‘Bounce back and come with vengeance,’ says Kamaru Usman ahead of his third fight with Leon Edwards in Wembley.
Kamarudeen Usman, a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist (MMA), has vowed to overcome defeat.
Usman was knocked out by Leon Edwards in the main event of the Ultimate Fighting Champions (UFC) 278 in the early hours of Sunday, August 21.
Usman, 35, started slowly in the first round but easily won the second, third, and fourth rounds.
Edwards’ knockout came with less than a minute remaining, and Usman was dethroned as UFC welterweight champion.
Usman on 3rd fight with Edwards
Usman defeated Edwards back in 2015 in Orlando, Florida. The British-born fighter now has his revenge at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake, Utah.
Usman took to social media to let fans know about his mindset despite the loss.
A message on his official Twitter account said, “Champs f$ck up sometimes… but we bounce back and come with vengeance.”
UFC boss Dana White has revealed that there would be a rematch between Edwards and Usman for the third time.
Speaking about the fight White said, “Anything is possible in this in the sport.
“You know every time we make a fight and they’re like oh this is a lopsided one-sided bugger there are no lopsided one-sided fights in this sport anything is possible.”
When asked details of the third fight between Usman and Edwards, White responded, “yeah how do you not do it Wembley I mean.”
It is now expected that the UFC schedule the third fight between Usman and Edwards for the 80,000-capacity Wembley Stadium in the United Kingdom later this year.
