UFC 278: Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards- Leon Edwards has offered a title shot to his rival Jorge Masvidal after he conquers the welterweight title from Kamaru Usman at UFC 278. Follow UFC Live Updates and UFC news with InsideSport.IN
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UFC 278: Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards, Leon is ready to offer Jorge Masvidal Title Shot if he wins
Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards: The UFC welterweight division champion, The Nigerian Nightmare, has an undefeated streak and is at the top of the Mixed martial arts spectrum.
Nigerian nightmare is not a regular fighter. His striking dominance and his winning streak have elevated him to the level of the number one pound-to-pound fighter.
The Number one pound-to-pound fighter, Kamaru Usman, was out of the octagon for a while and waiting for his return, but his injury has been blocking him for a long period.
Finally, The Nightmare is back on UFC 278 to fight his title against Leon Edwards.
This rematch comes with much higher stakes 🏆@Usman84KG vs @Leon_EdwardsMMA
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Edwards, meanwhile, has also gone unbeaten since that first meeting in 2015 with a 9-0-1 mark. He returned from a lengthy layoff in March 2021 but delivered an accidental eye poke against Belal Muhammad that left his opponent unable to continue.
Leon returned in June 2021 to outpoint Nate Diaz in a fight that he controlled until the final round where Diaz badly hurt Edwards with a right hand.
UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 Dec. 19, 2015, Leon Edwards lost to Kamaru Usman via unanimous decision. This looks like a second chance for Edwards to take on the welterweight prodigy.
Leon Edwards’ previous notable feud with Jorge Masvidal getting hit him with “a three piece with the soda” is still recalled as a sensational event.
Rocky, said, could give Masvidal a title shot after defeating Kamaru Usman.
Leon Edwards said, “I thought, you little p****,”
“When I win the belt, I’ll give him the title shot. That would be a fantastic fight in the U.K. Bring it back to The O2 where it happened, for the title. That’s what I want to do after this. … I’ll offer it to him. I’ll offer it to him if it happens in the U.K., for sure. My dream scenario would be to bring him back to London and headline London. I’ve never gotten the opportunity to headline London. First I was supposed to do it with [Tyron] Woodley, then that got cancelled because of COVID. So I’ve always wanted to come back home and do it.”
“I believe that’s going to happen as well, but I’d love to have the Masvidal fight,” Edwards said. “I think that would be a great [fight] and a great backstory to it, but I think that’s going to happen. I’ll beat [Usman] in August and they’ll want a rematch at the end of the year, December-ish. But we’ll see what’s going to happen.”
UFC 278: Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards, Leon is ready to offer Jorge Masvidal Title Shot if he wins
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