The fight concluded in the fourth round when Brady applied a guillotine choke, forcing Edwards to tap out at 1 min 39 sec (1:39), marking Edwards’ first stoppage loss in his 28-fight career.
During the UFC 296 pre-fight press conference, Covington made an insensitive comment towards the UFC champion.
Wanliss made his OKTAGON debut at the Central Tennis Court Štvanic in Prague on July 29 and defeated Giorgi Gogotchuri to improve his record to 7-2.
Apart from Edwards and Usman, Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev will square off against each other in the co-main event at the UFC 286.
This is the fourth-latest finish in a UFC title match as Edwards finished the fight at four minutes, four seconds of the fifth round.
This will be the pair’s second bout as they first fought in 2015. The Nigerian pugilist came out victorious against Edward that night.
Although the final venue and fight card of UFC 269 is yet to be decided, yet according to the rumours, T-Mobile in Las Vegas seems to be the destination to stage the last pay-per-view of the year.