Leon Edwards losing back-to-back for the first time this Saturday when he was dominated by Sean Brady in the Main Event of UFC London.
After he was dominated by Belal Muhammad on UFC 304, Leon Edwards knew that he had to bounce back with his next performance to stay at the top of the Welterweight Division.
Nevertheless, the British fans remained stripped and left the O2 -Arena early on Saturday evening at UFC London, because Edwards was completely dominated by Sean Brady, who then handed him his first stop loss of his career.
After you had climbed to the peak of the mountain and do what no other British hunter could do for him, 'Rocky's' career is now in an extremely precarious position.
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Edwards should avoid a similar fate such as Anderson Silva, Chuck Liddell and others
Following UFC London, Edwards joins an unfortunate group of hunters with his loss. Former UFC champions are now 1-6 in the promotion in 2025, with Jiri Prochazka the only former champion who has achieved a victory this year.
However, things can go from bad to worse for the 33-year-old if history has something to do with it.
Time and again we have seen UFC champions losing their titles and going out, ruining skids, and despite the fact that they are still considered one of the greatest of all time, Anderson Silva was one of them.
'The Spider' has completely affected his legacy, especially at a newer era of the fan base, because Silva lost six fighting in a row after losing his middleweight title.
Another example of monumental downfall is when Chuck Liddell lost his title in 2007 and lost four of his next five fights.
I in no way suggest that the 33-year-old regards a premature pension, but I suggest that he chooses his next opponent extremely wise.
And luckily for Edwards, there are two that are completely logical.
Leon Edwards has to choose the next Jorge Masvidal or Ian Machado Garry
In 2019 in UFC London after Edwards Gunnar Nelson closely defeated, he and Jorge Masvidal were involved in a walk -inback internship that resulted in Masvidal Cheap Shoting the Brit.
The infamous 'three -part and a soft drink' is still spoken to this day, where Edwards and Masvidal are huge rivals. Nevertheless, they never fought in the Octagon.
The promotion tried to take advantage of their rivalry in 2021, but 'GameBred' withdrew from their fight when he preferred a fight against his other old rival, Colby Covington.
Masvidal is looking for a route back to the UFC after departure in 2021 and this makes perfect sense to both hunters, so that Edwards gets his desired striker versus Spits Matchup.
However, there is another option for 'Rocky'.
After having spent some time in the Edwards gym in Birmingham, Irish Prospect, Ian Machado Garry was asked to leave, which resulted in a tense rivalry between the two.
'The Future' comes from a narrow defeat against Shavkat Rakhmonov on UFC 310 and wants to return to the title photo with a victory in his next fight.
A fight between these two 170lbers would both give the chance to get back in the title, while they also use a feud that is already present.
Edwards is managed by one of the best in the game, Tim Simpson, and he must certainly demand that the next battle of Edwards against one of the above two will come if he wants to revive his career.
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