Former undisputed welterweight champion, Leon Edwards has revealed he supplied to step-in and tackle former-foe, Belal Muhammad in an instantaneous title rematch at UFC 315 in Might, in the end to no avail, with the promotion reluctant to take away him from UFC London this month.
Edwards, the present primary ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined final July the place he headlined UFC 304 in a title rematch with Muhammad in Manchester.
And dropping a one-sided unanimous resolution loss in opposition to Illinois native, Muhammad of their title rematch within the UK, Edwards has been booked to return at UFC London later this month.
Seeing his personal predominant occasion conflict with Jack Della Maddalena shelved, Edwards will now share the Octagon with Philadelphia grappler, Sean Brady — with the previous now taking over Muhammad in Might.
Leon Edwards claims he supplied to headline UFC 315 in reworked conflict
Nonetheless, in line with Edwards, he initially supplied to tackle Muhammad in a trilogy conflict in the principle occasion of UFC 315 in a visit to Canada, which was in the end turned down by the promotion.
“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 attempting to step in to struggle Belal (Muhammad), however I do know that they offered London round me, so it was troublesome to take me off the cardboard and go away Jack (Della Maddalena) on the cardboard, as a result of it will be bizarre to let Jack headline London.
“I got a new opponent, Sean Brady. It’s a style that I’m used to, a style that I’m comfortable fighting,” Leon Edwards defined. Sure, I’m trying ahead to it.”
And Birmingham native, Edwards additionally claimed the group knowledgeable him that the victor of his struggle with Brady later this month will compete for the welterweight championship of their subsequent Octagon stroll.
“If Belal beats him, then, like I said, the rematch is there for me as well,” Edwards continued. “I spoke to the UFC. They told me that after this win, this is no more a contender fight. Whoever wins this fight for the title, well, when I win this fight, I fight for the title. That is my aim. My aim is to get back that two-time world championship and the result of the fight with me and Belal.”
