Khamzat Chimaev and Khabib’s Teammate Ridicule Leon Edwards Claim of Fighting for Double Champ Status After Winning Against Colby Covington at UFC 296

Leon Edwards’ ambitions are high with his UFC 296 match coming up. However, the UFC world may not have a lot of well-wishers for him in different divisions. Recently, the fighter opened up about his future in the UFC after the upcoming match and he didn’t aim low at all.

Will Leon Edwards be able to tear down his opponent, Colby Covington? If he does, the fighter wants to make history and move up to a different weight class to become a champion there. However, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammate and other UFC fighters have very little faith in him.

Khamzat Chimaev and Belal Muhammad laugh at Leon Edwards

Khamzat Chimaev is known for his sharp and edgy persona. He doesn’t shy away from making fun of anybody at all. Leon Edwards recently revealed that after he beats Covington, he’d like to move to middleweight to become a two-divisional champion once Dricus Du Plessis vs Sean Strickland is done for. In response, Chimaev just laughed responding with several laughing emojis.

So is Edwards so wrong for wanting to be a champ in two divisions? Perhaps one of his greatest test is yet to come in the form of Colby Covington. However, the champion has been undefeated in eight years. He has a 12-win fight streak and those are not numbers to laugh at.

“Colby wants to go 155 Leon wants 185 They’re both terrified of me” Khabib’s teammate Belal Muhammad commented under the post. He was certain that ‘Rocky’ and Covington are both afraid of him. Muhammad currently enjoys a number 2 ranking in the welterweight division.

He is undoubtedly a challenge to Edwards. However, the two have crossed paths before in a match that ended in an unfortunate no-contest. All due to an accidental poke by Edwards. Will the two ever cross paths again? Certainly not if Edwards changes his weight class.

How does Muhammad know Khabib Nurmagomedov

Both Nurmagomedov and Muhammad have trained before at the AKA. In fact, Nurmagomedov has often trained Belal Muhammad himself. He has often referred to him as his palestinian brother as well and the two are nothing short of brothers in arms.

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Muhammad still has his eyes on the welterweight title. While he hasn’t gotten his shot yet, Covington could be his next opponent. Do you believe that Leon Edwards will be able to continue his win streak and take it to a 13 win run soon? We’ll have to wait for UFC 296 to find out.

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