UFC President Dana White has responded after Leon Edwards claimed he wouldn’t settle for a combat with Colby Covington subsequent.
After Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman of their trilogy combat at UFC 286, Dana White confirmed to reporters that Colby Covington could be subsequent up for a shot at ‘Rocky’s’ coveted welterweight world title.
The information got here as fairly a shock to Leon Edwards, who later advised that there was no method he would settle for a combat with ‘Chaos’ for his subsequent try at a title protection.
“I undoubtedly have a say,” Leon Edwards mentioned on The MMA Hour. “Hear, he ain’t getting a title shot subsequent, proper. Have a look at the street I needed to take to get there. There’s no method you’re getting beat twice by the man that I simply beat twice, went out and beat [Jorge] Masvidal, after which sit out for a 12 months and a half. Not even tweeting or nothing, simply go lacking for a 12 months after which randomly pops up on the weigh-ins and it’s like, ‘OK, he’s preventing for the title subsequent.’ It is senseless in any respect. So, let’s see the way it performs out, he has to go on the market and earn his method like I needed to do.”
Following tonight’s UFC San Antiono predominant occasion, Dana White was requested for his ideas on Leon Edwards’ current feedback and responded with the next:
“Hear, it’s not like I’m a giant, ‘Oh Colby.’ – Colby Covington deserves this shot on the title,” White informed reporters at tonight’s post-fight press convention (h/t MMAJunkie). “I don’t blame Leon. Leon simply acquired by means of Usman twice and now he’s taking a look at one other wrestler now with a cool fashion that’s robust to cope with. Whenever you change into the champ, all people’s coming after you. All of the straight killers are coming after you for the following 3 times a f*cking 12 months, you’re confronted with nothing however the baddest dudes on this planet in your division.”
Dana White continued:
“In the event you take a look at Usman and what he did – Usman ran by means of that division twice. Usman’s one of many biggest of all time. Leon simply beat him twice. You’re the person, Leon. You’re the man. And everybody’s coming after you, and it’s going to be Colby subsequent.”
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