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Editorial: Edwards’ win over Nate Diaz says more about our biases than his performance

Leon Edwards defeated Nate Diaz by unanimous decision on June 12, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona at UFC 263. Anything wrong with that sentence? Of course not. Not even Nate’s biggest fans are making a case that Nate might have actually won. But the last minute of the fight was a big deal. The pros went crazy for it. And when all was said and done, it was Diaz everybody talked about. Not Leon.

“In a real fight, in the real world, that fight’s a wrap. He was sleepwalking,” Nate said at the press conference.