Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight American Colby Covington on a podcast delivery radio Lightweight division champion Islam Makhachev was mocked, who announced his desire to fight Leon Edwards.
“I laughed when I heard that little idiot’s words. Dude, you just got beaten up by a midget dressed as Alex Volkanovski, he’s competing under a weight class. And you’re gonna move on to our part where real men fight?” Covington said.
On March 19, Edwards defeated US Nigerian Kamaru Usman at the UFC 286 main event.
For Edwards, this was his first championship defense: he is the heavyweight champion of promotion. The fight lasted for the five rounds declared by the rules and ended with a decision of the referees in favor of Edwards – 48-46, 48-46, 47-47.
On February 12, Makhachev defeated Alexander Volkanovski by unanimous decision after five rounds at UFC 284 in Perth, Australia. After the fight, both athletes agreed to an immediate rematch.
This victory for the Russian took the 24th place in his professional career with a loss. He defended his lightweight title for the first time.
formerly Makhachev judicial the name of the next requested competitor.