The meat wasn’t totally settled between Joselyne Edwards and Ailin Perez.
Though Perez and Edwards hugged it out after their girls’s bantamweight bout at UFC 302 in June, the 2 aren’t precisely seeing eye to eye. Edwards, who misplaced by unanimous choice, had a buildup with Perez that concerned weeks of trash speak, which stemmed from an altercation on the UFC Efficiency Institute.
All that dangerous historical past can’t be put away by a easy hug, a minimum of in accordance with “La Pantera.”
“She’s the one which requested for the hug, she will be able to say no matter she desires, however it’s on digicam,” Edwards instructed MMA Junkie in Spanish. “She requested for it, after which instructed me that all the pieces that she did was for present, that this was only for present, all the pieces that occurred outdoors the octagon, all of the trash speak. So she mentioned let’s be cool, and requested me if she may hug me, and I mentioned OK.
“Look, that is the struggle recreation, now we have to hit one another, however I don’t assume you need to be on dangerous phrases outdoors the octagon. Nonetheless, together with her, issues are totally different. To be trustworthy, I can’t say by no means, however I don’t assume issues will ever be good between us. If I see her, I’ll say hello from afar, however I don’t wish to have communication or a friendship together with her. I believe she has dangerous vibes, and I don’t like being round these folks. She did beat me in a call. I can’t change that, however that’s it. She’s acquired her life, I acquired mine, and I don’t wish to know something about that woman.”
Edwards (13-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC) returns to the octagon at Saturday’s UFC Combat Night time 245 in opposition to Tamires Vidal (7-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC). The struggle was initially scheduled for bantamweight, however Edwards missed weight by three kilos Friday morning.
Edwards is targeted on Vidal, however she desires to ultimately run issues again with Perez. She is aware of she has work to do, as Perez is on a streak and just lately entered the UFC official rankings, however she’s assured she’ll ultimately be again ready the place the struggle is smart.
“A hundred percent,” Edwards mentioned about wanting a rematch with Perez. “Look, I’m targeted on my issues. I’m going to win my struggle after which the following one. I see she’s doing properly, and I’m glad she’s doing properly as a result of I wish to struggle together with her once more.
“It’s higher for me that she wins all her fights, that she enters the rankings, that folks have her as a title contender, as a result of I’m coming for her. Out of all of the individuals who I’ve misplaced to, the one one I need a rematch with, it’s her. I’m coming for her.”
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