Brit UFC champ Leon Edwards plots 'revenge' fight vs Jorge Masvidal after 'sucker punch'
dailystar.co.ukUFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards wants a revenge fight against Jorge Masvidal after he was punched outside of the ring in 2019.Edwards was walking with security backstage at London's O2 when American fighter Masvidal stopped an interview and punched the Brit several times before security could intervene.However, Evans has yet to have a revenge match despite continued bad blood between the pair.
While Jamaican-born Edwards is still fresh from his success of beating Kamaru Usman to win the welterweight title, Masvidal has lost his last three fights including a knock-out by Usman last year.Now Edwards has told The Jim Rome Show that he wants to fight Masvidal after the 'sucker punch' he received back in 2019. 'Yeah, 100 percent.
That’s on my list," he said.READ MORE: Jake Paul set to fight UFC legend Anderson Silva after snubbing Tommy Fury offer"But at the moment, Jorge, he’s on like a two-three fight losing streak.
He needs to go out there, get some wins and make the fight make sense. That’s a fight I think would be massive for the UFC. To get my revenge on him, I cannot wait."Edwards is at the peak of his form having won his last 10 fights and he knocked out Usman with just seconds remaining whilst losing the match on points.Edwards added: "The kick was kind of like a hot knife through butter, just perfect.
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