Leon Edwards Doesn’t View Kamaru Usman As Sport’s Pound-For-Pound Best Fighter Ahead Of Rematch At UFC 278: “I Don’t See It”
UFC welterweight contender, Leon Edwards doesn’t view reigning welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman as the sport’s current pound-for-pound best fighter.
Edwards spoke with reporters at Wednesday’s media day for this weekend’s UFC 278 event in Salt Lake City, Utah, ahead of his rematch with Usman and explained why he isn’t that impressed with the 35-year-old Auchi, Nigeria native’s dominance as the promotion’s 170-pound king over the past three years.
“All this pound-for-pound talk, I don’t see it,” Edwards said (h/t MMA Junkie). “I don’t see it in his fights, I don’t see it in his techniques. He’s a very good fighter, he has improved. I’m not going to into this flight blind thinking he’s another wrestler, but I just don’t see it.”
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