Leon Edwards is on an eight-fight win streak, but hadn’t fought in nearly two years when he returned vs. Belal Muhammad in the main event of UFC Vegas 21 on Saturday. Unfortunately, the event ended with a No Contest, due to an accidental eye poke.

Post-fight, Edwards argued not for an immediate rematch, but for consideration for a title shot vs. division champion Kamaru Usman. On his What’s Up Everybody?! podcast, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson was not impressed.

With the eye poke, there’s only one thing to do and that’s to run it back, argued Thompson. I know Edwards is saying he deserves the title next, but you can’t get the title after being gone for two years and then having a No Contest with a poke to the eye. Come on.

I know Edwards is like, ‘No, man, I want to fight for the title,’ but come on, dude, you haven’t fought. I deserve the title more than you deserve it at this point. I’m just saying, you know what I mean? Come on, guys. I’m the only guy that Usman hasn’t fought.

The next title shot likely goes to Jorge Masvidal, maybe after a season on The Ultimate Fighter as opposing coaches. And Thompson being the NMF of the UFC, he was full of compliments.

He looked really crisp, he looked really sharp, he looked fast, said Thompson. That’s the best shape I’ve seen Edwards in. … He was looking shredded. His fighting skills, he had great timing, he looked very calm. He had Belal backing up, so I had him winning the fight up until the point where he poked him in the eye and he couldn’t continue. But anything can happen. Belal was saying he was just getting warmed up.

What do you think UG, who should get the next title shot at Usman?

h/t Farah Hannoun for MMA Junkie