{"id":265750,"date":"2017-12-14T09:26:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T17:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=265750"},"modified":"2017-12-14T09:26:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T17:26:27","slug":"exclusive-streaking-leon-edwards-predicts-finish-peter-sobotta-leap-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-streaking-leon-edwards-predicts-finish-peter-sobotta-leap-top-10\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE | Streaking Leon Edwards predicts finish of Peter Sobotta, leap into the top-10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Currently on a four-fight win-streak, composed of wins over dangerous adversaries in Dominic Waters, Albert Tumenov, Vincente Luque and Bryan Barberena, England&#8217;s Leon Edwards in one of the fastest-rising contenders in the UFC welterweight division.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards will attempt to make his next leap up the proverbial ladder this March 27, when the UFC touches down in London, England. His opponent will dangerous Polish-German fighter \u2013 sorry, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/peter-sobotta\/lol-polish-german-welterweight-peter-sobotta-says-he-will-rep-jamaica-in-his-next-fight\/\">Jamaican fighter<\/a> \u2013 Peter Sobotta. While Edwards respects Sobotta, however, this is not really the kind of fight he was hoping for after four-straight wins.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Sobotta is a tough opponent, but I feel like I&#8217;m a level above him,&#8221; Edwards said on the latest episode of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/podcasts\/bjpenn-com-radio-ep-62-curtis-blaydes-leon-edwards-jimi-manuwa\/\">BJ Penn Radio<\/a>. &#8220;I feel like I&#8217;ll go out there and put him away. I feel like I deserve a top ten guy. Not looking past Sobotta, but I feel I&#8217;m a level above him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a bit disappointed with the fight, but like I said, I&#8217;m not looking past him,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;He&#8217;s a tough fight, but I feel like I&#8217;ll go out there and I&#8217;ll put him away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Edwards is hoping that a big win over Sobotta will catapult him into the welterweight rankings, where fights with the division&#8217;s top names will be waiting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been calling for that Donald Cerrone fight for a while now and I didn&#8217;t get it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So, now I got to go out there, prove my point again and hopefully my next fight will be a top ten guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I beat Tumenov, he was ranked number 12 in the world when I beat him,&#8221; Edwards added, reaffirming his stance that he&#8217;s probably due for a top-10 foe. &#8220;Like I said, that&#8217;s the goal, to go out there and put Sobotta away. [Then] I should get ranked guys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If Leon Edwards takes out Peter Sobotta in March, who do you want to see him take on next?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 14\/12\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently on a four-fight win-streak, composed of wins over dangerous adversaries in Dominic Waters, Albert Tumenov, Vincente Luque and Bryan Barberena, England&#8217;s Leon Edwards in one of the fastest-rising contenders in the UFC welterweight division. 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