{"id":326232,"date":"2019-09-25T07:18:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T14:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=326232"},"modified":"2019-09-25T07:18:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T14:18:24","slug":"leon-edwards-claims-he-could-get-next-welterweight-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/leon-edwards-claims-he-could-get-next-welterweight-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon Edwards claims he could get next welterweight title shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC has had some difficulty pinning down a welterweight title fight between champion Kamaru Usman and top contender Colby Covington. If the bout continues to give the promotion difficulty, it sounds like Usman could instead be matched up with streaking contender Leon Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>At least, that&#8217;s what Edwards claims.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Ariel Helwani&#8217;s MMA Show on Monday, Edwards claimed that he&#8217;s been offered a welterweight title shot if negotiations for Usman vs. Covington fall through again. He expects this is the way that things will shake out, and that he&#8217;ll get a title shot at UFC 245 in December.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leon Edwards is ready for a title shot vs. Kamaru Usman | Ariel Helwani&#039;s MMA Show\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z7gvS2Bi28s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said if the Colby (Covington) fight can\u2019t get done, then I\u2019m the next in line, so I believe I will be next in December,\u201d Edwards said on <em>Ariel Helwani\u2019s MMA Show\u00a0<\/em>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2019\/09\/leon-edwards-next-if-no-kamaru-usman-colby-covington-ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re at a stalemate,\u201d Edwards added, assuring that he&#8217;s earned the opportunity. \u201cI think Colby (Covington) is asking for too much money or whatever it is, but I put my name in the hat, and I told them I am ready to go. I deserve the shot, I\u2019m on the second most win streak in the whole division, so I believe I deserve the shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No matter how things shake out, Usman is hoping that the welterweight title is soon on the line again, as things have become quite congested at the top of the division.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels like the whole division is on standby,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cI am ready to go. I\u2019m fit. I\u2019m healthy. I am pushing for the Usman fight; I feel like I deserve that fight, so that\u2019s where I\u2019m at. I know the Colby (Covington) fight\u2019s not happening \u2014 that\u2019s what I\u2019m hearing \u2014 so I\u2019m ready to go in December.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leon Edwards is currently on an impressive eight-fight streak, highlighted by wins over Vicente Luque, Donald Cerrone, Gunnar Nelson and Rafael dos Anjos. Do you think he&#8217;s earned a title shot?<\/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 9\/25\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC has had some difficulty pinning down a welterweight title fight between champion Kamaru Usman and top contender Colby Covington. If the bout continues to give the promotion difficulty, it sounds like Usman could instead be matched up with streaking contender Leon Edwards. At least, that&#8217;s what Edwards claims. 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