Each handing over spectacular efficiency en path to respective victories at UFC 296 earlier this month, markets are presently whilst decide ‘em between undisputed welterweight champion, Leon Edwards and Shavkat Rakhmonov, amid continued hyperlinks to an enormous title struggle between the duo subsequent yr.
Edwards, the present undisputed welterweight champion, headlined UFC 296 earlier this month in Las Vegas, Nevada, efficiently defending his divisional crown with a cushty and complete unanimous resolution win over former interim champion, Colby Covington.
Earlier on the principle card of the identical flagship occasion, unbeaten finisher, Rakhmonov improved to 18-0 as knowledgeable, registeringh is staggering eighteenth straight profession end with a dominant second spherical rear-naked choke win over veteran former two-time title chaser, Stephen Thompson.
Leon Edwards – Shavkat Rakhmonov opens as decide ’em struggle
And amid hyperlinks to what would come as a blockbuster championship struggle subsequent yr, Leon Edwards and Shavkat Rakhmonov are presently sitting at -110 for a title pairing, with markets itemizing the duo as a decide ‘em struggle on the time of publication.
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Efficiently defending his welterweight crown for the second time since his reign started again in August of final yr, again in March, Birmingham technician, Leon Edwards landed a detailed, majority resolution win over former pound-for-pound nice, Kamaru Usman.
And along with his title struggle victory towards Covington at UFC 296, the Group Renegade BJJ & MMA staple was linked with a title struggle rematch towards the surging, Belal Muhamamd – who’s contemporary from a Could victory towards Gilbert Burns.
Nonetheless, in response to Edwards’ coach, Dave Lovell, a potential fight with Brazilian former title chaser, Burns would be his next chosen fight – quite than a rematch with Muhammad, to many’s questioning.
“If I had a selection who can be subsequent, I would favor (Gilbert) Burns over Belal (Muhamamd), as a result of I feel Burns brings extra to the desk than Belal,” Dave Lovell mentioned. “As a result of Leon’s crushed him [Muhammad] – properly, I shouldn’t say that, he had the no-constest towards Belal. It regarded like, you’ll be able to’t choose it by the primary spherical completely, nevertheless it regarded like Leon clearly had the primary spherical locked down with Belal and he was entering into for the kill [up tunil] the second till the attention poke occurred.”
“However yeah, if I had a selection, total, I would love Burns, however we’ll take whoever they [the UFC] throw at us,” Lovell completed.
Touted to problem for welterweight gold subsequent yr – if not win the championship outright, Uzbekistan contender, Rakhmonov landed his second straight submission victory this yr along with his stoppage of Thompson – including to a highlight-reel third spherical standing rear-naked choke win over Geoff Neal again in March.
And along with his stoppage win earlier this month, Rakhmonov earned himself the quantity three rank within the official welterweight rankings.
Who wins in a future title pairing: Leon Edwards or Shavkat Rakhmonov?
