JAKARTA - Leon Edwards has worked hard to land a title fight against Kamaru Usman. But now the UFC seems to have other plans.
In recent weeks, there has been a lot of talk about Usman possibly fighting Conor McGregor for the welterweight title.
We all know McGregor is getting ready to move up the division. The Notorious recently posted a collage with three pictures of his transformations over the years across three different divisions.
Make no mistake, McGregor is a history maker. He is the first person in UFC history to win titles in two different divisions.
Now he was aiming for a third, something no fighter had ever done before.
According to him, Usman should not be difficult to beat in the welterweight division. However, The Nigerian Nightmare – as he is nicknamed – has dominated all his opponents over the years and there is no obvious opponent for him other than Khamzat Chimaev.
With The Notorious being touted as a pay-per-view draw, UFC president Dana White is clearly interested in making the fight happen.
He might have thought Usman would still win that fight, but McGregor has given so much to the UFC that he should get a golden opportunity.
As reported by Marca, Thursday, Usman has agreed to a possible confrontation, but there is only one final hurdle to overcome. Namely, the people who are supposed to fight these Muslim fighters.
Meanwhile, retired mixed martial artist Chael Sonnen reports that White is considering giving Edwards a free money offer to withdraw from the fight against Usman.
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In his view, risking Kamaru losing the fight would completely ruin McGregor's chances against him.
But Edwards had already responded to Sonnen and he wasn't happy about it. It's pretty clear that Edwards would never accept the money for the chance to become the UFC welterweight champion.
Yet, with so many advantages that would come with the belt apart from the winning money, the life of Edwards or any other fighter for that matter changed forever after winning the title.
But if Edwards beats Usman, we might miss the chance to see McGregor fight for the belt against Usman.
We all want to see these two crash into the octagon and destroy each other.
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