Johnny Eblen almost got into a second fight after his successful Bellator title defense, and it was with none other than UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards. On Saturday, Eblen stopped Fabian Edwards , Leon’s brother, in the third round of their middleweight championship bout in the main event of  Bellator 299 at 3Arena in Dublin. Adrenaline was running and Eblen (14-0 MMA, 10-0 BMMA) began to shout over a knocked-out Edwards (12-3 MMA, 8-3 BMMA), as the two had some bad blood in the lead up to the event. Naturally, Leon didn’t take that kindly, and the two had a confrontation in the cage and had to be separated by security. “A lot of emotions, bro.” Eblen told reporters during a post-fight news conference. “His brother is a great fighter

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Johnny Eblen on confrontation with UFC champ Leon Edwards at Bellator 299: ‘I want to fight him, too’ – MMA Junkie

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