Leon Edwards will make his next defense of the welterweight title against Colby Covington.
The UFC is working to ensure the Edwards-Covington bout takes place in London, Sports Illustrated has learned.
Edwards is one of the toughest men in mixed martial arts, but he is not the biggest standalone draw—at least not yet. He is soft spoken, and not charismatic in the same vein as Conor McGregor or Israel Adesanya, Edwards needs the right opponent to sell his bout, which he had in spades with the great Kamaru Usman at UFC 286.
