Leon Edwards stole the show at UFC 278 , but so did his coach Dave Lovell . This past Saturday, Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) claimed the UFC welterweight title in dramatic fashion by knocking out Kamaru Usman late in the fifth round of a fight that he was losing on the scorecards. But on top of being down on points, Edwards didn’t inspire a comeback given his work rate and body language in the cage. Lovell knew something was wrong with Edwards, which is why a tough speech in between rounds was badly needed. “He lost the second round, he lost the third round, and that’s when the panic started to set for me,” Lovell told MMA Junkie as he recalled what was going through his mind in between rounds at UFC 278
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