Leon Edwards defeated Colby Covington via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) to retain the UFC welterweight title in the UFC 296 main event Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Edwards controlled the distance, landed the harder punches, and stayed busier than Covington in the majority of the rounds en route to a clear-cut victory in his second title defense.
“I knew I was a better athlete,” Edwards said in his postfight interview. “All training camp, everyone kept going on about his cardio, his cardio, his cardio. … (I knew) I could match it with technique and range.”