UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad isn’t anticipating to rematch Leon Edwards anytime quickly.
Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) dethroned Edwards to become champion at UFC 304 and is scheduled to make his first title protection towards Jack Della Maddalena within the UFC 315 headliner in Montreal.
In the meantime, Edwards (22-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC) will look to rebound when he meets Sean Brady within the UFC Battle Night time 255 headliner March 22 in London. Edwards claimed that the UFC dubbed his fight with Brady as a No. 1 contender bout, which Muhammad scoffed at.
“I don’t know what Leon is considering,” Muhammad mentioned on the “Believe You Me” podcast. “Leon, you’ve got a full three years earlier than you’ll be able to even take into consideration getting a rematch. It’s going to be a protracted three years of preventing contenders for Leon. I’d make him wait.
“I’ve the following man in line anyway. I believe it’s Shavkat. There’s nothing I don’t suppose he can do to skip Shavkat. I wouldn’t permit that to even occur with Leon. Yeah, he can go on the market and throw a cartwheel kick, spinning backfist, after which I’m nonetheless going to place, ‘Lol, he nonetheless sucks.’”
Muhammad was scheduled to face Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310, however withdrew after struggling a bone an infection in his foot. Rakhmonov remained on the cardboard and defeated Ian Machado Garry in a five-round fight. However when Rakhmonov couldn’t make UFC 315 because of harm, Muhammad was booked towards Della Maddalena as a substitute.
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