đ¨ Leon Edwards says he wanted to step in and
fight Belal Muhammad but it wouldnât make sense to take him off the
London cardHe also says the UFC told him the winner of the fight between him
and Sean Brady will fight for the titleAdvertisement
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â Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
March 2, 2025
Leon
Edwards is looking forward to a title shot with a win over
Sean
Brady.
Edwards lost the welterweight title to Muhammad via unanimous
decision at UFC 304
in July 2024. The Englishman was originally supposed to return to
action against Jack
Della Maddalena on March 22 at the O2 Arena in London.
Meanwhile, Muhammad was expected to defend his strap against
Shavkat
Rakhmonov at UFC 315
on May 10 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. However,
Maddalena replaced Rakhmonov, who couldnât accept the matchup due
to an injury. Meanwhile, top contender Sean Brady
replaced Maddalena on the UFC
London card against Edwards.
Edwards claims he initially tried to replace Rakhmonov against
Muhammad at UFC 315. However, it was difficult to take him off the
London card with the main event being built around him.
âI was trying to step in to fight Belal. But I knew that they had
sold London around me so it was difficult to take me off the card
and leave Jack on the card,â Edwards said on his YouTube channel.
âBecause it would be weird if Jack had headlined London. So my new
opponent Sean Brady,
itâs a style that Iâm used to, a style that Iâm comfortable
fighting. Yes, Iâm looking forward to it.â
Edwards also claims that he has been assured of a title shot with a
potential win against Brady. âRockyâ even likes Maddalena replacing
Rakhmonov, as he feels the Australian is the perfect matchup for
him if he wins the title against Muhammad.
âAlso Jack getting replaced to fight for the title, I feel like
itâll open up the division more,â Edwards said. âIf he goes out
there and gets a win, I feel thatâs the perfect fight for me next.
If Belal beats him, the rematch is there for me as well. I talked
to the UFC, they told me that this is the No. 1 contender fight.
Whoever wins this fights for the title.â