Leon Edwards, the UFC welterweight champion, stunned the entire world when he knocked the title out of Kamaru Usman in August 2022. He further shook many people by successfully defending the title against Usman in March 2023.
Avenging his last career loss so far, Edwards is now 2-1 over Kamaru Usman and is ready to welcome new competitor Colby Covington at UFC 296. While several fans are now praiseworthy of the Briton’s fighting style, Edwards’ physique has also been the talk of the town.
Weighing at 170 lbs during fight weeks, Leon Edwards is 6’2” tall with a reach of 74” and possesses a ripped physique. The undisputed UFC welterweight champion recently posted a picture of his bare body on IG, sending several fans into a frenzy.
Here’s how netizens and MMA fans reacted to Edwards’ post.
Edwards has been undefeated for eight years now, aiming for his second successful title defense since becoming the champion. He is an elite striker who can trade shots with any man in his division. His performance reflected a sheer improvement in the rematch against Kamaru Usman. On the contrary, Colby Covington has been inactive for over a year. This can play a pivotal role in the fight as ‘Rocky’ has been more active than ‘Chaos’.
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When Will Leon Edwards and Colby Covington Fight?
Leon Edwards will headline this year’s final event for his promotion against Colby Covington at UFC 296 in T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada). With two title fights on the card, UFC 296 is expected to be a stacked event.
Before Edwards and Covington pull up, there will be umpteen intriguing matchups already over. Hence, MMA fans would be giving their absolute attention to the contest. After Tyron Woodley, Kamaru Usman reigned the 170 lbs division for several years before losing the belt to Edwards. It remains to be seen whether Leon Edwards remains a long-time champion. Here’s a look at the complete UFC 296 fight card.
Main Card
Leon Edwards (C) vs Colby Covington- Main Event Welterweight title fight
Alexandre Pantoja (C) vs Brandon Rovyal- Co-main Event Flyweight title fight
Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson- Welterweight fight
Tony Ferguson vs Paddy Pimblett- Lightweight fight
Prelims
Josh Emmet vs Giga Chikadze- Featherweight fight
Irene Aldana vs Karol Rosa- Women’s Bantamweight fight
Cody Garbrandt vs Brian Kelleher- Bantamweight fight
Casey O’Neil vs Ariane Lipski- Women’s Flyweight fight
Early Prelims
Alonzo Menifield vs Dustin Jacoby- Light Heavyweight fight
Martin Buday vs Shamil Gaziev- Heavyweight fight
Tagir Ulanbekov vs Cody Durden- Flyweight fight
Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov- Welterweight fight
