UFC Vegas 21 (Main Event): Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad Preview and Prediction

UFC Vegas 21 (Main Event): Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad Preview and Prediction

Belal Muhammad and Leon Edwards

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Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad

The main event of UFC Vegas 21 is headlining the welterweight contest between the number 3rd ranked Leon Edwards and the number 13th ranked Belal Muhammad. Edwards was originally booked to Khamzat Chimaev earlier but this fight got shelved three times. Here is the Edwards vs Muhammad prediction and preview.

After this UFC decided to find a new opponent for ‘Rocky’ and as they say someone’s loss is someone’s gain. Belal Muhammad got the chance to face a much high ranked opponent than him and made a huge leap in rankings with a win in this one.

UFC Vegas 21: Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad Preview

Leon Edwards is riding a winning streak of 8 fights in the Welterweight division but he last fought inside the Octagon almost one and a half years ago. His last win came against Rafael Dos Anjos on UFC on ESPN: Dos Anjos vs Edwards in July 2019.

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His last loss came against the UFC Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman on UFC on Fox: Dos Anjos vs Cerrone 2. Since then he is undefeated inside the Octagon and with a win in this fight, he would look forward to challenging Usman once again for the title.

On the other hand, his opponent Belal Muhammad is one of the rising contenders in the Welterweight division who is riding a four-fight win streak. He recently fought Dhiego Lima on the same night Kamaru Usman defended his title against Gilbert Burns.

Within just a time of one month, Mohammad is ready to fight once again and make a huge leap in the rankings with a win against top contenders like Leon Edwards.

UFC Vegas 21: Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad Prediction

Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad

Leon Edwards is the betting favorite in this fight with betting odds of -275 in his favor against Belal Muhammad who is a huge underdog with betting odds of +215 in his favor.

Edwards is coming in this fight with a really long period of layoff. Will this become a reason for his loss? Or he will take his winning streak to 9 fights?

Expected Result: Leon Edwards def Belal Muhammad  

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