![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/fabian-edwards-following-in-brother-leons-footsteps-as-he-eyes-bellator-world-title/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_Fabian-Edwards-right-with-his-brother-UFC-champion-Leon-left.jpg&description=UFC welterweight champion Leon won his belt just over a year ago, and will be in the corner as his brother attempts to do the same at middleweight in Dublin next week Leon Edwards' younger brother Fabian is eager to continue the family's world title lineage as he fights for Bellator middleweight gold in Dublin next weekend. The UFC welterweight champion stunned fans when he viciously knocked out Kamaru Usman in Utah last summer at UFC 278 in Salt Lake City. But one man who wasn't surprised at all was his sibling, who can be heard just after coach Dave Lovell's famous 'Rocky' speech telling his brother to throw the exact head-kick that moments later would crown him champion. "S*** man, where's my credit?" He joked in an exclusive chat with Mirror Fighting. "Look, I know fighting and I could see that shot coming. It's a mad one, that story will never, ever get old. No matter how many years have passed just how the fight was going and then for him to pick that shot, it's special." TNT Sports will bring you a host of thrilling drama from the boxing world in 2023 and beyond. Catch up with the best in the business while following all of the best action from fights around the world broadcast weekly as part of the TNT package. £29.99 a month And now it's his turn to step into the spotlight for his own world title effort, taking on the similarly grappling-heavy Johnny Eblen at Bellator 299 on Saturday night at the 3Arena. The champion has never been beaten in 13 fights as a professional, but aside from one showdown with Gegard Mousasi, likely hasn't faced a striker of Edwards' pedigree to date. "It's going to be history," he explained of the event's significance. "To have two brothers in the sport, both holding titles. It's going to be historic - everything is feeling amazing, I feel good, I'm in a good space and I'm calm, happy with how preparation went and I'm in a happy place. And after watching Israel Adesanya be dethroned again over in the UFC by Sean Strickland, Fabian){kind=link}
UFC welterweight champion Leon won his belt just over a year ago, and will be in the corner as his brother attempts to do the same at middleweight in Dublin next week
Leon Edwards’ younger brother Fabian is eager to continue the family’s world title lineage as he fights for Bellator middleweight gold in Dublin next weekend.
The UFC welterweight champion stunned fans when he viciously knocked out Kamaru Usman in Utah last summer at UFC 278 in Salt Lake City. But one man who wasn’t surprised at all was his sibling, who can be heard just after coach Dave Lovell’s famous ‘Rocky’ speech telling his brother to throw the exact head-kick that moments later would crown him champion.
“S*** man, where’s my credit?” He joked in an exclusive chat with Mirror Fighting. “Look, I know fighting and I could see that shot coming. It’s a mad one, that story will never, ever get old. No matter how many years have passed just how the fight was going and then for him to pick that shot, it’s special.”
TNT Sports will bring you a host of thrilling drama from the boxing world in 2023 and beyond. Catch up with the best in the business while following all of the best action from fights around the world broadcast weekly as part of the TNT package.