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Leon Edwards responds to Chael Sonnen’s criticism: I don’t want to act like a clown

Surging UFC welterweight Leon Edwards recently came under fire from Chael Sonnen following failed online negotiations with Jorge Masvidal.

‘The American Gangster’ said Edwards ‘does everything right except make himself interesting’, but Edwards doesn’t want to ‘make himself interesting’ at the cost of his reputation.

Speaking to Submission Radio in a recent interview, ‘Rocky’ explained that it simply isn’t in his nature to act like a ‘clown’ for publicity.

“It’s never about the skills, right? It’s always about [that] I need to basically be a clown,” Edwards said to Submission Radio (h/t BJPENN.