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Leon Edwards to channel Marvin Hagler against Kamaru Usman in trilogy fight.
English professional mixed martial artist Leon Edwards is getting ready for his first defense of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight title.
Edwards won the UFC welterweight title by defeating Nigerian and American professional mixed martial artist Kamarudeen Usman last August in the main event of UFC 275 at Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America (USA).
Edwards was down on the judges' scorecard going to the final round of the fight against Usman.
The British star produced a head kick to knock out Usman with just one minute left in the round to become the new UFC welterweight champion.
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Edwards channels Hagler for Usman trilogy
Usman previously defeated Edwards by unanimous decision back in December 2015 under the card dos Anjos vs. Cowboy held in Orlando, Florida, United States.
Following Edward's victory in Salt Lake, the UFC proposed an immediate rematch.
There were reports that Usman's knee injuries would rule him out of contesting for the UFC welterweight title.
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UFC president Dana White however dispelled all reports confirming the trilogy fight between Usman and Edwards.
Edwards and Usman a stacked UFC 286 edition scheduled for for London, United Kingdom. Following one win for both fighters, a trilogy settles the debate on who is better.
Usman has been working out with American professional mixed martial artist Justin Gaethje.
Gaethje competes in the UFC lightweight division and is also on the UFC 286 card against Azerbaijani professional mixed martial artist and Muay Thai fighter Rafael Fiziev.
Edwards has also been preparing and taken to social media to show off his incredible physique ahead of the fight.
Rocky as Edwards is known posted photos working out on his official Instagram account.
Along with the photos was a message that said, "Merkin season. I'm the type of guy ready to die for this shit if it gon' prevail us."
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Former American professional boxer and film actor Marvelous Marvin Hagler was also included in the photos posted by Edwards.
Hagler former undisputed middleweight boxing champion from 1980 to 1987 is a source of inspiration for Edwards going into the fight against Usman.
Jone Jones defeated Ciryl Gane to win the UFC heavyweight title vacated by Fnacis Ngannou.
Attention now turns to the trilogy between Usman and Edwards scheduled for Sunday, March 18.
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