Success didn’t come to Leon Edwards overnight. The UFC welterweight champion has worked his fingers to the bone to reach his current position. For the success of any UFC fighter, the promotion also plays a huge role. According to retired UFC legend Chael Sonnen, the UFC has done a lot in favor of Edwards that has taken him to where he is today. Sonnen strongly believes that a fighter can only be successful in UFC if Dana White supports them.
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Edwards has received great opportunities in the promotion because White was ready to make the necessary adjustments for him even during the deadly COVID-19 Pandemic. However, ‘ The American Gangster’ was disappointed with the British Fighter as he said no to the very first thing asked for the promotion. The UFC boss wanted ‘Rocky’ to fight against Colby Covington after his first title defense against Kamaru Usman. Nonetheless, Edwards was not ready to fight ‘Chaos’, as he believed him not to be a worthy opponent.
Chael Sonnen details the ungrateful attitude of Leon Edwards
In a video uploaded on Chael Sonnen’s YouTube channel, he said, “As soon as they believe they’re powerful enough they turn the gun on you… Just as an example scratched and clawed his way just to get the opportunity and we were there for him. We didn’t let anybody slide him. We did not like the pandemic, had a country that shut down an airport and left the number three guy in the world behind.”
Sonnen further mentioned the favors UFC did for Edwards to reach the welterweight title. He added, “We didn’t let the division move on, did we? No, no we looked after Leon. We got Leon that opportunity. That opportunity was opposite Nate Diaz. We got an opportunity, we pushed him right into a main event. Yes we did, yes we did, we did that. As soon as he got the belt very first thing we asked him to do, he said no to it. Wasn’t the second thing, the third thing, the fourth thing. As soon as he got that belt, said we’d like you to fight Colby Covington and he told us no.” According to ‘The American Gangster’, Edwards was ungrateful towards Dana White as he was not ready to fight Covington.
Will Leon fight Covington?
Leon Edwards and Nate Diaz came face-to-face in UFC 263. The game went on back and forth until round five. In the end, it was Edwards who won the battle via a unanimous decision. After winning the bout against Diaz, Edwards got a title shot against Kamaru Usman at UFC 278. The English fighter won the fight via head kick in the fifth round. Following this victory, Edwards went for his first title defense against Usman at UFC 286.
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‘Rocky’ came out of the fight with flying colors. It was Colby Covington who served as the backup for UFC 286. Impressed by Covington’s dedication to the sport, White made him the next title challenger. Do you think that a fight between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington would come to fruition?
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