Kamaru Usman taken to hospital after shocking UFC 278 loss to Leon Edwards

Kamaru Usman was taken to a hospital Saturday evening, Dana White informed reporters, after Leon Edwards knocked him out with a head kick at UFC 278 in Salt Lake Metropolis to win the welterweight championship.

Usman, 35, was the consensus winner by means of 4 rounds earlier than Edwards turned the tables and shocked the UFC world by knocking out the boys’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter.

Two messages had been posted to Usman’s Twitter account after the battle.

Kamaru Usman lies on the mat after being knocked out by Leon Edwards on Saturday at UFC 278.

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Leon Edwards (l.) knocked Kamaru Usman (r.) out with a head kick Saturday at UFC 278 to win the welterweight title.

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“Champs f–ok up generally…however we bounce again and include vengeance!!!” one tweet stated. Usman congratulated Edwards within the second tweet.

The loss snapped a 19-fight win streak for Usman and was solely the second of his MMA profession — his first within the UFC.

Usman received the welterweight title from Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 on March 2, 2019 and efficiently defended the belt 5 instances earlier than Saturday’s loss.

Edwards’ final loss got here towards Usman on Dec. 19, 2015.