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Leon Edwards believes “it’s madness” for there to even be discussions of Jorge Masvidal receiving the next welterweight title shot.

Masvidal shot right up the rankings following his flying knee knockout of Ben Askren at UFC 239 earlier this month. He has since called for a title shot and according to his management, his next fight will either be for the belt or with Conor McGregor.

But “Rocky” believes a win over Askren was never impressive in the first place:

“I never held Askren in high regard anyway,” Edwards told MMA Fighting. “He just shouted his mouth off to get to where he’s at.

“He’s an amateur on the feet, I’ve watched him hit pads and it’s weird; even his shots are slow. He came in, he talked his way up into the position he was in and then he dipped his head into a knee.”

Masvidal Not Deserving Of Title Shot

Despite all that, Edwards doesn’t feel Masvidal is deserving of a shot. While “Gamebred” has now knocked out two highly-ranked opponents in a row, the other being Darren Till, he had lost his previous two before that.

Edwards, meanwhile, is on a seven-fight winning streak and could make it eight against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC San Antonio this weekend.

“It’s madness, really,” Edwards explained. “I don’t know where all of this title talk is coming from. Just two fights ago he was on a two-fight losing streak, he was probably gonna get cut from the UFC. I think the title talk is nonsense. It’s madness, but f*ck it, it is what it is.”

Masvidal and Edwards notably still have beef with each other after their UFC London encounter backstage. While they haven’t been booked to face each other since, it’s still a fight the latter wants:

“I’d be happy with a straightener [fist fight] in the park. Bring him over to Texas and we can get it straight after the fight. We need to fight,” he added.

Do you agree with Edwards that Masvidal doesn’t deserve a title shot yet?

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Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal have unfinished business with one another. The pair engaged in a melee back at UFC London earlier this year.

Although many believed they’d be fighting each other next, especially given each man won their respective fight that night, the UFC decided to go in a different direction. Masvidal takes on Ben Askren this weekend (Sat. July 6, 2019) at UFC 239 on pay-per-view (PPV). Also, Edwards will headline UFC San Antonio against Rafael dos Anjos.

Speaking to MMA Junkie recently, however, Edwards said a fight against Masvidal will “100 percent” happen. Even if he has to fight “Gamebred” outside the controlled environment of the UFC’s Octagon:

“That fight will 100% happen even in the cage or when I see him at the streets,” Edwards said. “So that fight will 100 percent happen. That needs to happen.”

In regards to who he sees coming out on top between Masvidal and Askren, Edwards picked “Funky” to leave with the win:

“Ben is a weird one, he’s (expletive) but he finds a way to win,” Edwards said. “It’s a weird one but I’ll probably edge Ben for outgrappling him.”

What do you think about Edwards wanting to get his hands on Masvidal by any means necessary?

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