Former undisputed welterweight champion, Leon Edwards is ready for his return to motion within the headliner of UFC London in two months time, headlining the O2 Enviornment card within the capital in opposition to surging Australian contender, Jack Della Maddalena on March 22.
Edwards, who retains the primary rank on the welterweight restrict, will enter the Octagon for the primary time since his championship combat loss to present gold holder, Belal Muhammad again in July in the primary occasion of UFC 304 in Manchester, dropping a one-sided unanimous resolution loss within the pair’s rematch.
Sidelined via harm since March of final yr, Della Maddalena earned himself the quantity 4 rank at 170lbs with an eventual third spherical knockout win over former title challenger, Gilbert Burns.
Leon Edwards returns in UFC London headliner with Jack Della Maddalena
Per my sources Jack Della Maddalena vs Leon Edwards is now signed for a 5 spherical fundamental occasion at UFC London on the twenty second of March first reported by Myself on my YouTube channel.
Per my sources Jack Della Maddalena vs Leon Edwards is now signed for a 5 spherical fundamental occasion at UFC London on the twenty second of March first reported by Myself on my YouTube channel pic.twitter.com/WPzuFmdpPT
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Efficiently defending the welterweight title twice throughout his reign, Birmingham native, Edwards first turned in a trilogy rubber match resolution win over former pound-for-pound primary, Kamaru Usman, earlier than that includes in opposition to Colby Covington in one other shutout judging victory in December of 2023.
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Within the midst of a powerful unbeaten run of seven straight fights within the Octagon since his transfer from Dana White’s Contender Collection, heavy-handed hitter, Della Maddalena added the above-mentioned Burns to a run of current spectacular successes over the likes of Kevin Holland, Bassil Haffez, Randy Brown, Danny Roberts, and Ramazan Emeev.
