LAS VEGAS – Leon Edwards has never put Colby Covington up on the pedestal of the UFC’s most deserving challengers, and that hasn’t changed after a months-long training camp.
Since he retained the title against Kamaru Usman in March, Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) has repeatedly expressed disinterest in Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC), who he now faces Saturday at UFC 296.
“I think no one in this room knows why he’s fighting for a title. But we’re here now,” Edwards told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday. “The only thing that matters, all that matters, is Saturday night, going out there and taking him out and focusing fully on that. Whether he deserves it or not, it doesn’t matter, because he’s fighting anyway for the belt.
