Leon Edwards Says Dana White’s Approval of Colby Covington’s Status Could Mean Only One Thing for the Welterweight Champ

Published 12/09/2023, 2:37 AM EST

Leon Edwards has a calm and collected persona to oppose the chaos of ‘Chaos’. While Colby Covington resorts to ruthless trash-talking, Edwards just seems to appear in interviews to solidify himself as the cool champion. Perhaps his moniker of ‘Rocky’ is well deserved after all.

Edwards is now on a winning streak of 12 fights. He has held the welterweight title for over a year and now he’s looking to defend it against Covington at UFC 296. Will his prowess as a striker come in handy against Covington’s cardio? For Edwards, ‘Chaos’ is just “another person”. Here’s more.

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Leon Edwards has his vision clear

Edwards is the reigning welterweight champion. And he became so by defeating Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 in 2022. He won by knockout and even defended his title against Usman once afterward. So, if you defeat the greatest welterweight around twice, do you have much to fear? Here’s his response to being asked how he sees the Covington fight.

“I think just it cements my legacy right,” he told ESPN MMA. “I think Dana came out before and said if Kamaru weren’t the champion, Colby would be the champion you know. So I feel like me going out there and taking out someone like Colby just keeps adding to my story you know and that’s it really it’s just another fight and another person in front of me.”

“He’s going be my 13th win in a row.” The champion said without a shadow of a doubt on his face. The casual confidence on Edwards’ face is stunning and impressive. Of course, when he mentioned Dana White, he was trying to quote White when he said, “If Usman doesn’t exist, Colby Covington is the champion here,” after UFC 268.

Of course, the idea isn’t to be over-confident. The champion has analyzed Covington’s style and what makes him so great. One of the contender’s greatest assets is his sheer cardio. His forte is taking the fighters around the Octagon to pummel them into a loss. So does ‘Rocky’ have a plan for him?

Edwards on dealing with Covington’s style

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Edwards recently gave an interview discussing Covington’s ability to push the envelope when it comes to cardio. He can set a pace and he will against Edwards. But will it be enough to tame the English champion? Here’s what he had to say about it.

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“Everyone’s saying that he can put a pace and keep the pace for the full fight. But I believe that, judging it off fights where he’s fighting over-the-hill guys you know, like Robbie Lawler, Masvidal, Tyron Woodley, these guys are like, in sport 38 (years old) in sports it’s old . . ,” voiced Edwards

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Clearly, Edwards believes he can beat his cardio with his youthful energy, even at 32 years old. What are your predictions?

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Leon Edwards Says Dana White’s Approval of Colby Covington’s Status Could Mean Only One Thing for the Welterweight Champ

Leon Edwards has his vision clear

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Edwards on dealing with Covington’s style