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BREAKING: Belal Muhammad Steps Up To Headline March 13 Card Against Leon Edwards

Leon Edwards will headline the March 13 event after all. Edwards was supposed to face Khamzat Chimaev, but the Swede was forced out of the fight due to lingering effects of COVID-19. The Englishman called for fights with Colby Covington and Nate Diaz. …

Leon Edwards will headline the March 13 event after all. Edwards was supposed to face Khamzat Chimaev, but the Swede was forced out of the fight due to lingering effects of COVID-19. The Englishman called for fights with Colby Covington and Nate Diaz. However, according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Edwards will now face Belal Muhammad. […]

Leon Edwards: Colby Covington Has To Fight Me If He Wants Title Shot

Leon Edwards and UFC President Dana White seem to be in agreement that Colby Covington needs to win another fight to receive a second crack at Kamaru Usman. Leon Edwards’ nearly two-year layoff has been among the most dramatic in recent history. For re…

Leon Edwards and UFC President Dana White seem to be in agreement that Colby Covington needs to win another fight to receive a second crack at Kamaru Usman. Leon Edwards’ nearly two-year layoff has been among the most dramatic in recent history. For reasons that vary from travel restrictions, COVID causing his fight with Chimaev […]

Leon Edwards On Jorge Masvidal Getting Another Title Shot: He’ll Never Be UFC Champion

edwards masvidalLeon Edwards doesn’t believe Jorge Masvidal is deserving of a rematch with Kamaru Usman. Masvidal stepped in on six days’ notice to face Usman for the welterweight strap in the UFC 251 headliner in July last year. Despite the hype of the fight, it was a drab contest that saw Usman win an uneventful unanimous […]

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Leon Edwards doesn’t believe Jorge Masvidal is deserving of a rematch with Kamaru Usman.

Masvidal stepped in on six days’ notice to face Usman for the welterweight strap in the UFC 251 headliner in July last year. Despite the hype of the fight, it was a drab contest that saw Usman win an uneventful unanimous decision.

However, following his impressive third-round TKO win over Gilbert Burns this past weekend, Usman called out Masvidal for a rematch and planned on finishing him this time.

Naturally, Masvidal — who hasn’t competed since the defeat to Usman — was receptive to the idea and although nothing is official, it appears to be the direction the UFC is heading in.

So what does Edwards think of it?

“When I heard it, I was like, ‘oh man, what are you doing?’ First of all, I don’t think Masvidal deserves a title shot,” Edwards told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani (via Middle Easy). “So for him to now promote himself, ‘oh, I broke my nose. Give me a full camp.’ But I think Usman beats him 10 out of 10 times.

“I don’t think Masvidal is a championship fighter. He’s a good fighter, good contender, but he’ll never be a champion in the UFC from what I can see from the generation right now in the top five.”

Ultimately, money is playing a role and Edwards can understand why Usman is in favor of fighting Masvidal next. However, should that fight happen, it will almost certainly scupper the Birmingham native’s hopes of a title shot in the near future.

“If they fought 10 times, like I said, I think Usman beats him 10 times,” Edwards added. “I think it’s just more of the business side of it. It’s about the money. Usman’s probably thinking of the money, easy work for a high payday.

“Also I was pissed off because I’m in between a spot. I want to fight March 13. So if I have to wait for Usman to recover and fight again, it’s probably a lot later this year so that’s too long for me. I want to fight March, then I want to fight for the title later on in the year.”

Edwards was initially set to face Khamzat Chimaev on March 13 until the latter had to pull out. Colby Covington, meanwhile, is expected to be fight Edwards as a replacement — that’s if “Chaos” is willing to sign on the dotted line.

Do you agree with Edwards?

Colby Covington Won’t Fight Leon Edwards: ‘I’m Not Doing Charity’

Colby CovingtonTop welterweight contender Colby Covington has shut down rumours he will fight Leon Edwards on March 13. ‘Rocky’ is in need of an opponent after Khamzat Chimaev pulled out of their scheduled main event match-up. UFC president Dana White told media he was trying to keep Edwards on the card and a potential bout with […]

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Top welterweight contender Colby Covington has shut down rumours he will fight Leon Edwards on March 13.

‘Rocky’ is in need of an opponent after Khamzat Chimaev pulled out of their scheduled main event match-up.

UFC president Dana White told media he was trying to keep Edwards on the card and a potential bout with Covington was on the table.

In an interview with Submission Radio, Covington claimed he would not be doing charity by fighting “Leon Scott” on March 13.

“Leon Scott hasn’t earned anything, boys. I’m in the Colby Covington Incorporated championship business, I’m not in the Leon Scott charity business,” Covington said. “This isn’t charity hour, man.

“I’m fighting at the top of the mountain, I’m fighting the best in the world. Did Marty Fakenewsman get a call from the president after his last fight? Oh geez, I wonder why? Because he sucks, he’s irrelevant. So, I’ve done things no one has ever done in this sport

“I’m not doing charity busines no more. It’s not my fault this kid hasn’t fought in two years. It’s not my fault this kid – there’s people from England fighting all the time in the pandemic, they’re not scared to fight. So, I’m not doing charity for this guy who hasn’t fought in two years. He’s irrelevant, he’s beat a bunch of bums, and I’m not doing charity. This isn’t charity hour, this is fucken championship fucken pay-per-view hour.”

Covington is hope to secure a world title fight and adamant Jorge Masvidal should not be next in line.

“Let’s talk about real business, let’s not talk about charity business no more. I deserve and I earned a fight for the world title. I just destroyed the former champion, finished him like nobody’s finished him before in the UFC,” Covington said. “I came back and won a fight, what has Jorge Masvidal done besides sit on the sidelines and fake fucken pull out of fights? He’s scared to fight. He knows he’s washed up, he’s a journeyman. He’s looking for one more pay day. No one wants to see that guy fight for the title, they know what’s gonna happen. It’s gonna be the same exact outcome. And why reward a coward like that? A guy that’s blatantly scared to fight?”

Who do you want to see Colby Covington fight next?

Colby Covington Not Interested In ‘Charity Fight’ Against Leon Edwards

It appears Leon Edwards’ wait for his next bout will continue after Colby Covington has expressed a strong disinterest in fighting him. After Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev was canceled for the third time, Dana White and the UFC made the decision to …

It appears Leon Edwards’ wait for his next bout will continue after Colby Covington has expressed a strong disinterest in fighting him. After Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev was canceled for the third time, Dana White and the UFC made the decision to move on and seek another opponent for Edwards. White openly named Colby […]