After beating Nate Diaz and facing Jorge Masvidal, Leon Edwards asks to be the next challenger to the belt
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After agreeing to face Jorge Masvidal on UFC 269, Leon edwards He wants the opportunity for the belt. Using his record as an argument, the Englishman demanded UFC that gives him the right to face the champion.
In an interview with The MMA Hour, the welterweight talked about that topic.
“This is the twelfth in sequence, no losses. I’m eager to go there and show the world how good I am. Go and face Nate Díaz, then Jorge Masvidal, “Two tough guys”, I feel like I deserve that belt. They give me the title later “ explained Edwards.
Current number three in the ranking led by Kamaru Usman, Edwards live the great phase of his career. The English don’t know what it’s like to lose 10 fights ago. His last defeat was in 2015., when he faced Kamaru Usman, when the Nigerian was not yet the division champion.
With 9 wins and 1 No Contest. In December, Lion will seek to finalize his third match of this 2021.
In case you win your fight, Edwards could be programmed to face the winner of Kamaru Usman vs. Colby covington, to be held in UFC 268.
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