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Streaking UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards was hoping to fight Tyron Woodley, the former welterweight champ, when the UFC returns to London this March.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Edwards, Woodley is not interested in fighting overseas.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready to fight soon, man,\u201d Woodley said during a live chat with fans on social media. \u201cThey want me to fight in London. F*ck that, I\u2019m not going all the way to London to fight. I\u2019m the five-time world champion, I\u2019m gonna fight f*cking here. January 18th, January 25th, February 8th, I wanna fight in the States. I don\u2019t wanna go out of the country and fight. When I go out of the country I wanna be on vacation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking on MMA Fighting<\/a>‘s Eurobash <\/em><\/a>podcast, Edwards responded to Woodley’s clear disinterest in fighting in London.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m hoping he takes it, but from what I\u2019m hearing he won\u2019t come to London,” Edwards said. “He says he\u2019ll fight, but not in London. That makes no sense. We\u2019re in negotiations now and hopefully I\u2019ll know this week. I\u2019m meeting with the UFC, so I\u2019ll have more information about that and what\u2019s going on. What I\u2019m hearing is he doesn\u2019t want to come to London, so we\u2019re trying to force him to come to London.\u201d<\/p>\n

Edwards continued, reminding that he’s undefeated on UK soil \u2014 which he believes factors into Woodley’s reluctance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never lost a fight in the U.K., from amateur to pro,” he said. “He\u2019s probably looking at that thinking, \u2018I don\u2019t want to go over there and get beat,\u2019 because where does he go [from there]? Like I said, he\u2019s making excuses from the jump.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whatever the case, Edwards feels that this is a fight that makes sense \u2014 and one that will earn him the respect he’s owed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready to go. I think that\u2019s the fight that makes the most sense,” he said. “Everyone else has been matched or has just fought so I think me and Woodley, the former world champion, would be the next step to make. We\u2019re pushing for it\u2026hopefully it should get done.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat will they say when I go and beat a former world champion?\u201d Edwards added. \u201cWhat will they say then because every time I get a win they make a new excuse. Let\u2019s see what they say after I go out there and beat someone like Tyron Woodley. I\u2019m ready to go, I deserved that title shot two or three fights ago. I\u2019m just gonna keep doing my thing, keep winning. I\u2019ll be taking a very close look at the welterweight title fight this week and I\u2019ll go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Does a fight between Leon Edwards and Tyron Woodley interest you? Do you think the fight should happen in London? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 12\/10\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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