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Leon Edwards confirms plan to defend title against Colby Covington at UFC 294 or UFC 295: ‘It’s all good’

Following a postponed title fight with former interim champion, Colby Covington in London later this month – undisputed welterweight champion, Leon Edwards has confirmed plans to return to the Octagon in either October or November, at UFC 294, or UFC 295, respectively. Edwards, the current undisputed welterweight champion, minted himself as the division gold holder […]

Edwards, the current undisputed welterweight champion, minted himself as the division gold holder back in August of last year, snatching the crown from former pound-for-pound number one, Kamaru Usman with an electric high kick KO in the fifth and final round.

Returning in a title trilogy rubber match against the Nigerian at UFC 286 back in March in London, Edwards edged out the veteran former titleholder in a close, debated majority decision win on home soil.

And as a result, the Birmingham native has been tied to a potential fight with former interim gold holder, Covington – who weighed in as an official backup at UFC 286, having been sidelined since landing a grudge match decision win over the retired, Jorge Masvidal back in March of last year.

Leon Edwards confirms timeline for Colby Covington fight

Commenting on his plans for a future before the close of this year, Edwards confirmed how he expects to feature either in Abu Dhabi, UAE at UFC 294 in October, or New York City, New York at UFC 295 in November.

“I’m good, I’m back training now,” Leon Edwards told ESPN reporter, Carlos Contreras Legaspi. “I’m back in the gym, my body’s feeling good, hoping to get back in there in October of November. I think Colby (Covington) is gonna be the opponent, so it’s all good.”

“For me, [I’d rather fight in] Abu Dhabi – because it’s closer to home,” Leon Edwards explained. “But also, New York – Madison Square Garden is like a legendary arena, right? So it’ll be good to that as well so – to be fair, either or. There’s a big Jamaican population in New York, so I’d love to do that as well. Either one would be good for me.”

As for the planned November 11. card in Madison Square Garden — UFC 295 now features an official heavyweight championship fight between Jon Jones, and former two-time titleholder, Stipe Miocic.

Kamaru Usman addresses failed fight with Khamzat Chimaev: ‘I thought I was going to be fighting him too’

Former undisputed welterweight champion and prior pound-for-pound number one, Kamaru Usman claims akin to fans and onlookers, he also believed he was destined to stand opposite the undefeated, Khamzat Chimaev in his next Octagon walk – claiming “logistical things” scuppered the UFC pairing. Usman, the current number one ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined since […]

Usman, the current number one ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined since he headlined UFC 286 back in March in London, England, suffering a title trilogy rubber match to rival, Leon Edwards in a majority decision loss to the Brimingham native.

As for Chimaev, the current number four ranked contender has been himself out of action since he co-headlined UFC 279 back in September of last year, improving to 12-0 as a professional with a dominant first round D’Arce choke submission win over striking talent, Kevin Holland.

Yet to book his return to the Octagon, despite links to a UFC 294 return in October in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Chimaev has been tied to a potential fight with former undisputed welterweight kingpin, Usman, however, a clamored-for catchweight bout was thrown out by UFC president, Dana White.

Kamaru Usman claims “logistical things” have scuppered a fight with Khamzat Chimaev

However, according to Auchi native, Usman, he claims he also believed he was next in line to fight the highly-touted Chimaev in his planned return to the Octagon later this year.

“I’m good, I’m just training – falling back into love with my routine of training,” Kamaru Usman told assembled media ahead of UFC 290. “I mean, the last couple of years was just chaotic here and there, here and there. But [I’m] falling in love with that routine again. Just like you, I thought I was gonna be fighting Khamzat (Chimaev) too, but we’ll see what happens.”

Kamaru Usman says "logistical things" are to blame for him not fighting Khamzat Chimaev.

"I thought I was going to be fighting Khamzat too." pic.twitter.com/VovncRlssm

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) July 8, 2023

“I mean, there’s a lot of logistically things, not necessarily on my end why it didn’t happen,” Kamaru Usman explained. “I’m up here, looking good, feeling good – I’m ready to fight.”

Julianna Peña claims Amanda Nunes rematch wasn’t one sided: ‘It was a lot closer than people give me credit for’

Despite suffering a unanimous decision loss to former two-weight UFC champion, Amanda Nunes back in July of last year in the pair’s championship rematch, former bantamweight titleholder, Julianna Peña has claimed that her unsuccessful re-run wasn’t particularly one-sided as its made out to be. Peña, the current number one ranked bantamweight contender and former undisputed […]

Peña, the current number one ranked bantamweight contender and former undisputed division champion, has been sidelined since headlining UFC 277 back in July of last year, suffering a unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44- 50-43) loss to the former two-division gold holder.

Julianna Peña claims Amanda Nunes took the easy way out with retirement

Suffering multiple knockdowns and lacerations in her title defense rematch with Nunes, Peña, who recently went on a tirade against the Brazilian following her retirement from mixed martial arts back in June, claimed their rematch last year wasn’t as one-sided as it appeared.

“I’ll always want to fight her (Amanda Nunes) if she decides to return, absolutely,” Julianna Peña told ESPN during a recent interview. “There’s fights that are on my bucket list of things that I want to get back, things that I want to do, and she’s absolutely one of them. I definitely think she knows that because all they’re looking at is probably highlights.”

“What I would encourage fans to do is go back and watch that fight and actually take into account, without the commentary or anything, just watch the fight,” Julianna Peña explained. “You’ll see that it was a lot closer than people want to give me credit for. They see the drops, they see me getting knocked down and yeah, it absolutely happened. But I let her take the time to go make those adjustments and revamp her entire style. I felt like it was kind of a snub for her to not let me have the same opportunity.”

Breaking – Jon Jones set to defend heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 in November

An undisputed heavyweight championship fight between division kingpin, Jon Jones, and the current number three ranked division contender and former two-time champion, Stipe Miocic, is officially slated to headline UFC 295 on November 11. from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Jones, a former undisputed light heavyweight champion and current undisputed heavyweight […]

Jones, a former undisputed light heavyweight champion and current undisputed heavyweight champion, made a triumphant Octagon return at UFC 285 back in March, snapping a three-year-plus Octagon hiatus.

Landing vacant heavyweight gold, Jones managed to submit former interim division champion, Ciryl Gane with a dominant first round guillotine choke win over the Frenchman.

Sidelined since March 2021 after headlining UFC 260, Ohio veteran, Miocic suffered a thunderous second round KO loss to promotional alum, Francis Ngannou in the pair’s championship rematch. UFC president, Dana White confirmed the title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic for UFC 295 in November.

Jon Jones books title defense against Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 in MSG

“What’s up everybody, UFC president Dana White here,” Dana White said in a video posted on the UFC Twitter account. “It’s International Fight Week here in Las Vegas, so it’s the perfect time to announce another badass fight. For the heavyweight championship of the world, Jon Jones – the greatest mixed martial artist of all time, will defend his title against the greatest heavyweight of all-time, former champ, Stipe Miocic.”

“They headline UFC 295 on Saturday, November 11. at ‘The Mecca’; Madison Square Garden in New York City,” White continued. “This is the fight Jon Jones wanted. This is the fight Stipe wanted, it is a legacy fight for both of these guys. It’s official, it’s done. Make your plans now, and I will see you at the fights.”

Returning to the Octagon for the first time since he featured atop a pay-per-view card in February 2020, Endicott native, Jones managed to regain his status as the number one ranked pound-for-pound fighter under the UFC banner with his first round submission win over the aforenoted, Gane.

Breaking – Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou fight set to be announced soon amid rumors of exhibition clash

According to multiple reports this Friday night, undisputed WBC heavyweight world champion, Tyson Fury, and former undisputed UFC heavyweight titleholder, Francis Ngannou are slated to fight next – with an announcement of a long-speculated clash imminent. According to an initial report from Ariel Helwani, Morecambe native, Tyson Fury is expected to fight former UFC champion, […]

According to an initial report from Ariel Helwani, Morecambe native, Tyson Fury is expected to fight former UFC champion, Francis Ngannou next – with an announcement of a bout coming in the near future.

“Tyson Fury x Francis Ngannou is expected to be announced very soon, per sources,” Helwani tweeted.

Tyson Fury x Francis Ngannou is expected to be announced very soon, per sources.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 7, 2023

News of an expected clash of Fury and Batié knockout artist, Ngannou has come off the back of claims from Matchroom Boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn, that the duo are expected to face-off next in their next respective combat sports walks, however, according to the latter, knockdowns in a potential exhibition bout are prohibited.

Sidelined from professional boxing since successfully defending his WBC heavyweight championship back in December of last year in London, Fury most recently turned in an impressive tenth round TKO win over three-time foe, Derek Chisora – landing his third victory over the challenger to boot.

As for Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion has been sidelined since his final Octagon outing back in January of last year at UFC 270, defeating then-interim champion, Ciryl Gane in a unanimous decision title unification win.

Francis Ngannou set to make MMA return next year after planned Tyson Fury fight

Sidelined from mixed martial arts competition since then, Ngannou, who has since penned a multi-fight deal with the PFL (Professional Fighters League), is expected to make his debut outing with the Peter Murray-led organization in the opening quarter of 2024 to boot.

33-0-1 as a professional, over the course of his gold-laden professional boxing career, Fury has landed notable career wins over the likes of Steve Cunningham, Derek Chisora, Wladimir Klitschko, Tom Schwarz, Otto Wallin, Deontay Wilder, and DIllian Whyte to name a few.

Jack Della Maddalena sees fight with Josiah Harrell axed from UFC 290, removed from card

For the second time in a week, Jack Della Maddalena has been left opponent-less for his highly-anticipated return to the Octagon at UFC 290 this weekend, with the highly-touted Australian seeing his short-notice clash with Josiah Harrell cancelled ahead of tomorrow’s event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Maddalena, who boasts a 14-2 professional […]

Maddalena, who boasts a 14-2 professional record, began hsi journey to UFC 290 this weekend tied to an exciting pairing with the returning, Sean Brady – until an injury suffered by the latter forced his withdrawal from the clash.

Jack Della Maddalena sees second UFC 290 clash cancelled this week

As a result, despite finding himself linked with a short-notice clash with Kevin Holland, Jack Della Maddalena had since booked a fight with LFA veteran, Harrell, however, as per an official press release from UFC, the bout has since been axed from the card.

And according to Harrell’s manager, Mauricio Blanco, a pre-fight brain MRI resulted in a moyamoya syndrome diagnosis for the former, with the welterweight now set to undergo a brain procedure.

“Per his manager Mauricio Blanco: Josiah Harrell’s #UFC290 pre-fight brain MRI may have saved his life,” MMA Junkie reporter, Nolan King tweeted. “He was diagnosed with moyamoya syndrome, a rare disease that results in blocked arteries at the base of the brain. He will undergo a brain procedure soon.”

Per his manager Maurice Blanco: Josiah Harrell’s #UFC290 pre-fight brain MRI may have saved his life. He was diagnosed with moyamoya syndrome, a rare disease that results in blocked arteries at the base of the brain. He will undergo a brain procedure soon. https://t.co/vYfG17SJmL

— Nolan King (@mma_kings) July 7, 2023

In the midst of a promotional-perfect four-fight winning run since landing in the promotion, Jack Della Maddalena, a product of Dana White’s Contender Series, most recently landed a first round win over Randy Brown back in February, securing an opening round rear-naked choke submission win on home soil at UFC 284 in Perth, Australia.

Prior to that, Maddalena had kickstarted his UFC tenure with a trio of stunning knockout wins over Pete Rodriguez, Ramzan Emeev, as well as British veteran, Danny Roberts.

Tomorrow’s UFC 290 pay-per-view card features a featherweight title unification headliner between champions, Alexander Volkanovski, and interim gold holder, Yair Rodríguez.