Leon Edwards smiles after the sensational knockout victory of his brother on PFL 3.
The former UFC champion Welterweight has been understandably in the dumps since he had undergone the first interruption loss of his career against Sean Brady, who dominated him last month on his way to a victory of the fourth round in UFC London.
It was the second defeat of Leon Edwards in a row, after he lost to Belal Muhammad on UFC 304 in July 2024.
However, the attention focused on his brother, Fabian Edwards, in Orlando, Florida on Friday evening.
2025 PFL World Tournament: First round in Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, Friday, April 18, 2025. Credit: Cooper Neill / PFL
Leon Edwards is celebrating his brother's newest victory
The younger Edwards -brother or sister headed PFL 3 in a fight against former light heavyweight champion Impa Kasanganay, who won the $ 1 million tournament in 2023 before making it all the way to the final.
However, he was cut, wiggled and met within two rounds by 'The Assassin' in Universal Studios Florida.
Fabian immediately assembled the cage to bounce back from a loss to middleweight champion Johnny Eeblen in style.
Moments later, Leon scaled the fence and started celebrating the KO victory with his brother, whom he gave a High Five and a hug.
The 14-4 PFL star now continues to the semi-final of PFL's new $ 500,000 single elimination tournament.
What is the next step for Leon Edwards?
This is the first public appearance 'Rocky' has made since he fell against Brady.
In a recent Instagram post, Edwards broke his weeks of silence after UFC London.
“Still him,” he wrote a picture of him back in the gym that worked on his game.
In the construction of his last fight, Fabian Bloody Elbow told about the comeback plan of his brother 2025.
“It is clear that he is for himself at training to develop and push and push what he needs to repair and then help me,” he said. “Develop, help me and then search for a fight probably at the end of the year.
“He's watching my spruce, he flew at Florida with me and he's fine. He is near the family and everyone and that is about … The UFC has never faved us in terms of the match-ups.
“They never thought:” Okay, they are a good matchup for Leon, “they have always thought about it as” who can we give him not to let him win? ” They have been successful with the last two, but we just keep pushing.
“Our coaches just say:” Keep winning, then they can't deny you “. That's what he did. He kept winning, got a title and defended it. Not many people can say they have done that, so that you can't delete it from history.”