UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards thinks Belal Muhammad is in over his head.
Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) defends his title in a rematch vs. Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) within the UFC 304 headliner July 27 at Co-op Dwell in Manchester, England. Each Edwards and Muhammad are on double-digit unbeaten runs. The lone asterisk of their streak is a no contest towards one another in March 2021 – a battle that was dominated a no contest after Edwards inadvertently poked Muhammad within the eye and rendered him unable to proceed.
Muhammad has made some daring claims forward of their rematch, however Edwards isn’t certain the place he’s getting his confidence from.
“Deluded, he’s speaking a whole lot of sh*t, so be sure you can again it up,” Edwards advised Pink Nook MMA. “Like I mentioned, he’s been off over a 12 months. The way in which he talks is like he was profitable the primary battle, so a bit deluded. However like I mentioned, he greatest be prepared. It’s going to be an extended, laborious, robust battle for him in Manchester.”
Of their first battle, Edwards was in a position to stumble Muhammad early, profitable Spherical 1 on all three of the judges’ scorecards. The attention poke occurred simply 18 seconds into Spherical 2, and Muhammad is adamant that their first battle can’t be indicative of how issues would have performed out.
However Edwards thinks in any other case.
“Like I mentioned, the battle, Spherical 1 went my approach comfortably,” Edwards mentioned. “I used to be simply getting began, after which the attention poke occurred. Clearly harm him within the first spherical. I really feel like he’ll simply be too sluggish for me. Too sluggish, too predictable, too flat footed. So, let’s see.”
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