Former two-time UFC champion Henry Cejudo shared his opinion on a potential fight between current UFC champions Islam Makhachev and Leon Edwards, a clash that could take place next year.
According to the American, after victories over Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington, the Briton overestimates his wrestling skills and will not be able to withstand the Russian fighter in this aspect.
“Islam Makhachev is a fighter with a different plan,” said the “Triple Champion” in a video published on his Youtube channel. “Colby Covington started fighting too late, and the simple fact is that when he went to wa-bang, all his attempts at a takedown were successful – he did it with ease.”
“For that reason, I feel Islam is the man who will calculate and pick Leon apart. Edwards fights everyone the same way. With Israel Adesanya as an example, we’ve seen what happens to guys who are very one-sided. It’s harder to fight people who have weapons other than the jab.”
“In this fight I have to give the advantage to the one and only, Dagestani Nightmare Islam Makhachev. I just feel he’s too strong and stylistically he can do a lot more than I thought Colby could.”
Last weekend at UFC 296 in Las Vegas, Leon Edwards defended his welterweight title with a five-round unanimous decision over Colby Covington, while Islam Makhachev, who holds the light heavyweight championship belt, last stepped into the octagon on October 21 at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, where he knocked out Alexander Volkanovski in the first round.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/33456-sekhudo-dal-prognoz-na-boj-makhacheva-i-edvardsa.html?rand=19907
