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Leon Edwards on Darren Till callout: ‘Everyone else thinks he’s the second coming of God, but I don’t’

Leon Roberts made his wishes clear at UFC London.

After extending his five-fight Octagon win streak with a buzzer-beating TKO over Peter Sobotta on Saturday night, Roberts turned his attention cageside and directly called out Darren Till, who was seated in the audience at the O2 Arena. Roberts called for a fight against the Scouse contender for May 27 as the main event of UFC Liverpool, and he doubled down on his request after UFC London’s conclusion.

“That’s really what I want,” Edwards said at the event’s post-fight press conference. “Like I said before, I’ve beaten top-ranked guys, better guys than Till’s fought, on the come-up.