Conor McGregor went off on the state of the UFC welterweight division.
Leon Edwards will look to notch his third title protection when he runs issues again with Belal Muhammad within the UFC 304 headliner July 27 in Manchester, England. Edwards knocked out Kamaru Usman to seize the title, however went the space with Usman of their rematch, and all 25 minutes with Colby Covington as effectively.
Each Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) and Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) are on double-digit unbeaten runs, however most of their wins have come by choice which McGregor criticized.
“There’s too many selections happening now with that Leon fella,” McGregor mentioned in a stay stream with Duel Bits (h/t Championship Rounds on X). “Leon Edwards loves a choice. After which he’s combating one other f*cking choice man, your man Belal, so not nice instances within the welterweight title image. (UFC 304 will do 200,000 pay-per-view) buys, most likely … not even: 150,000 buys.”
Former dual-champion McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who will return in a 170-pound bout in opposition to Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) at UFC 303 June 29 in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+), has his eyes on much more belts.
“Leon Edwards, Nate Diaz nearly knocked him out, had him out on his toes,” McGregor mentioned. “If that combat is happening, Leon is unconscious. Additionally, (Donald) Cerrone went the space with him.
“I’m taking a look at all these belts: the light-weight world title – though I’ve held that, how excited would I be to chop that weight once more after profitable it already? I’ve already held the belt. I’d be excited concerning the ‘Unhealthy Motherf*cker’ (BMF) title, and I’d be excited concerning the welterweight title.”
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