LAS VEGAS – Leon Edwards has never put Colby Covington up on the pedestal of the UFC’s most deserving challengers, and that hasn’t changed after a months-long training camp. Since he retained the title against Kamaru Usman in March, Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) has repeatedly expressed disinterest in Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC), who he now faces Saturday at UFC 296 . “I think no one in this room knows why he’s fighting for a title. But we’re here now,” Edwards told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday.
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