Confirming he’ll function the headliner for subsequent 12 months’s UFC London card, former undisputed welterweight kingpin, Leon Edwards has been supplied a dance accomplice for the March card — within the type of American challenger, Sean Brady.
Leon Edwards, the present primary ranked welterweight contender, most lately headlined UFC 304 again in July in Manchester, dropping his undisputed championship in a one-sided unanimous choice loss in opposition to common-opponent, Belal Muhammad in a essential occasion showdown.
As for Brady, the Philadelphia native stays the quantity 5 rated challenger at 170lbs, most lately handing over his second straight win over ex-championship challenger, Gilbert Burns in a September essential occasion, after a kimura submission over former middleweight title chaser, Kelvin Gastelum.
Sean Brady proposes UFC London essential occasion in opposition to Leon Edwards
Remaining unbooked for his anticipated essential occasion struggle at UFC London, former champion, Leon Edwards has been supplied a title eliminator in March by the aforenoted, Burns — who claims a win would land himself firmly within the title image.
“If you look at the rankings and you look at how everything is playing out, and who’s available – me and Leon (Edwards) make the most sense,” Sean Brady informed Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “I believe for me, traditionally, I’d wish to go someplace and show myself as a result of my first loss did come whereas I used to be travelling to Belal [Muhammad] and I’m a totally completely different fighter now… I simply wish to show to myself that I can go someplace, go into somebody’s yard and win a struggle.
“My wife is due in February, so March might be kind of soon, but to fight Leon, [who is] a number one contender in his home, and like your boys were saying yesterday, if I win that fight, I think I am in title contention,” Sean Brady continued.
