Leon Edwards has nothing left to worry.
Coming off his first loss in additional than a decade, the previous welterweight world champion is again in motion this Saturday when the UFC heads to London for a loaded battle card in ‘The Big Smoke.’ In the primary occasion of the night, ‘Rocky’ will go toe-to-toe with fifth-ranked contender Sean Brady inside the enduring O2 Area.
The final time Edwards stepped contained in the Octagon, he surrendered his 170-pound title to Belal Muhammad in a reasonably decisive unanimous determination defeat. Earlier than that, ‘Rocky’ hadn’t misplaced a battle since a December 2015 conflict with Kamaru Usman.
Whereas the loss might have dashed Edwards’ desires of surpassing Georges St-Pierre’s file for the longest win streak in welterweight historical past, it’s additionally had a optimistic impact on the UK fan favourite.
“I can go out there and be free. Before, when I hadn’t lost in 10 years, I didn’t want to lose [because I’d miss out on a title shot] and I was trying to break this record of GSP,” Edwards advised TNT Sports activities. “I was putting so much pressure on myself because I didn’t want to lose a fight because of GSP’s record. But I’ve lost now, and now I can go out there and be young ‘Rocky.’”
“I’m seasoned now. I feel like I’ve been through it all and had it all,” Edwards added. “There’s nothing to be scared of, right? There’s nothing to be scared of; the what-ifs are no longer there. I know I can be world champion; I’ve done it before. I’ve cemented the belief in myself. I’ve been champion, defended it, and I can do it again.”
Leon Edwards able to remind the entire who he’s
Except for climbing again into the win column, Edwards plans to make use of this battle as a possibility to remind the world simply who the hell he’s.
“I need to go out there and take care of Sean; what I’ll say on the microphone, obviously, is a title shot straight away and just let the world know, ‘You must’ve forgotten who I am,’” Edwards concluded.
The UFC’s thirtieth occasion in the UK will kick off with a preliminary card at 11 AM ET / 8 AM PT / 5 PM GMT adopted by the primary card beginning at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT / 8 PM GMT. Take a look at the complete battle card under:
Predominant Card
Welterweight Bout: Leon Edwards vs. Sean Brady
Mild Heavyweight Bout: Jan Błachowicz vs. Carlos Ulberg
Welterweight Bout: Gunnar Nelson vs. Kevin Holland
Girls’s Strawweight Bout: Molly McCann vs. Alexia Thainara
Light-weight Bout: Jordan Vucenic vs. Chris Duncan
Featherweight Bout: Nathaniel Wooden vs. Morgan Charriere
Preliminary Card
Light-weight Bout: Jai Herbert vs. Chris Padilla
Flyweight Bout: Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Felipe dos Santos
Heavyweight Bout: Marcin Tybura vs. Mick Parkin
Middleweight Bout: Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Andrey Pulyaev
Girls’s Strawweight Bout: Shauna Bannon vs. Puja Tomar
Bantamweight Bout: Nathan Fletcher vs. Caolán Loughran
Light-weight Bout: Guram Kutateladze vs. Kaue Fernandes
