a head kick and awakening in an ambulance.

[{"selector":"#anim-440c81bc-07dd-4c5f-937d-29c2a657690d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-48.95311790741126%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Usman said, "I shake left and right, and I'm sitting in an ambulance asking you, do you know where you're at.

[{"selector":"#anim-0417c4fc-3df9-4a20-bb74-2923aeebf23e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google In order to explain his severe knockout victory over Leon Edwards, Kamaru Usman said, "It felt like Leon gave me like a 20-minute sleep."

[{"selector":"#anim-6bca471d-0ff6-40fc-84eb-262c0f2ab89c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google From March 2019 through August 2022, Kamaru Usman held the UFC welterweight championship. In the interim, he competed in five successful championship defences.

[{"selector":"#anim-ba35ccd6-ca6e-4afe-a642-701af0646325 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google In his first attempt at the title, Edwards defeated Usman at UFC 278 last month. In 2015, Edwards fell short to Usman.

[{"selector":"#anim-66312322-7ab3-4c87-9a87-36b93ef8e675 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Edwards and Usman have previously shown interest in fighting three times, according to UFC President Dana White.