Leon Edwards Reveals He Will Headline UFC London in March

It appears that Leon Edwards will headline the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship card in London.

During a recent interview with DAZN Boxing, Edwards revealed that he will be headlining the UFC card scheduled for March 22 at the O2 Arena in London. The opponent remains unknown. The news was first by Ariel Helwani.

Edwards put his welterweight title on the line against Belal Muhammad in front of his home fans at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester at UFC 304 this past July. The Englishman suffered a lopsided unanimous decision loss against Muhammad, putting an end to their longstanding rivalry. The loss also saw Edwards’ 13-fight winning unbeaten streak snapped.

Meanwhile, Muhammad was scheduled to defend his title against Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 on Dec. 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. However, “Remember the Name” was forced out with a bone infection and replaced by Ian Garry. With Garry and “Nomad” squaring off in a potential title eliminator, Edwards’ opponent for UFC London in March will have to come from someone outside of that group.Christian Leroy Duncan vs Andrey Pulyaev Jan Blachowicz vs Carlos Ulberg Marcin Tybura vs Mick Parkin Oumar Sy vs Alonzo Menifield Molly McCann vs Istela Nunes Lone'er Kavanagh vs Felipe dos Santos