Islam Makhachev was not impressed by Leon Edwards ’ win over Colby Covington . Welterweight champion Edwards (22-3 MMA, 14-2 UFC) retained his title when he defeated Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) by unanimous decision in this past Saturday’s UFC 296 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Lightweight champion Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC), who voiced his desire to chase dual-champion status in the past, didn’t like what he saw out of Edwards when he watched the fight in person. “Leon has to be next, and also, this fight was bullsh*t, man,” Makhachev said. “We have to change the champion.” Colby should learn trash talking from islam, no crossing lines just speaking about the skills pic.twitter.com/mL56R1c9a2 — Abady Makhachev (@AbadyMMA) December 17, 2023 Makhachev is coming off a first-round head kick knockout of featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 294 . He’s confident he’d put both Edwards and Covington away if they fought
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