Jorge Masvidal vs Leon Edwards Set For UFC 269

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Posted: October 13, 2021
Last updated: October 13, 2021

UFC has signed Jorge Masvidal vs Leon Edwards fight for UFC 269. The fight will be replacing Moreno and Figueiredo. A UFC Flyweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Brandon Moreno and former champion Deiveson Figueiredo was expected to take place at the event. The pairing first met at UFC 256 on December 12, 2020, which ended in a majority draw. Their second meeting took place at UFC 263 on June 12, where Moreno captured the title by submission in the third round. Subsequently, the bout was moved to UFC 270 due to the addition of a welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards.

UFC 269 adds Jorge Masvidal vs. Leon Edwards

A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Charles Oliveira and former interim champion Dustin Poirier has been slated to headline the event. A UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Amanda Nunes (also current the UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion) and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winner Julianna Pena is expected to take place at the event. The pairing was previously scheduled to take place at UFC 265, but it was postponed after Nunes tested positive for COVID-19.

Jorge Masvidal And Leon Edwards Will Settle Their Grudge

On 5 July 2020, it was reported that Masvidal had stepped in on less than a week’s notice to face Kamaru Usman for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 251. He was replacing the original challenger Gilbert Burns, who had tested positive for COVID-19 on 3 July 2020. Before the fight, he signed a new, multi-fight contract with the UFC. He lost the uneventful fight via unanimous decision. The card reportedly generated 1.3 million pay-per-view buys in the United States, the most since UFC 229 in October 2018. Masvidal faced Kamaru Usman in a rematch for the UFC Welterweight Championship on April 24, 2021, at UFC 261 and was knocked out in the second round, marking the first time he had ever been stopped in the UFC.

Edwards was expected to face Nate Diaz on May 15, 2021, in the co-headliner of UFC 262, marking the first time a non-main event and non-title bout had been scheduled for 5 rounds in UFC history. However, the bout was moved to UFC 263 due to a minor injury sustained by Diaz, eventually taking place under five rounds as well. Edwards controlled a vast majority of the bout but was stunned badly with punches late in the fifth, however, he managed to survive and win the fight by unanimous decision.