Calling his shot at undisputed welterweight champion, Leon Edwards following his win at UFC 296 over the course of last weekend, lightweight titleholder, Islam Makhachev has been picked to “expose” the Birmingham native by former two-weight champion, Henry Cejudo if they ever share the Octagon in the future.
Cejudo, a former undisputed flyweight and bantamweight champion under the banner of the promotion, is slated to make his return to the Octagon at UFC 298 in February, taking on Merab Dvalishvili.
As for Edwards, the UK fighter headlined UFC 296 over the course of the weekend, handing fierce rival, Colby Covington a one-sided unanimous decision loss in the pair’s long-awaited grudge match.