Leon Edwards removed from UFC rankings due to inactivity

Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesUFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards has been out of action for all of 2020, and it’s that inactivity that will see him removed from the rankings until he does return.

Edwards (18-3) confirmed to BJPenn.com’s Cole Shelton that he’s gone from #3 in his division to off the rankings altogether.

Leon Edwards confirms to me over text he has been removed from the UFC rankings due to inactivity. #UFC

— Cole Shelton (@ColeShelton91) October 22, 2020 “Rocky” is on an eight-fight winning streak, beating the likes of Donald Cerrone, Gunnar Nelson, and most recently Rafael dos Anjos. That dos Anjos bout occurred in July 2019, but it’s not as if…