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Leon Edwards feels Rafael Dos Anjos was forced into accepting to fight him, and he will ultimately pay for that.

Leon Edwards is backing himself highly ahead of his fight against Rafael Dos Anjos this weekend, as he feels ‘RDA’ breaks against ‘younger’ and ‘hungrier’ fighters.

Edwards (17-3) is currently on a seven-fight winning streak in the UFC. His last two fights have been impressive decision wins over Gunnar Nelson and Donald Cerrone, and the 27-year-old will hope to stake his claim for a title shot this weekend with a win over ‘RDA.’

Talking to MMA Fighting, Edwards explained why he thinks Dos Anjos was ‘forced’ into accepting the fight, and that will ultimately come back to bite him.

“The UFC came to me and offered the fight for August 3 I think, I can’t remember what card, but they offered me the main event and I said yes,” Edwards said. “They offered him the fight and he said no, he needs more time. He turned it down first and then they came back to me a couple of weeks later and said what do you think about doing the main event in San Antonio, Tex. and I said yes again. I don’t know how but somehow he accepted the fight so here we are.

“I think they forced him into it and now he’ll pay. Now we’ll see who’s one of the best fighters in the world. This wasn’t his first option. Now he faces a young, hungry up and coming killer.”

Dos Anjos has gone 4-2 since moving up to welterweight after losing his UFC lightweight title. The Brazilian rebounded on consecutive decision losses to Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington by submitting Kevin Lee in April of this year. Edwards feels ‘RDA’ struggles against southpaws and bigger opponents, and therefore the Brit will have the advantage on the night.

“He’s done OK. Coming up and being the smaller man, he’s been OK. Once we get to the younger, hungrier guys, he always struggles. He struggles against bigger guys, against southpaws, that’s what I am.

“I feel like he’ll struggle against me again.” Edwards said.

UFC on ESPN 4 takes place this Saturday night, July 20th, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The welterweight fight between Dos Anjos and Edwards will headline the card.

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Bloody Elbow has all the details on Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman right here, including fight card, fight time, live stream info, results, and more.

It’s a big night for boxing in Sin City. Tonight (Saturday, July 20th) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, legendary eight-division boxing champion Manny Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 KOs) challenges Keith Thurman (29-0-1 NC, 22 KOs) for Thurman’s WBA “super” welterweight title.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman live streaming results and round by round coverage

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Pacquiao is coming off a very comfortable unanimous decision win over Adrien Broner in January. One week after Pacquiao’s dominant win, Thurman had a less-than-dominant showing against Josesito Lopez, as “One Time” struggled to a majority decision. It was certainly a bit wider than the results suggest, but he was hurt by Lopez multiple times in what was his first bout in 22 months. You could chalk it up to ring rust, or perhaps a sign that Thurman’s injury issues are more worrisome than first thought. Meanwhile, for the 40-year-old Pacquiao, Thurman is arguably the best opponent he has faced since losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2015. While Pacquiao has fared well against a faded Lucas Matthysse and the inconsistent Broner, Thurman is definitely a step-up in competition and it’s a really difficult fight to call as a result.

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Here are the basic details on the how you can watch this highly anticipated card, where you can catch a live stream, start time for the main event, and more.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman live streaming results and round by round coverage

Fight time: The FOX PPV broadcast starts at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT. The main event is expected to start somewhere around 11:30 PM ET, give or take a half-hour. Undercard action airs on FOX at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT.

TV Network: FOX is airing the pay-per-view in the United States. The cost is $64.99 in standard-definition and $74.99 for high-definition. In the UK, you can watch the fight on ITV Box Office at a cost of £12.95, start time of midnight local time.

PPV Fight Card: Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman (12 rounds, welterweights); Yordenis Ugas vs. Omar Figueroa (12 rounds, welterweights); Sergey Lipinets vs. Jayar Inson (10 rounds, welterweights); Luis Nery vs. Juan Carlos Payano (12 rounds, bantamweights)

FOX Fight Card: Caleb Plant vs. Mike Lee (12 rounds, super-middleweights); Efe Ajagba vs. Ali Eren Demirezen (10 rounds, heavyweights)

Live stream: You can stream the pay-per-view through the FOX Sports website. Viewers in the UK and Canada can order the live stream through fite.tv. Pricing will vary depending on where your are based (£12.95 in the UK, $74.99 in Canada). There will be a free live stream of the PBC prelims at 4:45 PM ET/1:45 PM PT courtesy of FOX Sports.

Broadcast info around the world (via Wikipedia):

Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman live streaming results and round by round coverage