Leon Edwards is open to fighting fellow UFC champion Islam Makhachev – but not right now. Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) continued to express interest in moving up to welterweight to challenge Edwards after he submitted Dustin Poirier to retain his lightweight title in Saturday’s UFC 302 main event. Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) defends his welterweight title in a rematch against Belal Muhammad in the UFC 304 main event July 27 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. He likes the idea of facing Makhachev, but not until they both log in a few more title defenses. “I welcome it,” Edwards told Sky Sports of a Makhachev fight. “I think we’ve both got work to do within our division.
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