There were moments that tested Edwards’ patience along the way. Fight cancellations, injuries and the COVID-19 pandemic have kept Edwards out of some marquee matchups that might have earned him that title sooner.
But ‘Rocky’ remained confident he would not be denied a title shot, even after an unfortunate eye-opener resulted in a no contest with fellow countryman Belal Muhammad. And finally, Edwards has his chance to settle the score with Usman, this time with the welterweight title on the line.
With the rematch years highly anticipated, both men are excited for the challenge and can’t wait to make a major statement.
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Usman on the rematch“I expect Leon to come with his best game plan and the best version of himself and I will do the same,” Usman told UFC.com. “If he did his homework, Salt Lake City could be spoiled.”
Edwards on the rematch“It’s a totally different fight than it was the first fight. If either of us approach it like we did back then, we’ll lose,” Edwards told UFC.com “He’s a new guy, I’m a new guy and I’m going to go out there and figure it out.”
