Exclusive Q&A: Fabian Edwards ready to knock out Impa Kasanganay at PFL World Tournament

Edwards has been training with his brother, Leon, who has come to complete the remainder of the training camp following his loss at UFC London to Sean Brady.

DAZN News spoke to the Briton.

DAZN News: What do you think of your opponent, Impa Kasanganay?

Fabian Edwards: Strong, comes forward, heavy hands, but I've dealt with people like that before. So it's not something that we're going to shy away from, because we've seen this.

DN: Any prediction?

FE: I think I finish Impa before the 15 minutes [are up]. I can't pick a round, but I do believe I finish him before the 15 minutes are up. If I'm honest, I could see a knockout. Not because he got knocked out last time, but I just feel it. I feel it in my bones.

DN: Eight fighters, three fights. What do you think of the roster?

FE: I think me and Impa is the best fight on the roster. There are some guys in there that I'd like to fight. I’ve only fought a couple of them (Aaron Jeffery and Mike Shipman), so it's interesting. It's good matchups.

DN: It's your first tournament, eight guys, three fights, one shot. Why did you choose to do that now?

FE: I always wanted to do it. I always wanted to do a tournament style, even when Bellator had tournaments, but they never had a middleweight tournament. So the opportunity came up, and I just couldn't say no.

DN: Who do you want in the semi-final, an all-British fight against Mike Shipman or a fight against Josh Silveira?

FE: I don't really mind. I feel like they're similar fighters, so I don't really mind who I fight. It doesn't matter to me. It's just whoever it is has got to get beaten.

DN: Who do you want in the final? There's Sadibou Sy, for example, who won the million-dollar welterweight tournament in 2022.

FE: Definitely a former champion. A former champion would be good. Beating Impa, he's a former champion, and then beating that guy, who’s also a former champion, would be a great achievement for myself.

DN: You've lost twice to Johnny Eblen. Would you be interested in a third fight?

FE: I'd never say no to fighting someone who beat me. I’ve never said no to any fight. So by winning this tournament, that might be an option again. Yeah, because why not? That would be three fights, a tournament belt, and that could set up a third fight on UK soil. So that's what I'm looking forward to.

DN: You were in Leon's corner at UFC London. He explained before the fight that the problem with the Belal Muhammad fight was start time, but then he lost to Sean Brady during a regular fight time. What went wrong?

FE: With the top five, I believe everyone can beat each other. And obviously, the change of an opponent in four weeks. It happens. So he's brave and that's just how we do it. Go back and keep improving. So then, next one. For now, we're just training, improve, make whatever changes are needed, and then we'll start looking at what's next. So at the moment, we’re just focusing on my fight, and I'm training. He will be on my corner, we’re flying out tomorrow.

DN: Have you ever thought about what you're doing next? How long do you want to continue at the PFL?

FE: No, I haven't thought about it. I’ve got a two-year contract, so I've got to honour my contract. I'm happy with PFL. The working relationship with PFL has been good, so I'm just focused on where I'm at now.