Leon Edwards may very well end up being next in line. With negotiations for the next UFC welterweight title fight currently at a stalemate, Edwards said promotion officials told him that should discussions stall any longer between welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and former interim titleholder Colby Covington, then the title shot is his. “They said if the Colby (Covington) fight can’t get done, then I’m the next in line, so I believe I will be next in December,” Edwards said on “ Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show .” Edwards (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC), who is currently on an eight-fight winning streak, has been campaigning for a title shot for some time
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