Leon Edwards is hoping to do his part in raising awareness on a recent surge in knife crime in England following horrific incidents in his hometown of Birmingham last week. Three men were stabbed in broad daylight – two in a city park and one outside a shopping centre – with one man dying. Edwards, a contender in the UFC welterweight division, thinks it’s about time people spoke out about the stabbing epidemic in his city , hoping to use his platform to spread awareness. “It’s been going on for a very long time now,” Edwards told MMA Junkie
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Leon Edwards fights to bring awareness to Birmingham stabbing epidemic – MMA Junkie