Dave Lovell, coach of UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards, said the Briton will fight American Belal Muhammad on July 27 at UFC 304 in Manchester.
Lovell told talkSPORT:
The lads that were put to him, Shavkat [Rakhmonov] Khamzat [Chimaev] aಞnd Islam [Makhachev], they were all fasting. We were ready to go but it is whᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚat it is. I think it will be Belal [Muhammad] next. It's not written in stone, but 99.9 per cent [of me] thinks it will be Belal.
Edwards, 32, last stepped into the octagon in🅠 December 2023 at UFC 296, defea💦ting Colby Covington by unanimous decision. He has 22 wins and three losses on his record.
Mu▨hammad, 35, lastꦓ fought in May 2023 at UFC 288, defeating Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision. He has 23 wins and three losses under his belt.