{"id":366030,"date":"2020-10-29T08:51:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T15:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=366030"},"modified":"2020-10-29T08:51:24","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T15:51:24","slug":"neil-magny-reacts-to-khamzat-chimaev-vs-leon-edwards-booking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/neil-magny-reacts-to-khamzat-chimaev-vs-leon-edwards-booking\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Magny reacts to Khamzat Chimaev vs. Leon Edwards booking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight contender Neil Magny has reacted to a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khamzat-chimaev-vs-leon-edwards-betting-odds-released\/\">newly confirmed<\/a> matchup between Khamzat Chimaev and Leon Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev, the hottest prospect in MMA at present, and Edwards, the UFC&#8217;s No. 3-ranked welterweight contender, are scheduled to collide on December 19.<\/p>\n<p>Magny has an interesting perspective on the bout, as it briefly looked like he would be the next man to fight Chimaev, but the fight never materialized.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to ESPN this week, the welterweight contender reacted to Chimaev fighting Edwards instead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;I think it&#8217;s pretty obvious at this point that his team and himself believe the easier matchup for him was Leon Edwards.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NeilMagny?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NeilMagny<\/a> told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arielhelwani<\/a> why he believes Khamzat Chimaev opted to fight Edwards and not Magny, who had been campaigning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LsWgD6SX7i\">pic.twitter.com\/LsWgD6SX7i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN MMA (@espnmma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma\/status\/1321471876187770882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing I can think of that caused this fight not to go through is his team thought that was a better matchup for him,\u201d Magny said (via MMA Mania).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not going to sit there and toot my own horn and say that fighting the No. 8 guy is a better deal that fighting a No. 3 guy, but I am pretty sure his team might have thought that Leon Edwards was the easier fight for him,&#8221; Magny added. &#8220;He matched up better with Leon Edwards than he would against me<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that he was willing to fight everyone else but me, I think that is pretty obvious at this point that his team and himself believe that the easier match for him was Leon Edwards,\u201d he continued. \u201cIn my opinion it\u2019s a no-brainer. I mean, the proof is in the pudding. How much more do I have to say for this man to step up and take this fight?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Neil Magny believes Khamzat Chimaev ducked him, Chimaev claims that he accepted the fight with the American.<\/p>\n<p>Which fight did you prefer for the prospect?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight contender Neil Magny has reacted to a newly confirmed matchup between Khamzat Chimaev and Leon Edwards. Chimaev, the hottest prospect in MMA at present, and Edwards, the UFC&#8217;s No. 3-ranked welterweight contender, are scheduled to collide on December 19. 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