Former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards and rising contender Jack Della Maddalena are on the verge of a title shot. Edwards vs. Maddalena headlines UFC Fight Night in London on March 22, with the winner on the shortlist of title challengers.

Leon Edwards will fight Jack Della Maddalena in the main event of UFC London, it has been announced. British-Jamaican Edwards was expected to headline the event, scheduled for 22 March at the O2 Arena, and the former welterweight champion will face an Australian foe in “JDM”.

Leon Edwards will attempt to give Jack Della Maddalena his first octagon loss in March’s UFC London main event.

Britain's Leon Edwards will fight Australia's Jack Della Maddalena in the main event at UFC London on 22 March.

Leon Edwards is set to fight Jack Della Maddalena in the main event of UFC Fight Night 255 in London, at O2 Arena in March. The card is live on discovery+.

The return of Former UFC welterweight Champion Leon "Rocky" Edwards is locked in, and the UK-based fighter is getting a home game.

The UFC is looking to book former welterweight champion Leon Edwards against rising contender Jack Della Maddalena in the main event of Fight Night in London on March 22, MMA Fighting's Damon Martin reports.

Former welterweight champion Leon Edwards is reportedly slated to face rising star Jack Della Maddalena in the headliner of UFC London at The O2 Arena

A welterweight headliner between Leon Edwards and Jack Della Maddalena has been made official for UFC London this March.