‘Bit*hing and Making Excuses’- Leon Edwards Responds to Kamaru Usman’s Comments After UFC 263

The UFC 263 fight between Leon Edwards and Nate Diaz ended in a victory for ‘Rocky’ Edwards. This was Edwards’s ninth victory in his last 10 fights, with 1 being a no contest. After winning this fight, ‘Rocky’ must have believed that his chances of challenging for the title would have skyrocketed.

However, according to the welterweight champion Kamaru Usman that is not the case. After Edwards won his fight against Diaz, Usman said, “That don’t help you, I guess no one deserves it.”

This clearly did not sit well with Edwards as he believes there is no one more deserving of a title shot than him.

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Edwards said, “All these guys make excuses, you know. They know I’m the man for the title shot; you know. But they all bit*hing and making excuses and saying he doesn’t deserve it. “

“Then who fu**ing does. Colby doesn’t deserve it. Woodley gets injured and now he (Colby) gets a title shot. I didn’t bit*h, I didn’t moan. I took my loss on the chin. And worked my way back up to a 9 fight win streak. Who else fu**ing deserves it, you know.”

Does Leon Edwards deserve a title shot against Kamaru Usman?

With a 10 UFC fight unbeaten streak, Edwards would have certainly thought that he would soon get a title shot. However, that does not seem to be the case. Many including Usman believe that although Edwards won today, his performance was not worthy of that of a title challenger.

Meanwhile, Colby Covington is being seen by many as the next opponent for Usman. And even Dana White had talked about how Covington deserves a title shot. This means that ‘Rocky’ will have to wait before he can challenge for the title.

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Although there are some who don’t see Edwards as a title contender just yet, there are many who believe that the fighter deserves to get a title shot. Whatever the manner of Edward’s victory is, the fact is that the fighter has won fights and that warrants a chance at gold.

What do you think? Does Edwards deserve a title shot? If not, who do you think he should fight instead?