Israel Adesanya: ‘Biggest threat to Kamaru’s throne is Leon’

• At the point when Usman rematches Edwards in.
• Headliner of UFC 278 this Saturday, he will make.
• The 6th protection of his welterweight title.

Israel Adesanya UFC middleweight champion accepts Leon Edwards is the most imposing rival for Kamaru Usman.

Usman crushed Edwards in the Brit’s solitary UFC rout quite a while back when they were both simply beginning in their UFC professions. Usman has won 13 straight battles since that challenge, while Edwards hasn’t lost in his last 10.

“The biggest threat to Kamaru’s throne is Leon Edwards. I’m going with Kamaru because of his momentum right now,” Adesanya said on his YouTube channel.

Usman and Adesanya are dear companions, yet Adesanya accepts this Saturday night will introduce the hardest test yet for “The Nigerian Nightmare.” The dominant middleweight champion predicts that Usman and Edwards’ rematch will be equivalent to Adesanya’s 2019 battle of the year versus Kelvin Gastelum, which Adesanya won by a nearby choice.

“Also, I know how hard he works. Usman is a guy right now that has momentum behind him and I feel like [Edwards] is a guy that deserves this title shot because he’s been overlooked for so long. He’s not a guy that sells or that talks or whatever, but don’t be surprised if this fight looks like me versus [Kelvin] Gastelum. It’s going to be who has more heart,” he added.

After defeating Nate Diaz in June of last year, Edwards has been hanging tight for his title a potential open door for over a year.

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