LAS VEGAS – Leon Edwards is open to rematching Belal Muhammad next, but won’t be surprised if he’s leapfrogged after UFC 296. Welterweight champion Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) defends his title against Colby Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 296 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on ESPN+. Weighing in as a backup will be Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC), who’s lone asterisk in his 10-fight unbeaten run came in a no contest against Edwards in March 2021. Muhammad has been chomping at the bit for his title shot, and Edwards says he could be next – but he doesn’t guarantee it. “Maybe,” Edwards told MMA Junkie and other reporters at Wednesday’s UFC 296 media day
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