Final Combating Championship (UFC) is anticipated to make its return to London on Sat., July 22, 2023, and there was early speak of getting reigning welterweight champion, Leon Edwards, defend his 170-pound strap atop the “Huge Smoke” combat card.
Too quickly, in accordance with “Rocky,” until the value is proper silly.
“No, until it comes with some silly cash, the bag all the time talks,” Edwards instructed Sky Sports. “Until the silly cash comes I don’t see it, I’d actually need to get again in coaching camp subsequent week. I fought underneath a month in the past. March to July I don’t suppose is smart. Within the final 12 months or so I’ve fought 3 times I feel, I’d like to combat now in direction of the tip of the 12 months. The Abu Dhabi card can be nice. That will be excellent, I get time to nurse my accidents, I get time to get again into it, I really feel like Abu Dhabi can be excellent.”
Assuming he does not get stripped before then.
The promotion recently announced the UFC 294 pay-per-view (PPV) occasion for Sat., Oct. 21, 2023 at Etihad Area in Abu Dhabi, UAE. That will imply delaying the return of “weird” Colby Covington, who’s expected to challenge Edwards for the welterweight crown.
Regardless of boasting an 0-2 document in 170-pound title fights.
“I feel Colby Covington is sort of a Btech Usman, there’s nothing there,” Edwards continued. “If that’s what they need I’ll give them that, the opponent doesn’t hassle me, it’s extra the date. I bear in mind once I was going by the pandemic he was like ‘who’s Leon Edwards?’ and now look, he’s like begging me for the title shot. How instances have modified, now I’m king of the hill and I’ll sit again and let him beg some extra. I’ve earned it. Now I’m the champion, I determine, Colby isn’t a champion so doesn’t determine something. That’s the distinction. Whether it is Colby it’s Colby, they’re all related fights anyway. There’s nothing fearful about Colby.”
That prolonged timeline might put this resurgent contender again on the shelf till 2024.
