{"id":624172,"date":"2025-08-25T14:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T13:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=624172"},"modified":"2025-08-25T14:47:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T13:47:00","slug":"leon-edwards-confirms-ufc-comeback-date-and-he-has-a-plan-to-get-back-to-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/leon-edwards-confirms-ufc-comeback-date-and-he-has-a-plan-to-get-back-to-the-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon Edwards Confirms UFC Comeback Date; And He Has A Plan To Get Back To The Top"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former champions don’t stay down for long, especially when they have tasted gold the way Leon Edwards has. The Birmingham native shocked the world when he knocked out Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 with that picture perfect head kick in the final minute. That moment turned ‘Rocky’ from a solid contender into a legitimate UFC champion overnight. But the fight game has a funny way of humbling everyone eventually, and Edwards learned that lesson the hard way over the past year. Two devastating losses stripped away his belt and his confidence, leaving him wondering if his championship run was just a lucky accident.<\/p>

Edwards lost his welterweight title to Belal Muhammad last summer. Then Sean Brady beat him in London during what should have been a triumphant homecoming fight in March. Edwards has spent the months afterward in his brother’s corner. Fabian Edwards just won the PFL World Tournament with his big brother cheering him on, and now it’s Leon’s turn to get back in there. He’s confirmed his comeback date, picked his venue, and already has his eyes on reclaiming what he believes still belongs to him.<\/p>

Leon Edwards Eyes November At Madison Square Garden <\/h2>

Edwards wants back on the biggest stage possible, and Madison Square Garden fits that bill perfectly. UFC<\/a> 322 is expected to go down at the world’s most famous arena in November. The main event will most likely be Jack Della Maddalena defending his welterweight title against Islam Makhachev. Edwards sees that card as his perfect opportunity to remind everyone why he was champion not too long ago. <\/p>

“November for sure. I think JDM is fighting Islam Makhachev at MSG so I want to be on the same card, you know? I feel good, I’ve been training and helping Fabian in camp. Now I’m ready to go,” <\/em><\/strong>said Edwards via Bloody Elbow.<\/p>

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