A welterweight showdown pitting ex-champ Leon
Edwards towards rising contender Jack
Della Maddalena has been focused to headline UFC
London.
The reserving was initially reported by Benny P, and MMAFighting.com has since confirmed that the
bout is within the works. The UFC has not formally confirmed the
reserving. UFC London — also called UFC Battle Night time 255 — takes
place on March 22 on the O2 Enviornment in London, England, and can also be
contains a gentle heavyweight bout between Jan
Blachowicz and Carlos
Ulberg.
Edwards will return to motion for the primary time since
relinquishing the 170-pound strap to Belal
Muhammad in a unanimous choice defeat at UFC 304 this previous
July. Previous to that, “Rocky” had gone unbeaten in 13 consecutive
Octagon appearances, a run that included profitable title defenses
towards Kamaru
Usman and Colby
Covington.
Della Maddalena, in the meantime, will carry a 17-fight skilled
successful streak into the matchup with Edwards. The 28-year-old
Aussie has kicked off his promotional tenure with seven consecutive
victories, together with a third-round stoppage of Gilbert
Burns in his most up-to-date outing at UFC 299.
