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Kamaru Usman Reveals Moment That Broke Him After Brutal Knockout Loss to Leon Edwards: “That’s when it broke me”

Former UFC welterweight kingpin Kamaru Usman most recently confessed to what “broke him” after getting knocked out by Leon Edwards at UFC 278 in 2022.

For context, at UFC 278, Edwards knocked out Usman with a headkick in the final minute of Round 5. With that highlight reel win, ‘Rocky’ not only dethroned Usman but also put a halt to the latter’s undefeated UFC run.

In a recent sit-down with Daniel Cormier, while talking about the loss and what he recalls from that day, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ said:

“It’s when your computer shuts down.