UFC President Dana White took the entire welterweight division by storm when he announced Colby Covington as the next title challenger against Leon Edwards. UFC fighters in the welterweight division least expected White to choose ‘Chaos’. The major reason for their surprise was Covington’s previous fights. The 35-year-old’s last bout was against retired UFC star Jorge Masvidal. After a back-and-forth battle, Covington emerged victorious via decision after the five-round bout. However, ‘Chaos’ received two title shots against the then-welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, and he lost both of them. Hence, many believe that there are other fighters in the division who deserved a title shot.
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However, the UFC boss was not ready to move an inch. White wanted Covington to lock horns against Edwards. At the moment, Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s teammate has made a comparison between the two fighters. He feels that there is a drastic difference between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington.
The difference between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington
Belal Muhammad, who has polished himself into a great fighter, recently made a staunch comparison between ‘Rocky’ and ‘Chaos.” He said, “I think Colby because he’s louder so I know that the buildup will be funnier because I’m a trash talker as well. So if he wants to trash talk to me, it’ll make a lot funnier.”
He further mentioned how Edwards is different from ‘Chaos’. “Leon’s kind of quiet but he’s a guy that I would definitely want to beat up and definitely want to hit because like he’s a guy that he’s on a long streak as well and we have like a fight that didn’t go to the judges it ended in a no contest because he poked me in the eye.” Belal Muhammad was a teammate of UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov and he has worked hard to get closer to a title shot. It is believed that the winner between Covington and Edwards would fight against ‘Remember the Name.’ Hence, Muhammad is eagerly waiting for his title shot at this point.
The 34-year-old is currently on a nine-fight winning streak with a no-contest in between. When ‘Rocky’ and ‘Remember the Name’ locked horns at UFC Fight Night 187, Edwards accidentally poked Muhammad’s eye. This resulted in the bout ending in a no-contest. His last fight was against Gilbert Burns at UFC 288. He won the bout via unanimous decision. This fight brought him much closer to the title shot. At the moment, fans need to wait to find out if Muhammad gets to fight the winner between Edwards and Covington.
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