Welterweight contenders Leon Edwards and Rafael Dos Anjos were pitted against each other last night for the latest installment of &#8220;UFC Fight Night&#8221; in San Antonio. Upon witnessing Leon Edwards&#8217; dominant display, two things stuck out.
For one, Leon Edwards is probably more deserving than say&#8230; Ben Askren of a Top 5 ranking within the Welterweight division, but the UFC isn&#8217;t exactly a meritocracy; so fighters <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/israel-adesanya-freaks-out-after-ben-askren-gets-kod-in-5-seconds-news.85105.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">like Ben Askren</a> who are particularly strong on social media, and on the mic, tend to flare up in the rankings &#8211; at the expense of the &#8220;go about my business&#8221; types in MMA.
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Secondly, Rafael Dos Anjos&#8217; loss places him on a direct course back to the Lightweight ranks. His jiu-jitsu background and natural weight haven&#8217;t translated all too well in the Welterweight ranks, post-injury. As for the triumphant Leon Edwards, and the prospect of moving up the ladder, the Englishman has his sights set <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/conor-mcgregor-is-in-jorge-masvidals-sights-after-vicious-ben-askren-ko-news.85467.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">on facing Jorge Masvidal</a>, the popular fighter who not so long ago, clocked him in the face backstage at a UFC Fight Night event in March.






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&#8220;I&#8217;m on an eight-fight win streak, in one of the hardest divisions in the sport,&#8221; Edwards said post-fight. &#8220;There&#8217;s a little weasel called Jorge Masvidal. Accept the fight. Let&#8217;s do it. You&#8217;re not on my level. Let&#8217;s make the fight happen.&#8221;
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It just so happens that <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jorge-masvidal-makes-history-at-ufc-239-koing-ben-askren-in-5-seconds-flat-news.85052.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Masvidal was quick</a> in responding to Leon&#8217;s on-air challenge, issuing his retort via Twitter. Unfortunately for Leon, Masvidal fancies himself a couple of tiers above his English rival. Masvidal also mentioned in a subsequent Tweet that he was promised a Welterweight title shot after dispatching of Donald Cerrone, a fighter who as you might recall, lost to Leon Edwards several years/fights ago. Does Leon Edwards deserve a title shot of his own? Hit us in the comments.
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