With Kamaru Usman now defending his welterweight title against Jorge Masvidal this Saturday and Gilbert Burns the possible No. 1 contender for the winner, the often forgotten part of the equation is Leon Edwards.
Edwards certainly has the resume to fight for the belt with an impressive eight-fight winning streak. In his previous fight, “Rocky” dominated Rafael dos Anjos over five rounds in the main event of UFC San Antonio nearly one year ago.
After losing a March headliner spot in London against Tyron Woodley due to the coronavirus pandemic, Edwards was called upon to fight Usman in the UFC 251 headliner when the promotion couldn’t come to terms with Masvidal.