British fighter Edwards (20-3) is undefeated dating back to his previous bout with Usman in 2015.
“That wasn’t my best performance, and I did not feel myself in this,” Edwards said. “I feel like I have much more to offer.”
Paulo Costa prevailed over former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in a unanimous decision in the middleweight bout. Costa had lost two straight bouts coming into Salt Lake City. “I didn’t see it in the moment of the fight. I just felt something on my face,” Costa said. “But when I saw, it was very disgusting. ... It was a weird moment.”
Lucie Pudilova beat Wu Yanan in the main card women’s bantamweight bout for her third straight win. Yanan suffered her fourth straight loss. Pudilova earned a TKO at the 4:04 mark in the second round after dragging Yanan to the canvas and repeatedly smashing elbows into her from a back mount.
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