LONDON – Leon Edwards thinks beating Kamaru Usman for a second straight time could signal his end. Welterweight champion Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) defends his title against Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in a trilogy bout that headlines Saturday’s UFC 286 event at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+. Edwards is convinced knocking out Usman in their second fight at UFC 278 will have impacted him mentally and wouldn’t be surprised if Usman retired with another loss to him. “Our mentalities are in two different places,” Edwards said at Wednesday’s UFC 286 media day.
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Leon Edwards: I’ll open door for Kamaru Usman’s retirement at UFC 286 – MMA Junkie