British welterweight Leon Edwards is rooting for Colby Covington to beat Robbie Lawler later this evening at UFC on ESPN 5, and his reasoning is simple: If ‘Chaos’ wins, the UFC is more likely to book a grudge match between himself and Jorge Masvidal.
Edwards, who is on an impressive eight-fight win streak, has been calling for a fight with Masvidal ever since their highly controversial backstage altercation at UFC London, where ‘Gamebred’ blasted ‘Rocky’ with a three-punch combination after being interrupted during his post-fight interview.
“It’s definitely better for me if Colby wins because they’ll probably give the title shot to him.