Sorry Sean Brady, it appears just like the UFC has one other opponent in thoughts for former welterweight king Leon Edwards.
With the promotion heading again to London on March 22 for one more loaded Battle Evening card in The Huge Smoke, followers have been ready with bated breath to search out out who ‘Rocky’ will sq. off with in his extremely anticipated return to the Octagon.
“It does seem like this is gonna happen, I’ve heard it from multiple sources from the JDM camp,” Benny P mentioned in a video on his YouTube channel. “I just can’t imagine that all these people are hearing this if there’s no weight to it. Especially because it doesn’t appear like it’s going to be Usman at all.”
Since incomes his contract on a 2021 episode of Dana White’s Contender Sequence, ‘JDM’ has rattled off seven-straight wins contained in the Octagon, his most up-to-date victory coming in opposition to perennial contender Gilbert Burns at UFC 299 in March.
Is Leon Edwards changing Kamaru Usman as JDM’s subsequent opponent?
Beforehand, Maddalena was linked to a struggle with one other former welterweight titleholder, Kamaru Usman.
“I don’t know what’s going on with Usman, to be honest with you,” Benny P continued. “I don’t know why Usman is out of this equation because it was looking very likely that it was going to be Usman vs. Jack Della, so I’m not sure what has happened to Usman, if he’s injured, if they found another opponent? But it does very likely we’re going to see Jack Della Maddalena vs. Leon Edwards in London, March 22nd.”
General, Maddalena is 17-2 in his combined martial arts profession, together with a 7-0 run below the UFC banner.
For Edwards, it will likely be his first time competing since surrendering the 170-pound title to Belal Muhammad in July.
