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Jamahal Hill Foreshadowed Leon Edwards’ Fight-Ending Eye Poke During Fight

It would appear light heavyweight standout Jamahal Hill foresaw issues in the main event at UFC Vegas 21. The event topped by Belal Muhammad and Leon Edwards dominated headlines as fans were unsure if the Englishman could perform to his abilities after…

It would appear light heavyweight standout Jamahal Hill foresaw issues in the main event at UFC Vegas 21. The event topped by Belal Muhammad and Leon Edwards dominated headlines as fans were unsure if the Englishman could perform to his abilities after a nasty bout with COVID-19. While much attention was given to Edwards about […]

Colby Covington: Leon Edwards Should’ve Been Disqualified At UFC Vegas 21

Colby CovingtonColby Covington remains unimpressed with Leon Edwards and believes the Englishman should’ve been disqualified at UFC Vegas 21. ‘Rocky’ was originally set to fight Khamzat Chimaev on March 13 but the undefeated Swedish fighter was forced out of the bout as he continues to recover from COVID-19. Covington was offered the chance to step into […]

Colby Covington

Colby Covington remains unimpressed with Leon Edwards and believes the Englishman should’ve been disqualified at UFC Vegas 21.

‘Rocky’ was originally set to fight Khamzat Chimaev on March 13 but the undefeated Swedish fighter was forced out of the bout as he continues to recover from COVID-19.

Covington was offered the chance to step into the main event slot opposite Edwards but turned down the fight. ‘Chaos’ continues to campaign for a rematch with UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ previously stopped Covington in the fifth and final round at UFC 245.

On Saturday night, Edwards looked impressive early before an inadvertent eye poke brought an end to his fight with late-replacement opponent Belal Muhammad.

Post-fight, Edwards revealed he is not interested in running things back with Muhammad and thinks he’s already done enough to earn a shot at UFC gold.

During a recent interview with Submission Radio, Covington gave his thoughts on Edwards and his long-awaited comeback fight at UFC Vegas 21.

“I’ve watched little tapes from here, bits and pieces from the past, and I don’t see anything special. I see a bum,” Covington said about Edwards. “I see a guy that hasn’t fought in two years. What’s the criteria for the rankings? How is he still in the rankings? I know that before they pulled him out of the rankings because of the inactivity and he was ducking fights. He didn’t want to fight little Wonderboy. He didn’t want to fight someone else.

“So, they pulled him out of the rankings,” Covington continued. “But now he’s back in the rankings, he still hasn’t fought in two years. He has a no contest – which by the way, that should have been a disqualification, because he did poke the guy in the face in the first round. And backstage, I know that Herb Dean gave them the warning, hey, don’t poke anybody in the eye. Cause that’s the instruction they give every time before you go out for a fight. So, he should have been disqualified. I don’t know how that was a no contest. But that being said, he still hasn’t fought in two years.”

Do you agree with Colby Covington? Should Leon Edwards have been disqualified at UFC Vegas 21?

Covington Gives Uncensored, NSFW Details On Recent Fight Negotiations

Colby Covington is not known to have a filter when placed in front of a camera, and he certainly continued to live up to that reputation and then some when discussing some details behind his recent fight negotiations. Last Saturday at UFC Vegas 21, Leo…

Colby Covington is not known to have a filter when placed in front of a camera, and he certainly continued to live up to that reputation and then some when discussing some details behind his recent fight negotiations. Last Saturday at UFC Vegas 21, Leon Edwards took on Belal Muhammad in the night’s main event. […]

Belal Muhammad Blasts Edwards For Rematch Snub & Title Shot Request

Belal Muhammad isn’t having any part of Leon Edwards’ request for a title shot for his next fight after the lack of closure to the UFC Vegas 21 main event. UFC Vegas 21 featured a rare opportunity for Belal Muhammad. But instead of making spectators “R…

Belal Muhammad isn’t having any part of Leon Edwards’ request for a title shot for his next fight after the lack of closure to the UFC Vegas 21 main event. UFC Vegas 21 featured a rare opportunity for Belal Muhammad. But instead of making spectators “Remember The Name,” they’ll only Remember the Finish of Muhammad’s […]

Belal Muhammad Fires Back After Leon Edwards Calls For Next Title Shot

Muhammad EdwardsBelal Muhammad ripped into Leon Edwards for wanting a title shot. Edwards was looking to make it nine wins in a row to finally earn his shot at the welterweight title with a victory over Muhammad in the UFC Vegas 21 headliner last night. However, it didn’t end up panning that way as Edwards unintentionally […]

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Belal Muhammad ripped into Leon Edwards for wanting a title shot.

Edwards was looking to make it nine wins in a row to finally earn his shot at the welterweight title with a victory over Muhammad in the UFC Vegas 21 headliner last night.

However, it didn’t end up panning that way as Edwards unintentionally poked Muhammad in the eye in the early stages of the second round.

Muhammad was clearly in pain and agony with referee Herb Dean later calling the fight off as it was ruled a no contest.

While Edwards was heartbroken at how the fight went — especially as he looked good in the first round — he was adamant in wanting a title shot next and had no plans on running things back with Muhammad.

Muhammad — who fortunately had no permanent damage to his eye — was taken aback by those comments as he feels there is no other choice than to have an immediate rematch.

“Never saw someone act so tough after poking someone in the eye the fight was just getting goin and if your satisfied to end it on that note your soft you ain’t getting a title fight off that I took the fight on 3 week notice and came to fight run it back @ufc“

With Kamaru Usman expected to defend his title against Jorge Masvidal next and Colby Covington seemingly having no interest in fighting Edwards, it’s possible a rematch with Muhammad could be on the cards.

We’ll just have to wait and see what happens next week.

Do you think there should be an immediate rematch?

Belal Muhammad Releases Statement And Photo Following Eye Poke

Belal Muhammad has released a statement to fans following his UFC Vegas 21 no-contest due to an eye poke. The UFC Vegas 21 main event featuring Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad was ruled a no-contest when Edwards accidentally poked Muhammad in the eye d…

Belal Muhammad has released a statement to fans following his UFC Vegas 21 no-contest due to an eye poke. The UFC Vegas 21 main event featuring Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad was ruled a no-contest when Edwards accidentally poked Muhammad in the eye during the second round. The main event was called off after a […]