Stephen Thompson thinks he should be above Leon Edwards in the UFC welterweight championship pecking order. Edwards returned after an almost two-year layoff against Belal Muhammad in the UFC Fight Night 187 headliner this past weekend, but the fight was ruled a no contest after Edwards inadvertently poked Muhammad in the eye , rendering him unable to continue. After the fight, Edwards expressed his desire to move on, calling for a title shot . But “Wonderboy,” who recently put a halt to the winning streaks of surging contenders Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal, thinks it’s absurd for Edwards to be asking for a title shot after a return that provided no clarity

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Stephen Thompson: I deserve UFC welterweight title shot more than Leon Edwards at this point – MMA Junkie

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