[Sport](https://newyorkfolk.com/category/sport/) Watch UFC 296 stars Leon Edwards and Covington make weight for Vegas grudge bout LEON EDWARDS and Colby Covington successfully made weight for the welterweight title grudge match.Brit [Edwards](https://www.the-sun.com/who/leon-edwards/) defends his 170lbs strap against the controversial American early on Sunday morning in the main event of UFC 296 in Las Vegas.The trash talk has well truly been flowing since the announcement of their grudge match earlier this year.The duo got the opportunity to size one another up this morning at a heated pre-fight press conference, in which Covington mocked Edwards’ late father.

All that remained after their near on-stage scuffle was the small matter of making weight, which neither fighter had an issue with.Covington, who has never had any issues making weight, took to the scales first.The shredded southpaw comfortably came inside the 170lbs championship limit, coming in at 169.5lbs.A lean and mean Edwards came in soon after.

And he made no mistake, coming in at 170lbs on the nose.Edwards, 32, will bid to make the second defence of his welterweight title in Sin City this weekend.And he’s anticipating a stoppage victory over former interim champion Covington.FREE BETS – BEST BETTING OFFERS & NEW CUSTOMER BONUSES The Brummie said: “He’s not as good as everyone thinks.

“He’s a guy that’s been stopped before by TKO, been choked out before, been taken down before, so there’s many ways that you can beat him.“He’s just a normal fighter that’s more scrappy, basically.“He’s like [Kamaru] Usman, but more scrappy, basically.“Me and the team have come up with a great game plan to neutralize everywhere where he’s good at and my aim is to out and take him out.Source: The Sun [ Sport18 seconds ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/sport/watch-ufc-296-stars-leon-edwards-and-covington-make-weight-for-vegas-grudge-bout/) Watch UFC 296 stars Leon Edwards and Covington make weight for Vegas grudge bout [ News6 mins ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/news/victoria-beckham-says-david-beckham-has-never-seen-her-real-eyebrows-makeup-is-my-thing/) Victoria Beckham says David Beckham has never seen her real eyebrows: ‘Makeup is my thing’ [ News8 mins ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/news/beloved-nyc-comedian-kenny-deforest-dead-after-e-bike-crash-in-brooklyn/) Beloved NYC comedian Kenny DeForest dead after e-bike crash in Brooklyn [ News9 mins ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/news/advice-for-tackling-holiday-finance-checklist-with-your-family/) Advice for tackling holiday finance checklist with your family [ Auto11 mins ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/auto/sauber-f1s-new-team-name-sounds-like-a-newspaper-headline/) Sauber F1’s New Team Name Sounds Like A Newspaper Headline [ Finance1 week ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/finance/buyback-bonanza-lifts-stocks/) Buyback Bonanza Lifts Stocks [ Finance1 week ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/finance/daily-dividend-report-paccar-awk-quanta-services-mastercard-deere/) Daily Dividend Report: Paccar, AWK, Quanta Services, Mastercard, Deere [ Finance1 week ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/finance/irs-disallows-20000-erc-tax-refund-claims-as-enforcement-tightens/) IRS Disallows 20,000 ERC Tax Refund Claims As Enforcement Tightens [ Finance1 week ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/finance/from-potential-paralysis-to-profits/) From Potential Paralysis To Profits [ Finance1 week ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/finance/gold-etfs-endure-outflows-in-november-but-withdrawals-slow-world-gold-council/) Gold ETFs Endure Outflows In November But Withdrawals Slow – World Gold Council [ News31 mins ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/news/pyongyangs-pivot-back-to-military-tensions/) Pyongyang’s pivot back to military tensions [ News33 mins ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/news/do-the-patriots-find-themselves-in-position-to-flex-on-the-chiefs/) Do the Patriots find themselves in position to flex on the Chiefs? [ News57 mins ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/news/for-all-mankind-deserves-7-seasons/) ‘For All Mankind’ Deserves 7 Seasons [ News1 hour ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/news/woman-and-several-dogs-killed-in-central-mass-fire/) Woman and several dogs killed in Central Mass.fire [ News2 hours ago ](https://newyorkfolk.com/news/3-starting-pitchers-the-red-sox-are-reportedly-considering-aside-from-yoshinobu-yamamoto/) 3 starting pitchers the Red Sox are reportedly considering aside from Yoshinobu Yamamoto Trending – Auto20 hours ago The Worst Honda S2000 You’ve Ever Seen Is Headed To Auction – Tech20 hours ago ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once Tops’ Kanopy’s List of Most-Watched Films of 2023 – Lifestyle16 hours ago Secure Your Last-Minute Holiday Gifts With QVC’s Under the Tree Guarantee – News21 hours ago Timothée Chalamet-led ‘Wonka’ enters a movie marketplace skeptical of franchises and musicals – News22 hours ago OpenAI’s Ilya Sutskever Has a Plan for Keeping Super-Intelligent AI in Check – News22 hours ago Intel unveils new AI chip to compete with Nvidia and AMD – Lifestyle19 hours ago Become the Best Gift Giver with Camila Alves McConaughey’s Gift Ideas – Tech22 hours ago Apple partly halts Beeper’s iMessage app again, suggesting a long fight ahead [](https://newyorkfolk.com/auto/the-worst-honda-s2000-youve-ever-seen-is-headed-to-auction/) [](https://newyorkfolk.com/tech/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-tops-kanopys-list-of-most-watched-films-of-2023/) [](https://newyorkfolk.com/lifestyle/secure-your-last-minute-holiday-gifts-with-qvcs-under-the-tree-guarantee/) [](https://newyorkfolk.com/news/timothee-chalamet-led-wonka-enters-a-movie-marketplace-skeptical-of-franchises-and-musicals/) [](https://newyorkfolk.com/news/openais-ilya-sutskever-has-a-plan-for-keeping-super-intelligent-ai-in-check/) [](https://newyorkfolk.com/news/intel-unveils-new-ai-chip-to-compete-with-nvidia-and-amd/) [](https://newyorkfolk.com/lifestyle/become-the-best-gift-giver-with-camila-alves-mcconaugheys-gift-ideas/) [](https://newyorkfolk.com/tech/apple-partly-halts-beepers-imessage-app-again-suggesting-a-long-fight-ahead/).