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Rob Edwards delighted as Luke Berry has another fruitful moment with Luton
Rob Edwards praised “unique” Luton after Luke Berry became the first player to score for the club in all four divisions. The 31-year-old, who netted his first Hatters goals in a League Two fixture against Stevenage in 2017, pounced in the 89th minute to earn a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, his first
Dana White says Leon Edwards was offered three different opponents for UFC 300 and said yes to all of them
White praises Edwards “In this business it’s about taking opportunities – headlining UFC 300, with all the buzz and all the energy around it. Let me say this. Leon Edwards, Leon Edwards has had like three opponents throughout this thing. Leon Edwards doesn’t say no to anybody. This kid is an absolute stud. He’s had
UFC 296: Edwards vs Covington ceremonial weigh-ins & faceoff
UFC 296: Edwards vs Covington airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, December 16. The final pay-per-view fight card for the year features a series of MMA bouts with two titles contested on the night. Ahead of their respective bouts, the fighters step on the scales and come face to face
Sunny Edwards: I’m not worried about Jesse Rodriguez
Sunny Edwards faces fellow world champion Jesse Rodriguez on Saturday, December 16 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, AZ. The pair squares off in a 12-round flyweight title unification with two belts on the line. Undefeated Edwards (20-0, 4 KOs) brings to the ring his IBF belt. In his previous outing in June, the 27-year-old
UFC 296: Make your predictions for Edwards vs. Covington, Pantoja vs. Royval title fights
December 13, 2023 11:00 pm ET (Updated Dec. 13, 2023, for removal of Vicente Luque vs. Ian Machado Garry.) We want your predictions for UFC 296 in Las Vegas. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies
Anthony Edwards’ first run in NBA Playoffs could be his launch pad to superstardom
Anthony Edwards was breathtaking during the Minnesota Timberwolves’ first-round series, as in five games, he averaged a slash line of 31.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.0 blocks, and 1.8 steals per game on 60.2 percent true shooting (3.6 percentage points better than the league average in the playoffs). And while his team’s adversary in
Former UFC fan favorite Nate Diaz is booked to face Jake Paul in a boxing match on Aug. 5 in Dallas, and welterweight champion Leon Edwards favors the Stockton brawler. The 38-year old Diaz left the UFC and entered free agency after winning the final fight of his contract at UFC 279 in September. One
Leon Edwards: ‘There’s no clear No. 1 contender’
When UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards looks at the 170-pound division, he does not see a clear contender for his next title defense. UFC president Dana White has asserted that Colby Covington will get the next title shot, but Edwards doesn’t think ‘Chaos’ deserves it. “At the moment, in the division, there’s no clear number
Leon Edwards believes Jorge Masvidal matchup will be made if ‘Gamebred’ defeats Gilbert Burns: “Let’s settle it once and for all”
Home » MMA News » UFC » Leon Edwards believes Jorge Masvidal matchup will ...UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards believes he could be facing Jorge Masvidal later this year. ‘Rocky’ has been out of action since his clash with Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 last August. The bout was a rematch of their prior encounter
Edwards’ coach on now-viral plea at UFC 278: ‘I had to go out there and do something’
Leon Edwards was down 3-1 on the judges’ scorecards in his rematch against Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 this past Saturday. When ‘Rocky’ returned to his corner ahead of the fifth and final round, coach Dave Lovell saw someone he did not recognize: an already defeated Edwards. “Listen! Stop feeling sorry for your f—king self!,”