UFC 286: Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 - Unofficial Awards

Rafael Fiziev fighting Justin Gaethje at UFC 286MMA is an interesting sport. There’s fights where you know exactly what you’re going to get. Sometimes that’s exactly what you hope for, other times you’re begging for a rabbit to be pulled out of a hat. Other times, you have no clue what to expect. As a fan, those are my favorite type of matches. As a prognosticator, I hate those.

Regardless, I had no idea what to expect between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 286. Now that the fight has played out, I could smack myself upside the head as it played out in what feels like the most logical way. Then again, hindsight is 20/20. Edwards played it safe, spamming kicks to the…