Anyone who only watched the first four rounds of Leon Edwards vs. Nate Diaz last Saturday at UFC 263, would be forgiven for thinking that Edwards was about to cruise to an easy and obvious decision victory. And, at least on the scorecards, they wouldn’t be wrong. Edwards racked up a 49-46 from all three judges for the win.
But, the narrative coming out of the fight wasn’t one of Edwards’ dominance, rather Nate Diaz’s remarkable fifth round comeback stole the show. Stockton’s own mounted a remarkable late charge, hurting Edwards multiple times with strikes in the final round, leaving ‘Rocky’ on rubber legs as the final bell sounded.