Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman is confident he will bounce back after losing his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title at UFC 278 to Britain’s Leon Edwards.
“Champs f$ck up sometimes… but we bounce back and come with vengeance!!” Usman wrote on his Twitter page.
“Damn I love this sport!!! Things happen, but… Alhamdulillah we move!! Congratulations @Leon_edwardsmma,” he further wrote.
The win for Edwards at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, U.S., on Saturday was one of the greatest comebacks in mixed martial arts history.
The 30-year-old Jamaican-born British fighter looked to be headed for a defeat on the judges’ scorecards.
But then faked a jab with his left hand and then landed a left-foot kick to the head that sparked the 35-year-old Nigerian to claim the belt.
Usman had defeated Edwards in their previous meeting in 2015, but this victory makes the 30-year-old the second British fighter to hold a UFC title after Michael Bisping in 2016.
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