This past Saturday on the main card of UFC 322, we saw a big time matchup in the welterweight division. Top contender Carlos Prates (23-7) was getting the fight that he asked for in taking on former champion Leon Edwards (22-6, 1 NC).

A big talking point going into this fight was Leon Edwards finally getting to face a fellow striker. After Edwards lost to Kamaru Usman in 2015, he went on a 12-0, 1 NC run in 13 fights that saw him become welterweight champion. On the feet, he outclassed everyone that he faced along the way.

However, he ran into dominant wrestling efforts from Belal Muhammad who took his title from him and then he was dominated by Sean Brady earlier this year. Both men just dominated with wrestling and at UFC 322, Edwards didn’t have to worry about that with fellow striker

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