Leon Edwards: I'm Fighting Masvidal On Sight; Might As Well Be In The Cage

After the main event at UFC London last month, Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal were involved in an altercation backstage with both fighters exchanging words before Masvidal threw several punches, cutting the face of Edwards.

Ever since, Edwards has been on a one-man mission to get UFC matchmakers to match him with Masvidal, though it appears unlikely the UFC will grant him the wish, as it’s been reported that a matchup between Masvidal and Ben Askren is currently in the works.

Edwards recently sat down and spoke to BJPenn.com about what’s next for him and says he still has his sights on “Gamebred.”

“That fight has to happen, definitely that fight needs to happen,” Edwards said. “It’s either that next or I feel I deserve a top-5 opponent next, if not the world title shot. There’s not many men doing what I’m doing and beating the guys I’m beating at this level. I want to get that man [Masvidal] in the cage, but that’s just for fun, my aim is to be a world champion. So whatever gets me closer to the world title, that’s what is next for me. That’s just facts, I don’t need to put on a persona, that’s not me. I’m talking facts, it’s not trash talk, and this fight [with Masvidal] has to happen. I feel like this fight has to happen. If I see him on the street, it’s going to happen or it’s going to happen in the cage, but either way we are fighting, no matter what, we are fighting on sight. They [UFC] needs to make this fight happen just to kill the animosity a little bit, either way we are fighting, so they might as well make it in the cage.”