After his second loss in a row in UFC London on Saturday, Leon Edwards was told to withdraw from the sport through his former rival, Colby Covington.
On Saturday evening in UFC London, Leon Edwards received his first career -stop loss when Sean Brady submitted him in the fourth round of their main event.
Days removed from their collision in the British capital, Sean Brady continued to hit Edwards and left him and his team for their behavior of Vechtweek.
With the UFC career of Edwards that now hangs in the balance after two very disappointing losses, 'Rocky' does not have many options.
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Colby Covington advises Leon Edwards to retire after another disappointing loss
Although his last few versions have a lot to be desired, during his time as a champion of Welterweight, the Brit set up a few impressive versions.
One was against Colby Covington, when Edwards dominated him to defend his title on UFC 296 in December 2023.
After the loss of Edwards against Brady, 'Chaos' Covington advised that the 33-year-old is retiring from sport.
“I didn't get time to pay attention to the jobs in my division,” Covington claimed in an interview with Submission Radio.
“I thought that after I had fought with Leon, the motivation was no longer there, I can see in the fight, I immediately broke my foot and he did nothing … I can see after that fight that he was simply no longer hungry.
“He has earned too much money, I earned him too much money at that press conference, so I just don't think he is motivated and he has to hang them,” Covington continued.
Despite Covington's advice to Edwards, the UFC fan base feels in the same way towards him after his tragic loss of Joaquin Buckley previous time out, in which he also lost two fights in a row.
Michael Bisping suggests a matchup for Leon Edwards
Although the former interim has proposed champion to retire Edwards, the British UFC Hall of Famer, Michael Bisping has a wiser idea.
Edwards has somewhat a feud with colleague administration, Ian Machado Garry, who goes back to the Irishman in Edwards' Gym in Birmingham.
'De Toekomst' was asked to leave the gym after a few months of training there, which resulted in excitement between the two hunters.
Bisping believes that it would now be the perfect time for the two to arrange their beef and ultimately give each other the striker versus Spits -Matchups that they were both looking for.
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