Bellator middleweight Fabian Edwards has insisted that he is not putting Gegard Mousasi on a pedestal ahead of their crunch fight in Paris next month.
The former UFC star lost his 185lb title back in June of last year, and looks to begin his third run towards the gold in the MMA promotion with a victory over Edwards. But the Brit, whose brother is the UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards, is forging his own path and promises that he won't be treating Mousasi as a legend of the sport when they fight.
Edwards defeated Lyoto Machida in London last May before winning a comfortable decision over Charlie Ward in October to set up a No.1 contender fight with Mousasi. The pair will headline at the Accor Arena in Paris with the winner almost certain to face Eblen as the next challenger for Bellator gold at middleweight.
