{"id":5756,"date":"2025-04-19T16:28:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T15:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=5756"},"modified":"2025-04-20T12:36:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T11:36:49","slug":"fabian-edwards-scores-stunning-tko-advances-to-pfl-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/fabian-edwards-scores-stunning-tko-advances-to-pfl-semifinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabian Edwards scores stunning TKO, advances to PFL semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1635\">British fighter <strong data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1447\">Fabian Edwards<\/strong>, younger brother of former UFC champion Leon Edwards, delivered a spectacular TKO victory over <strong data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1562\">Impa Kasanganay<\/strong> in the PFL middleweight quarterfinals (84 kg), held in Orlando, Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1637\" data-end=\"1932\">Despite an early injury, Edwards showed grit and resilience, opening a deep cut on Kasanganay\u2019s forehead with a brutal elbow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_33124\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m8ib-TE0hd8?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1637\" data-end=\"1932\">He then dominated the stand-up exchange before dropping his opponent with a finish in round two \u2014 all under the watchful eyes of his brother Leon, who was in his corner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1934\" data-end=\"2118\">Now 14-4, <strong data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"1970\">&#8220;The Assassin&#8221; Edwards<\/strong> advances to the semifinals, where he\u2019ll face <strong data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2033\">Josh Silveira<\/strong> on June 27. The win marks a strong comeback after his previous loss to Johnny Eblen.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_26544\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yOLo5SlNLEw?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2120\" data-end=\"2303\">The Edwards family celebrates this victory during a tough time, as Leon recently suffered a submission loss to Sean Brady and lost his welterweight title at UFC 304 to Belal Muhammad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2305\" data-end=\"2450\">Meanwhile, Kasanganay suffers a second straight loss, following his recent defeat to <strong data-start=\"2390\" data-end=\"2419\">Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov<\/strong> in the 2024 Russian PFL final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British fighter Fabian Edwards, younger brother of former UFC champion Leon Edwards, delivered a spectacular TKO victory over Impa Kasanganay in the PFL middleweight quarterfinals (84 kg), held in Orlando, Florida. Despite an early injury, Edwards showed grit and resilience, opening a deep cut on Kasanganay\u2019s forehead with a brutal elbow. 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