After two years of absence on the UFC match, Nate Diaz returned to confront Leon Wedwards in 5 rounds at the UFC 263 event. Before that, the Chairman of Dana White stated that the winner in this match would receive the next UFC championship. This has made both boxers play very carefully.
Edwards with youth has completely overwhelmed in the first minute. However, Diaz is a famous boxer with a stubborn style and does not give up, still mistakenly rushed to change the blow with a bloody face.
After the first 3 rounds to win the score, Edwards began to create a safe way with low kicks and had no intention of fierce attack like the first half. Perhaps this boxer is trying to win a safe victory with a score instead of searching for knock out.
But that is an opportunity for Nate Diaz to change the match. With the exact 1-2 punching phase at the end of the 5th half, Diaz made Edwards stunned and almost received Knock out. With the end effort to survive in the last seconds, Edwards began to hug Diaz whenever preparing to attack until the whistle ended the match.
In the end, Leon Edwards won with the score. Although Nate Diaz received failure, he was still supported by the audience by the explosive phase in the last minute.