Coach Dave Lovell says Leon Edwards fought injured at UFC 304. Edwards (22-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC) was outgrappled by Belal Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) for five rounds, losing his welterweight title in Saturday’s main event at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. Edwards’ head coach, Lovell, revealed that Edwards was dealing with a nagging back injury during training camp, which limited him in his performance. “I’m not making any kind of excuses for him, but we had a few niggles in camp,” Lovell told Submission Radio . “His back was niggling him, so he couldn’t wrestle the way he really needed to offensively and defensively because of the niggle that recurred about maybe two, three times. Well, not taking nothing away from Belal’s performance, you know
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Leon Edwards’ coach reveals back ‘niggle’ hampered ability to grapple in UFC 304 loss – MMA Junkie