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UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has been voted British MMA fighter of the year by BBC Sport website readers.
Edwards, 31, received 52.68% of the votes, with Manchester’s Brendan Loughnane coming second with 15.14%.
Birmingham’s Edwards became the UK’s second UFC champion when he knocked out Kamaru Usman in the final round to take the welterweight title last August.
UFC lightweight Paddy Pimblett came third and KSW heavyweight champion Phil de Fries finished in fourth.
Loughnane, 33, enjoyed a history-making year by becoming the Professional Fighters League’s (PFL) first UK champion by claiming the featherweight title and a $1m (£840,000) prize in the process.
