Sorry Sean Brady, it appears to be like just like the UFC has one other opponent in thoughts for former welterweight king Leon Edwards.
With the promotion heading again to London on March 22 for one more loaded Battle Night time card in The Large Smoke, followers have been ready with bated breath to seek out out who ‘Rocky’ will sq. off with in his extremely anticipated return to the Octagon.
Following a formidable exhibiting at Fury Grappling 12 on Saturday, fifth-ranked contender Sean Brady referred to as for a conflict with Edwards. Nevertheless, a latest report from Aussie information breaker Benny P means that the promotion is within the strategy of finalizing a struggle between Edwards and Perth native Jack Della Maddalena.
“It does seem to be that is gonna occur, I’ve heard it from a number of sources from the JDM camp,” Benny P mentioned in a video on his YouTube channel. “I simply can’t think about that every one these individuals are listening to this if there’s no weight to it. Particularly as a result of it doesn’t seem prefer it’s going to be Usman in any respect.”
Since incomes his contract on a 2021 episode of Dana White’s Contender Sequence, ‘JDM’ has rattled off seven-straight wins contained in the Octagon, his most up-to-date victory coming in opposition to perennial contender Gilbert Burns at UFC 299 in March.
Is Leon Edwards changing Kamaru Usman as JDM’s subsequent opponent?
Beforehand, Maddalena was linked to a struggle with one other former welterweight titleholder, Kamaru Usman.
“I don’t know what’s happening with Usman, to be sincere with you,” Benny P continued. “I don’t know why Usman is out of this equation as a result of it was trying very probably that it was going to be Usman vs. Jack Della, so I’m undecided what has occurred to Usman, if he’s injured, in the event that they discovered one other opponent? However it does very probably we’re going to see Jack Della Maddalena vs. Leon Edwards in London, March twenty second.”
General, Maddalena is 17-2 in his blended martial arts profession, together with a 7-0 run beneath the UFC banner.
For Edwards, it will likely be his first time competing since surrendering the 170-pound title to Belal Muhammad in July.
