Overview
- Leon Edwards meets Carlos Prates in a welterweight bout Saturday at UFC 322 in Madison Square Garden.
- The former champion is trying to snap a two-fight skid after losses to Belal Muhammad and Sean Brady.
- Kamaru Usman said on the Pound 4 Pound Podcast that the matchup favors Prates, reflecting a broader pre-fight lean toward the Brazilian.
- Usman noted Edwards’ issues with pressure grapplers and described Prates as an aggressive, confident striker who rebounded from an Ian Machado Garry loss with a knockout of Jeff Neal.
- In separate interviews, Edwards expressed pride in brother Fabian’s PFL tournament win secured by a head-kick knockout.