Leon Edwards badly busted up Donald Cerrone during the first three rounds. From kicking range to the clinch, he won almost every exchange on every facet and distance early on. It could’ve been a star making performance for him had he secured a finish, but Cerrone somehow managed toughed it out and Edwards seemed to have slowed — or cruised? — through the latter half of the fourth to the fifth round.
It was an impressive outing nonetheless for Edwards, who was headlining his first UFC event. He looked bigger, stronger, and even faster than the long time veteran.