UFC fighter Leon Edwards make his return the octagon this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night in the UFC APEX, Las Vegas. This was the first time that Leon Edwards competed in the octagon for 18 months. The fight ended via an accidental eye poke where Leon Edwards hit Belal Muhammad in the right eye. It was one of the worst eye pokes in company history, with Muhammad in severe pain; his eye was bleeding and swollen instantly.
To re-iterate, this was accidental, and Edwards was extremely apologetic in the post fight interview and devastated that his return ended in such a way. Belal Muhammad and Edwards embraced in the octagon following the fight and it was a sour note to end on.
Leon Edwards on Kamaru Usman Fight
Interestingly, Leon Edwards stated after the fight during the press conference that he now believes he deserves a Welterweight title shot against Kamaru Usman.
‘I believe a title shot should be next,’ Edwards said. ‘I’ve rebuilt myself back up since last competing against (Kamaru) Usman. I was on an eight-fight winning streak. Tonight was going to be nine. The writing was on the wall. I was winning the fight, clearly. I believe I should be next at the title shot. I’ve built myself back up. That’s what should be next, I think.’
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