How many British athletes were involved in a fight for a world championship before Edwards?

How many British athletes have fought for world championship titles as Leon Edwards prepares for Kamaru Usman’s fight at UFC 278?

Saturday, August 20ThLeon and British MMA could make history “Rocky” Edwards faces Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare”UFC 278: Usman for the Welterweight World Championship.

Edwards, a British star, has been waiting seven years for this rematch. Edwards will have a chance to taste UFC gold.

How many British fighters were there to compete for the UFC World Championship in August 2022?

Leon Edwards vs Kamaru USman 2

The rematch between “The Nigerian Nightmare”And “Rocky” has been seven years in the making, following Usman’s decision victory over Edwards back in 2015.

Usman is the current Welterweight champion and pound for pound best fighter in the globe. He has won many prestigious fights against Jorge Masvidal, Colby Covington and Gilbert Burns.

Edwards’ impressive 10-fight streak of unbeaten has continued. He also won over Bryan Barberena and Donald Cerrone.

Leon Edwards is to become only the fourth ever British athlete to fight for a UFC world championship – but who are the other three?

GSP vs Dan Hardy

UFC 111 was the first UFC event where a British fighter had a chance at winning a world championship. It took place in Newark, New Jersey, in March 2010.

Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy Loss a unanimous decision to arguably the greatest MMA athlete of all time; however, critics afterwards were full of praise for the Brit’s toughness.

Bleacher Report noted, “Much to his credit, showing the true fighting spirit of an MMA competitor, he never quit and fought his way through the submission attempts.”

Later, they added how “For surviving two such critical positions, even the harshest critics of Hardy should be impressed and respect him more than they may have prior to the fight.”

Michael Bisping vs Luke Rockhold

British MMA’s greatest triumph came in 2016 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, where Michael Bisping knocked out reigning Middleweight world champion Luke Rockhold in the very first round.

Bisping is undoubtedly the most loved British fighter to have ever competed in the Octagon. His humor and famous left look alike earned him UFC gold as well as the support of his fans around the world.

Bisping and Joe Rogan shared their thoughts on the aftermath of the shocking fight in MMA. How “There’s nothing I do better in life than fighting.”

Bisping, who will face Kamaru Uman in just a few hours, is still the only British fighter that has ever tasted undisputed UFC Gold.

Darren Till vs Tyron Whiteley

Darren Till enjoyed a remarkable run in professional mixed martial arts, before facing Tyron woodley, Welterweight champ, at UFC 228 on the American Airlines Center, Dallas in Texas.

Woodley would win the second round by submission, a sad outcome for both the Scouse legend and British MMA fan watching from all over the world.

Woodley would lose to Kamaru Usman, the current Welterweight champion. Till moved up to Middleweight after he experienced inconsistent success due to recurring injuries.

By Tom Llewellyn – [email protected]

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