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MMA: UFC 286 – Edwards vs Usman Mar 18, 2023 London, UNITED KINGDOM Leon Edwards red gloves fights Kamaru Usman blue gloves during UFC 286 at O2 Arena. London O2 Arena UNITED KINGDOM, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xPerxHaljestamx 20230318_kab_bk4_265

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MMA: UFC 286 – Edwards vs Usman Mar 18, 2023 London, UNITED KINGDOM Leon Edwards red gloves fights Kamaru Usman blue gloves during UFC 286 at O2 Arena. London O2 Arena UNITED KINGDOM, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xPerxHaljestamx 20230318_kab_bk4_265
Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman had a battle for the ages for the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 286. Edwards dominated Usman and convincingly got the win in a majority decision. The fight had a lot of talking points including the emergence of the next title contender for the UFC welterweight title. However, there is a major talking point in the fight that the supporters and experts didn’t miss out on.
A UFC legend has blasted Leon Edwards over the fence grabbing incident that was witnessed during the fight. The Englishman may want to look away from the video as the UFC legend gave his analysis.
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Chael Sonnen criticized Leon Edwards at UFC 286
UFC legend Chael Sonnen spoke on his podcast about the championship fight at UFC 286. Sonnen was critical of Edwards owing to his actions in the octagon. The UFC welterweight champion was called out for grabbing the fence in the fight. The former UFC middleweight blasted the English fighter in the podcast. Chael Sonnen said, “He cheated so many times that I lost track.”
Moreover, the controversial MMA personality added, “He cheated so many times that the announcers who never call out cheats called it out three times. He cheated so many times that the referee that lets a lot of this stuff slide finally stepped in because he couldn’t let it slide.

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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – JULY 20: Leon Edwards of Jamaica stands in his corner prior to facing Rafael Dos Anjos in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at AT&T Center on July 20, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
The UFC legend clarified that Edwards’ intentions were pure and his move came out of instinct rather than premeditation.
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Chael Sonnen explains Edwards’ situation
Chael Sonnen also explained the reason Edwards might have committed the foul. The UFC middleweight legend said, “Leon wasn’t looking to be a scumbag, but he was looking to stay on his feet against the guy whose background is wrestling.”
The former UFC middleweight explained further that it was Usman’s intimidating background history as a wrestler that might have led to Edwards making such a decision. However, he reiterated that it was a fair point that was being deducted during the fight.
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