SALT LAKE CITY – UFC president Dana White expects to book a trilogy fight between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman next, it’s just a matter of determining the logistics. After Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) claimed the welterweight title from Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) with a stunning head kick knockout in the fifth round of Saturday’s UFC 278 headliner at Vivint Arena, a whole new world of opportunity has opened up for the promotion in England. The UFC has never hosted a stadium event on Edwards’ home soil, but White admits there’s some serious temptation to host the rubber match at Wembley Stadium in London, which has a capacity of roughly 90,000. Historically, however, White has been very resistant to open-air venues, and that hasn’t necessarily changed. “How do you not do – f*ck, Wembley,” White told MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight at the UFC 278 post-fight news conference

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Dana White interested in Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 at Wembley but ‘scared to go outside’ – MMA Junkie

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