Former undisputed welterweight kingpin, Leon Edwards has scoffed on the title run of two-fight foe, Belal Muhammad forward of his UFC London return this weekend — claiming the championship belt appears to be like removed from “good” wrapped round his waist.
Edwards, the present primary ranked welterweight challenger, has seen a reshuffle to this weekend’s near-annual outing at UFC London.
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Initially slated to tackle surging Aussie finisher, Jack Della Maddalena in a title eliminator battle, Edwards has now booked a conflict with the surging, Sean Brady.
And seeing Della Maddalena tackle soon-to-be common-foe, Muhammad in a title battle at UFC 315 in Canada, Edwards claimed he supplied to battle Muhammad in a trilogy battle amid an damage setback to the unbeaten, Shavkat Rakhmonov.
“I heard about my replacement fight probably a couple of weeks before,” Leon Edwards stated on his YouTube channel. I used to be in talks with the UFC. I used to be making an attempt to step in to battle Belal (Muhammad), however I do know that they bought London round me, so it was troublesome to take me off the cardboard and depart Jack (Della Maddalena) on the cardboard, as a result of it might be bizarre to let Jack headline London.”
Leon Edwards denounces Belal Muhammad’s championship reign
And hitting out on the polarizing, Muhammad’s title coronation, Edwards claimed he was hopeful the Illinois native would retire quickly, earlier than questioning how the belt feels and appears wrapped on the grappler’s waist.
“He (Belal Muhammad) said if he lost [at UFC 304] he would’ve retired,” Leon Edwards stated throughout an interview with Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “I wish this guy f*cking retired, he’s annoying. It doesn’t look right on him, the belt.”
Rematching final summer season in Manchester, Edwards dropped his personal championship in a one-sided unanimous resolution shutout loss to Muhammad of their heated grudge battle in Manchester.
