American veteran of the UFC welterweight division Stephen Thompson predicts the victory of the ex-champion Kamaru Usman in the upcoming fight with the current title holder Leon Edwards. The third meeting of these fighters will headline the UFC 286 tournament, which will be held on March 18 in London.
“If you remember the last fight, Usman won most of the rounds. Edwards won first. It was amazing because you never saw Uthman being captured and controlled on the ground. Leon succeeded.
Can Edwards do it again? I think maybe. But I still think that Usman will win this fight, because he dominated the previous meeting until he lost his concentration. And the second time, doing something like this will be harder for Edwards. It will be extremely difficult,” the American said in an interview with Submission Radio.
Recall that in August last year, Edwards knocked out Usman in the fifth round and won the championship belt. In the first meeting of these fighters, held in 2015, the Nigerian American won.
