UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards has responded to a recent criticism from former fighter turned MMA analyst Chael Sonnen.<\/p>\n
Edwards currently holds the No. 3 spot in the UFC welterweight rankings, and is riding an impressive, eight-fight win-streak. Despite his station in the division, he’s struggled to land himself a big fight, and Sonnen believes that’s because he’s not making himself “interesting”<\/a> outside the cage.<\/p>\n “Leon Edwards does everything right except make himself interesting,” Sonnen said on a recent episode of ESPN’s Ariel & The Bad Guy<\/em>. “There\u2019s another guy in the same weight class that does the same thing. His name is Neil Magny. The only time in a matchmakers’ meeting that these guys names are even brought up is when Sean Shelby is flipping through the contracts and says ‘oh we owe this guy a fight, who should we put him with?’<\/p>\n “You want to have a title fight or a big fight, the first thing you have to be is interesting,” Sonnen added. “Both of those guys are great fighters, but they don\u2019t bring any interest to the table. Leon Edwards coming out and calling for a fight that anybody that has the sense knows he isn\u2019t going to get not only wastes a media opportunity, but it makes him look like he doesn\u2019t have power in this sport. The worst thing you can be in this sport is powerless. The absolute worse thing you can do is call for a shot, in front of SportsCenter, and not get it.”<\/p>\n Speaking on the latest episode of Submission Radio<\/a>, Edwards responded to this criticism from Sonnen, explaining that he’s not going to put on an act to get what he deserves.<\/p>\n