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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
An intriguing welterweight fight is headed to the UFC on Fox 17 card in Orlando, Fla., this December, as the Orlando Sentinel reports that Leon Edwards will meet Kamaru Usman on the card.
The Blackzilians' Usman defeated Hayder Hassan in July to earn the gym the $300K prize out of "The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. The Blackzilians," scoring a second-round arm triangle choke submission to move to 6-1 overall in his young MMA career.
England's Edwards has looked good in two straight after a loss to Claudio Silva in his UFC debut last year. He scored an eight-second KO over Seth Baczynski in April before defeating Pawel Pawlak by decision last month in Glasgow.
The UFC on Fox 17 card comes on Dec. 19, headlined by the UFC Lightweight Title bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone.
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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