Leon Edwards can’t afford to lose to Belal Muhammad at UFC Vegas 21, which is why ‘Rocky’ is taking his opponent very seriously ahead of their welterweight headliner at the UFC Apex.
Edwards knows a loss would be disastrous for his career and possibly ruin his chances of ever fighting for the welterweight title.
“If I go out there and f**king lose to this kid, then all these title fights and all these big fights goes away,” Edwards told MMA Fighting ahead of the matchup. “I have to go out there and make a statement and show there’s levels to this and I deserve in the top tier of the promotion and that’s it really.