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WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: The American was beaten by the Brazilian in a gripping contest before appearing to confirm that he would not be fighting again.

People say he doesn’t have a good chin but he does.' Costa, bizarrely perhaps, did not seem too perturbed as he appeared to grin while lying on the canvass. 'He surprised me with his chin,” Costa said.

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold called it a career after his comeback fight three years in the making ended in defeat.The 37-year-old g.

I just didn’t… I gave it my all. Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold called it a career after his comeback fight three years in the making ended in defeat.

Leon Edwards dropped Kamaru Usman with a kick to the head and neck in the final minute of the fifth round to win the welterweight championship at UFC 278 on ...

Costa more than doubled Rockhold in total strikes through the first two rounds and eventually left him with a bloodied mouth in the third round. "The octagon belongs to nobody," Edwards said. Rockhold (16-5) returned to the octagon for the first time in three years and his rust showed as the bout progressed. Edwards (20-3) is undefeated dating back to his previous bout with Usman in 2015. Usman (20-2) lived up to his reputation as the No. Usman appeared to be seconds away from a 16th consecutive victory, which would have tied an all-time UFC record, before Edwards came up with the stunning finish just in time.

The fighter known as "Rocky" scored the win with 56 seconds left in the UFC 278 welterweight title fight.

Champion of the world.” I’m champion of the world. Usman bit on a feint, Edwards landed his kick and one of the biggest upsets in the sport was in the books. Saturday’s result prompted immediate talk of a rematch and Usman, who was taken to a hospital after the fight, graciously hinted as much on Twitter. Edwards started strong, with Usman being taken down in the first round for the first time in his UFC career. at least the UFC world.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Leon Edwards stunned Kamaru Usman and the rest of the mixed martial arts world on Saturday night with a knockout ...

[CONOR MCGREGOR HINTS HE MAY NOT RETURN TO UFC IN CRYPTIC TWEET](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/conor-mcgregor-hints-he-not-return-ufc-cryptic-tweet) "The octagon belongs to nobody. No man is meant to hold the belt for that long. [Edwards has 10 wins](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/ufc/leon-edwards-stuns-kamaru-usman-with-head-kick-ko) and one no contest since he lost to Usman in December 2015 at UFC on FOX 17. [CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM](https://www.foxnews.com/sports) He controlled Edwards throughout the third round and led on the judge’s scorecard 39-37.

After his UFC 278 win, Paulo Costa revealed his promotional deal may be over – or it may have one fight left on it.

If this is the last fight, so I have no more on the contract, I need to sit down and put attention and look what is best for my future. We have a lot of great opportunities there, but the UFC is a great company. But I know we have UFC Rio in Brazil in January, so maybe I can wait a little more. Unsure of whether or not his promotional deal is fought out or not, Costa said there are a few options on the horizon. “We’ve had a lot of great opportunities (that) came up,” Costa told reporters, including MMA Junkie. He might also have no fights left on his UFC contract.

Down on the judges' scorecards with a minute left in his UFC title fight against Kamaru Usman, Leon "Rocky" Edwards needed a miracle, but no-one expected an ...

Make it Wembley, that has to be done. "Wembley (Stadium), for sure. [play out](/lifestyle/sports/edwards-sets-sights-ufc-belt-british-mma-booms-2022-08-16/).

Despite a few bumps in the road during fight week, it doesn't sound like Dana White is interested in holding a grudge with Luke Rockhold.

[UFC 278](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/events/ufc-278-usman-vs-edwards-2) co-main event Saturday for his first fight in more than three years. For both of them to dig as deep as they did and put on an absolute dogfight like they did, I have nothing but respect for both of them. That may have made for an awkward interaction at the ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday, but Rockhold seemed to be more focused on his fight with Costa than his criticism on White. “There’s a lot of stress. “I think that coming into a situation like both of theirs, there’s a lot of pressure,” White said at a post-event news conference. [Dana White](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/dana-white) is interested in holding a grudge with [Luke Rockhold](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/luke-rockhold).

Less than a minute away from history, Kamaru Usman takes it on the chin.

Hopefully these fighters can get the money that a kick to the orbital bone can merit. There’s nothing like being in a room full of degenerates who are lusting for a result in a bloodsport. I feel like if I ever write about the UFC it’ll be treated like Walter Slobchak dressing down Donnie about walking into the middle of a movie.

Rockhold fell short in his UFC comeback as he suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Costa in the co-main event of UFC 278. The 37-year-old fought with his ...

I just didn’t... I gave it my all. Thank you, Joe. Thank you, UFC. thank you, fighting. He can be seen rubbing his blood all over Costa's face whilst on the canvas.

White appeared on ESPN's UFC 278 with The Gronks on Saturday night, where he said Gronkowski urged him to tell the story of him recruiting Brady to Las Vegas. “ ...

He claims that he helped negotiate a deal between Las Vegas and Brady, but Gruden backed out at the last second. “Brady was not happy about it. Neither was I.” I talked Brady into playing for the Raiders, and Gronk was coming with him.” However, then-Raiders coach Jon Gruden decided against the deal at the last minute. “They were negotiating the deal and they were really close to getting it done, and then Gruden pulled the deal,” he said.

The British fighter claimed the welterweight title on Saturday night after stopping dominant champion Kamaru Usman in the main event of their title bout in Salt ...

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Moments later Costa was named the winner via unanimous decision by the judges in what was likely Rockhold's final fight of his career. Check out this gross ...

Moments later Costa was named the winner via unanimous decision by the judges in what was likely Rockhold’s final fight of his career. There was also a really wild moment in one of the most anticipated fights on the card when Luke Rockhold was seen purposely smearing his blood onto Paulo Costa’s face during the final seconds of the third and final round of their fight. UFC 278 was an amazing night of fight in Salt Lake City, Utah, which ended with

White, telling a story during an alternate broadcast of Saturday night's UFC event said "it was almost a done deal" until Gruden "said that he didn't want ...

The Dolphins also had impermissible communications with Brady and his agent, whom the league did not identify by name, during and after the 2021 season, while he was under contract with the Buccaneers. An NFL investigation determined that the Dolphins had impermissible communications with Brady in 2019 and 2020 while he was under contract with the Patriots. Unlike Brady, Gronkowski was not nearing free agency at the time. “I was thinking, ‘You’re sticking with that motherf-----?’ ” [resigned from the Raiders](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/11/jon-gruden-homophobic-emails-las-vegas-raiders/?itid=lk_inline_manual_9) last fall amid controversy over racist, homophobic and misogynistic language that he used in emails over a roughly seven-year span before agreeing to his second stint as the team’s head coach. “And Brady was already looking at houses.

See how the UFC fighters sitting cageside reacted to Leon Edwards's KO win over Kamaru Usman.

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Two budding lightweights with 100 percent finishing rates have been matched up for Dana White's Contender Series.

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Leon Edwards' knockout of Kamaru Usman was one of the latest finishes in the history of UFC championship fights.

[Alexandr Romanov](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/alexandr-romanov) (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) had his 16-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career [UFC 278](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-278). [UFC](http://www.ufcstats.com) research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. [UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/08/ufc-278-venum-pay-promotional-guidelines-compliance-luke-rockhold-money-return) for the event totaled $226,000. [Daniel Da Silva](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/daniel-da-silva)’s (11-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. [Jay Perrin](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/jay-perrin) (10-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered five of his six career losses by decision. [Francisco Figueiredo](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/francisco-figueiredo) (13-5-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered three of his five career losses by stoppage. [Amir Albazi](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/amir-albazi) (15-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned 13 of his 15 career victories by stoppage. [Leonardo Santos](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/leonardo-santos)’ (18-6-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. She hasn’t earned a victory since November 2018. [Wu Yanan](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/wu-yanan)’s (11-6 MMA, 1-5 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She earned her first octagon victory since February 2018.

Paulo Costa made a successful return to the UFC Octagon following a lengthy spell of inactivity through injury - but it was bitter rival Luke Rockhold who ...

I gave it my all. The clip was posted by Barstool Sports which you can see for yourself in the video above. Thank you, Joe. Thank you, UFC. thank you, fighting. [Paulo Costa](https://www.givemesport.com/paulo-costa) made a successful return to the [UFC](https://www.givemesport.com/ufc) Octagon following a lengthy spell of inactivity through injury – but it was bitter rival [Luke Rockhold](https://givemesport.com/luke-rockhold) who stole the show.

The ex-UFC welterweight champion said he will learn from the defeat losing his title in a last-minute knockout to British fighter Leon Edwards.

"The octagon belongs to nobody," Edwards said. Edwards still believes he has plenty left to prove even though he is now the champion. He appeared on his way to a win by unanimous decision before Edwards rallied in the final round. "No man is meant to hold the belt for that long. Usman (20-2) lived up to his reputation as the No.1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world for much of the bout. Edwards (20-3) is undefeated dating back to his previous bout with Usman in 2015.

High-profile rapper Drake has frequently placed bets on the UFC including most recently on Israel Adesanya's victory over Jarod Cannonier, however his luck ...

However he turned around his form by placing another bet on Israel Adesanya when [he successfully defended his belt against Jarod Cannonier](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/mma/drake-israel-adesanya-ufc-fight-27383637) to end his betting drought and win around $1m. UFC 278 was another pay-per-view event which saw Usman lose his title after [being knocked out cold by British challenger Edwards](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/mma/kamaru-usman-leon-edwards-fight-27793726) in the main event at the Vivint Smart Home Arena last night. I've said it all week, I believe that's how it had to go to build me into the man I am today," he said. However he also came up short losing by unanimous decision in a tough night at the office, with Drake having lost another $230,000 after placing the third of his bets on Aldo. However his curse struck again with Usman defeated by a booming kick from the challenger in the final session. Drake's first public bet came back in March when previously

Canadian musician and superstar Drake lost over half a million dollars this weekend with bets at UFC 278. He first placed a wager on José Aldo at as he ...

Drake, a Raptors fan, wore 76ers shorts as he watched the deciding game in the series. This weekend, fans were quick to make fun of him once more after he flaunted the bets he had placed beforehand through his social media channels. After losing a whopping $270k on that bout, Drake then decided to place a bet on Kamaru Usma, hoping that he would defeat Leon Edwards. He first placed a wager on José Aldo at as he returned to bantamweight and faced contender Merab Dvalishvili. Canadian musician and superstar Drake lost over half a million dollars this weekend with bets at UFC 278. [Pearl Gonzalez, the tantalizing UFC fighter that crossed over to boxing](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/album/2022/08/20/6300379ce2704eb8218b4589.html)

The UFC president appeared on ESPN's UFC 278 with The Gronks special to chat with Rob Gronkowski and his family and ended up sharing a story about an alleged ...

Appearing on The Shop in June, Brady fired a shot at an anonymous team that backed out of his free agency bidding to stick with another QB, “I worked to put that deal together for Brady and Gronk to come to the Raiders,” White said. White claimed he helped orchestrate a move to bring Brady and Gronk to the Raiders ahead of the club’s first season in Las Vegas in 2020, but the deal was nixed at the last minute by then-Raiders coach Jon Gruden.

Usman was knocked out in the fifth round of his welterweight title bout with British fighter Leon Edwards, who delivered a lethal head-kick to win his first ...

YouTube star Jake Paul rips into Kamaru Usman after Leon Edwards' impressive KO win at UFC 278... YouTube star Jake Paul has ripped into UFC fighter Kamaru Usman on social media - YouTube star Jake Paul has ripped into Kamaru Usman after UFC 278