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Masvidal will NEVER be UFC champ and rematch is ‘easy pay day’ for Usman, blasts Edwards while Covington rules out fight
LEON EDWARDS blasted that Jorge Masvidal will NEVER be a UFC champion and a rematch would an 'easy' pay day for Kamaru Usman.
Masvidal was beaten by the welterweight king in July, but took the challenge on just one week's notice on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.
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He looked set to face best-friend-turned enemy Colby Covington next, but after talks broke down, Usman called out the veteran American, vowing to win by knockout this time.
But Brit Edwards - who had a backstage brawl with Masvidal at UFC London in 2019 - reckons the rematch is nothing more than a cash grab.
He told : “I think Usman beats him ten out of ten times.
"I just don’t think Masvidal is a championship fighter. I think he’s a good fighter, good contender, but he will never be a champion in UFC.
“Usman is probably thinking about the money, right? Easy work for a high payday.”
Usman, 33, and Masvidal, 36, sold 1.3million pay-per-views after their UFC 251 headliner.
And UFC president Dana White opened the door to a second fight between the pair after Gilbert Burns, 34, was stopped by the champion at UFC 258.
It would leave Covington, 32, in the lurch and without an opponent, as his grudge with Masvidal fell through.
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Edwards, 29, is also without a scheduled fight as his main-event against Khamzat Chimaev, 26, was again cancelled.
Chimaev has failed to recover from coronavirus and White has ensured the Swede will receive top medical attention.
As a result of the pullout, the UFC started talks for Edwards - who has not fought in TWO YEARS - to face Covington.
But the American bad boy, ranked the No1 contender in the division, appears uninterested in facing No3 Edwards.
Covington said on : “I’m not doing charity business no more. It’s not my fault this kid hasn’t fought in two years.
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"It’s not my fault this kid – there’s people from England fighting all the time in the pandemic, they’re not scared to fight.
"So, I’m not doing charity for this guy who hasn’t fought in two years. He’s irrelevant, he’s beat a bunch of bums, and I’m not doing charity.
";This isn’t charity hour, this is f***ing championship f***ing pay-per-view hour.”
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Edwards fired back: "He talks all this s*** on social media, but he doesn't want to fight.
"He makes excuses as to why he doesn't want to fight. Then step up and stop being a b****. Let's get this work."
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