Russian UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev declared that the British Leon Edwards should be his next opponent.
On Sunday, Edwards defeated American Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 296 to defend the organization’s welterweight title.
— Leon (Edwards) should be my next opponent. The fight between Edwards and Covington was completely lame. We need to change champions,” Makhachev said in a video posted on the social network.
In mixed martial arts, 32-year-old Edwards won 22 victories with three defeats, one of his fights was declared invalid. Makhachev has 25 wins with one loss during his MMA career. After the second defense of the championship title, the 32-year-old Russian dominated the UFC rankings in all weight categories.
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