UFC President Dana White would love to bring a potential trilogy bout between newly crowned UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards, and former champ, Kamaru Usman, to England next year.
White spoke with the media during the post-fight conference for UFC 278 on Saturday night following Edwards shocking fifth-round head kick KO victory over Usman and revealed that while he's got his hesitations about hosting an event in an outdoor venue, the promotion would consider Wembley Stadium in London as the host site for the inevitable third meeting between Edwards and Usman in 2023.
“How do you not do – f*ck, Wembley,” White said (h/t MMA Junkie). “I don’t know. Yeah (I want to do it in England). We could go to England whenever the hell we want to now. We could go to England – we were selling out England before. Now you look at, do you do a bigger arena? I’m scared to go outside, and I’m definitely scared to go outside in England. I’m serious, but joking about England. Anything is possible in England now. It would be fun, but it’s scary at the same time. The weather isn’t the greatest in England."
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