Leon Edwards Coach: Colby Covington Fight Doesn’t ‘Fit Well With Me’ | The MMA Hour
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- Dave Lovell, a coach for Leon Edwards, discusses Edwards’ performance at UFC 286, how the champ was different in the rematch, Kamaru Usman’s comments, the gameplan for Usman, his message to Leon Edwards before the final round, what the win meant, Colby Covington or Belal Muhammad, and more.
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11:55 to everyone that come here for the Covington talk
Legend
Thank you
Thank you 🙏💙
Legend
Thank you very much
DONT LET HIM BULLY YOU SON!!!
Lmao fr
"don't let him bully you leon"
"don't let him bully you son"
🤣🤣
“Don’t let him
Bully you son” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That was funny until Usman decided to repeat it 15 times
Best way to deal with Bullies is to KO them stiff.
and that's what Leon did to him
Brilliant mental coach. He really prepared Leon for all elements of warfare
Give Dave his own podcast i could listen to this guy all day
Trust haha sick guy he is
💯
Love how Dave Lovell calls Jorge Mazavil 😂🤣
instantly I hear macklechev 😆
Everyone needs a real one like Coach Lovell in their lives
Silence Demon!
@@EbNorth suck your mom
Don’t let him bully you son
@@beaualoevv keep crying beta boy 🤡
☝️Salty
Good interview Ariel,coach lovell is a great coach and mentor to Leon
Much respect ✊
Don‘t let em bully ya San !
This guy could make a fortune from selling shirts. “don’t let him bully you son” also, I love how he made fun of Belal,rolling around on the ground crying😂
I love how he a ride or die for leon.. we all need a coach like this!
Dave lovell a goat man... his coaching single handedly created HEADSHOT DEAD
Don't forget his other coach. He quietly slips under the radar and TBF I don't even know his name. Also he has some Russian Wrestling coach we never seem to see I believe too.
I wouldn't say created. More like "fostered".
@@lukemurray4950 Its great how all these guys helped leon be a champ twice and hopefully a couple more, his system is amazing and always support him which is a massive W!
@@lukemurray4950 Yep, it’s just that only 1 coach gets mic’d up.
@@lukemurray4950 yeah correct, henry cleminson was the one who drilled the shot prior to the fight and both him and fabian edwarss were the ones in rd 5 calling for the cross head kick
Cyril Gane should move to England to train under this coach!
You know what’s up
He’s bullying you son and stop feeling sorry for yourself speeches are legendary
And its realistic af.
I would always prefer coach like that instead of Trevor the cuck: You are doing beautiful! Don't worry about crowd booing your lame performance, you are doing everything great!
I thought one of the smartest things he said to Leon was you're backing yourself up to the cage a little too much. I need you to meet him 50/50 in the middle.
YEP! Though I think Usman was not the same guy in the 3rd fight, Leon may have beaten him anyway because I dont think Leon was going to let him T off on him like he did in the 2nd fight.
Exactly he saw Leon was going to that place he was going to in the first and second fight but pulled him straight out it great coach
Mma hour is promoting Colby more than anyone, he’s in almost every video title lmfao
Colby has all these media dudes in shambles, he plays his role perfectly.
thats gayriel helwani for you
I expected Dave to make Edwards try to finishing Usman again, but that wasn't the case. Anyway, the corner talk is always good to hear.
They don’t force Edwards to do anything, not to mention he’s a v patient champ
11:59 Colby talk
thanks
Thank you
🙌🙏 Cheers fella
Great coach...intelligent, grounded, honest and real. Not full of bs ego, like so many.
Real eye's 💯recognise real, respect coach dave 💯💯😎
Don't let them bully you son
i love how leon gonna legit bully colby outta this title shot lmao
Really? I really like Leon but I will bet you $10 right now. That will be the next fight. Do you really think Dana White is going to tell everyone “that’s definitely the next fight” then go back on his word? Come on. Everyone wants to see that fight. Just go look at all the polls Michael Bisping and other channels have done. Covington is winning in all of them on who should fight Leon next. Even the English want to see. Leon is being smart because he’s raising up the price. The UFC is going to pay him for the fight.
What a nice dude bruh haha amazing coach as well
Don't let him bully you son 😂😂😂
He didn't 😂
Love Rocky Edwards but it's not his call, once he is champ, it's who ever the promotion say who's next
I love how he cannot say Masvidal's name correctly. And he doesn't give a f**k 😂😂😂
Masivel 😂
macklechev 🤣🤣
Why not book Belal/Colby for as soon as. Whoever wins more impressively from that fight and Burns/Masvidal winner and can roll with Leon later in the year gets the shot. Simples
Because dana has already said colby is next only person crying is leon
where does he talk about Colby? I don't wanna watch the entire video. When will Ariel start to use chapters in the video?
Ariel is so mad that Colby is about to take Leon’s belt 😂
Colby was gifted the the title shot but he's going to have to win a fight to win the title 😅
@@nitrologly Good luck going against Dana!
Leon is gonna school Colby Copington 😂👮♂️🚔
Your going to cry if that fight happens and Colby gets whooped he’ll never hold a real
Belt
@@Clown_fighter Name checks out
Trevor is gone as the most amazing coach ever. Now this dude with the high voice is the goat coach. Mma fans are funny.
Nah
Trevor had a good run
Love Dave fantastic coach well done team renegade 👏👏👏
what a nice mentor to have.
They have no faith in Leon to beat Colby. That’s why they pick that bum Jorge. Not because of their beef but because they know it’s an easier fight.
Dave morpheous lovell, what a guy
If you’re the champion you should fight anyone in your way. it doesn’t matter who it is quit choosing your opponents, be a man and fight Colby. don’t be scared
Colby isn't in his way. They're trying to manufacture Colby as the main contender, whereas he isn't even in the picture. Was Leon handed a title shot without working for it?
@@bodrulm1 He doesnt have a choice he either fights Colby or he loses his belt and Colby fights for a vacant belt.
Edwards team loses some credibility when they ask for Masvidal. He’s on a three fight losing streak. I’m a fan of Leon but the Masvidal fight makes no sense.
It's about revenge dude
@@leodlf1743 But that can happen when he isn't champ just as much as it can when he is.
AND, You CERTAINLY cant say Colby doesnt deserve a fight because he hasn't fought in a year and a half yet you want to fight ANOTHER guy who hasnt fought in a year and a half and its the guy Colby beat?
I mean how are people not seeing this fact? This is the classic " I want to get two title fights knowing I will lose after one if I have to fight the guy who beat the guy I want to fight first" duck.
@@leodlf1743 I get that but there’s a whole division fighting for that title shot. Giving to a guy on a three fight losing streak who’s already had two chance would be messed up.
@@leodlf1743 Nice excuse to try and duck Colby LOL
He isn't asking him to be on a 4 fight losing he has to beat burns a top 5 that would put him on a win before the fight a much better win than colby has on his record and leon has beef with Jorge was alright for colby he just ran to the cops crying but leon wants revenge like a man no rat snitch like Covington
congrats to Leon all respect, curious, shouldn't champions have a say in who they fight? i remember Usman called out Masvidal for the second fight and Dana saying something along the lines of, if they want to fight each other then we make it happen, thoughts?
Belals biggest excuse I've heard so far is he isn't fighting downwards in the anymore when asked about the Shavkat fight. Colby is ranked higher than Belal, so why should Colby have to fight downwards in the rankings? Idk, I'm just annoyed and sick of Ariel and Belal whining and complaining already
Because he’s on a 8 fight win streak he just fought a guy ranked well below him, he’s been consistently active he deserves to fight up, Colby only has 1 win and fought for the titles twice already and lost both, if they don’t give Belal a title fight then at least let him get someone ranked above him like an Usman
Belal deserves it because his streak and he hasn’t had a shot yet, don’t forget him and Leon have unfinished business
@@realife1542 he took the easy way out and has stained Leon's record leon don't see him as having that win streak if he didn't take the easy route out there fight
So basically your saying once you become number one contender in your division you just get title shot after title shot give it a rest Colby already had 2shots an got smashed an tell me a top contender that Colby has beat? Can't can you
@@chrisharris7752 Colby should have dropped in the rankings, if it was any other fighter in the division that sat out for a year I guarantee they wouldn’t hold their spot
Colby fight doesn't sit well with you because you know Leon will get rag-dolled and smashed out for 5 rounds. Same reason Leon wants no part of Colby.
Is that you Colby?
Exactly
@@sohelhussain2689 🫵😭
Colby only ragdolls fighters that are very much past it.
No it's because there are more worthy fighters in the division than Usman's son.
I dont care what he says, that Belal Muhammad eye poke was nasty 🤦
Neither Colby, Kamaru, or Jorge deserve another Title shot.
Coach of the year 💪🏻
Leon said at the press conference that he would take on all challenges when it came to Conor. But when it comes to Colby, now its a problem.
Just like a problem when the top guys call out colby
You act like colby ain't getting the same energy see the fight happening tho leon just gon be silent about it till they announce it
Yes because Conor is a draw and money. Colby is not. I get it's hypocritical but so is giving Colby a title shot when he ducked Leon and everyone else for years.
he wants safe money, not a real champ unless he steps up and fights a real fight like Colby or Belal. But all they want is Jorge or Conor. Safe money
@@Izzy-zh8ck Yes but that is colby's shtick. And I think that Colby got the title shot to drop the lawsuit against Jorge so Jorge could fight. UFC needs it money makers.
Colby hurt my feelings waaaaaaaaa😂😂😂😂
ye and they don’t want to give him a pay day, he’s a boring ass fighter who has ghostwriters work for him yet he still manages to stumble over every sentence 😂
@@Azoria4 unfortunately he’ll be remembered as a clown 🤡 more than a great fighter..
Leon don't want that Colby smoke either.
definitely the fight to make if colby had another ranked win but belal is more deserving even though he is ranked lower
It doesn't fit well because Colby is going to rag doll Leon Scott for 25 minutes.
😂😂😂
Style make fight, Colby style is a problem for Leon and can possibly beat him. Nate almost beat Leon, masvidal beat the crap off Nate, Colby easily beat masvidal. Colby style will easily stop leon, i dont blame them for trying to avoid it. leon doesnt do good against pressure fighter.
Beside usman which he lost too name one Colby win that’s aged well? He fought Woodley and lawler at the end of their careers. Rda is a lightweight and not a contender
Usman kept holding onto leon’s shorts I would have grabbed the fence as well..
So he wants masvidal because it's easy? Smh
His second choice is burns to let burns have a second chance at the title? But doesn't want Belal who hasn't gotten a chance? Smh
Did you not hear him belal has stained Leon's win streak when he over reacted from the eye poke to get himself out of a fight he qas getting whooped in belal wouldn't have that win streak if he didn't take the easy way out there fight
Belal is on a great winning streak. That's why he deserves it. Silly coach.
Belal is still not there. Tell me who he beat that makes him deserve a shot
He wouldn't be if he didn't take the easy way out the fight cos he was getting whooped it's also stained Leon's win streak
If they give Belal the title shot the lemonade guy will sell more than the PPV would.
Leon has one of the best coach ..
12:00 Colby talk. Your welcome
I will miss Usmans professionalism he was a class act
I hope he’s not done. Would love to see him move to middleweight. If his knees are really bad like he says, then maybe we won’t see him again.
@@youtubeconnollyfamily Usman looks done but there has been rumours his knees and back are not in good health for a while because of wrestling. The positions he got in and couldn't finish takedowns is a huge red alert for me.
Of course losing doesn’t fit….
Usman fans are now Colby fans LOL
Nah I’m an Usman fan and will remain so till the end. Usman was the one who showed Leon respect and top contenders and fought literally everyone. Back to back. Defended the belt five times. Let’s watch any other contender do it.
@@beaualoevv 😂 I bet one of those guys probably beats your favourite fighter and you were rooting for them against Usman. But once Usman beat them they became washed. Quit hating bro doesn’t help. You clearly are ignorant. Those were fights that sold at the time but of course you wouldn’t even understand how the UFC operates.
In my book,only after leon beat covington, he get to call the shots.
Doesn't fit well with him because he doesn't wanna see his fighter lose the belt.
Connor needs Dave as a coach
Legend
Leon is in no position to demand anything from ufc, he isn't a draw, he doesn't have a lot of title defenses. Ufc would get what they want even if they have to strip leon and leon ain't getting title shot after that.
9 mill gate in the uk and Colby isn’t a draw either
@@michaelrb9837 paddy can also do that and covington is a draw
@@akiratrolliyama4062 Covington isn’t a draw lol
@@michaelrb9837 according to a hater and nobody
@@michaelrb9837 You got Colby’s massive ying yang in your mouth
Masvidal New name Masevil or is it Maseville😂
people needs to understand ufc is a business and it needs to sell exciting fights, nobody is going to buy belal card if he's the main event. leon should swallow his pride and fight colby cause thats a exciting match up and ppv will sell, go with the flow. remember its just business, i hope leon reliazes that, fight whoever ufc throws at you, defend the throne and collect the bag thats its🤷🏽♂️
masvidal would sell way more wtf ya talking about
Nah
worst champ and team, first fight and ducking people its crazy, colby doesnt even have worrying ko power or anything lol
It's because they know Colby is an absolute c**t!
Leon gonna do whatever Dana white tells him to do 😂😂
Dont let him bully you son
Masivil & Gauchy & Faz 😂
Leon is well coached
Mr. Lovell is like Cus D’amato and Leon is Tyson .
They don’t wanna lose that belt. That’s why it didn’t make sense
Colby lost twice to Usman 😂
Ariel gonna have Joe Biden on next to campaign against Colby’s shot 😂
Colby will bully ya Scott.
title shots are not a "deserving" contest roughly half the time. the other half is about marketability and selling ppv's
This man says colby doesn't deserve it but wants Masvidal? Who's won 1 fight in the last 4. Leon is scared of losing that belt he's trying to keep his 20 minutes of fame.
Why do they fear Colby sooo much???
Is this guy really claiming it wasn’t an eye poke? That’s insane.
No he's saying it wasn't as bad as belal made out he just used it to take the easy way out the fight cos he was getting whooped and has stained Leon's win streak now
Leons team rubs me the wrong way, just seems haughty and low IQ
Both Leon and the coach are dirty fighters probably, lost count how many times Leon cheated last fight lol.
@@doubleg3762 don't cry usman got a taste of his own medicine
@@THEDOGFATHERL11 I dont care about Usman, just dont like cheaters. But Nice try broddaH.
These guys can group together and say they're not taking the Colby fight and why he doesn't deserve it, but it's not gonna make a damn difference. Dana dgaf how everyone feels. He's about making money. Colby is a bigger fight than Belals crying whining ass. Ariel can't keep Colbys name out his mouth the last few days. Colby don't deserve it blah blah blah. Just accept it and move on. Ariel just mad he lost his Dana White Privilege.
🤡🤡🤡
Clown
We know why Colby's getting a title shot. He's dropping assault charges against Masvidal, allowing one of the UFC's most popular fighters to return. This is Dana's reward.
Colby fan girls trying to make out his scared when Colby ducked him for years and ducked the whole top 5 😂🤣😂🤡🤡
“Ducked” Lmao Colby didn’t even know who tf Edwards was. Everyone Edwards beat before Usman was a 155lbs fighter and were completely trash
Top 5? You mean top 15?
And must be on losing streak 🤣
Colby didnt duck him. He wasnt highly ranked. And I am not a fan girl of anybody in all of life. I am a fan of fighting.
And the guy Leon wants to fight lost to colby in his last fight yet Leon keeps saying it makes no sense to fight Colby because he hasn't fought in a year and a half so I pick the guy who Colby beat and ALSO hasn't fought in a year and a half??
You people are fcking nuts.
@@stunnakamero5931 What a casual take. RDA, Belal, Luque, and Barberna had more fights @ 170, were on winning streaks prior to there fight with Edwards. Also Colby's resume is extremely similar to Edward's. Wtf are you talking about 🤣
@@stunnakamero5931 colby goes to snitch and in person he’s quiet and a lil girl when confronted he literally called the police on Ali abdelaziz a fighters manager cos he was scared of his 😂😂
You can't say "Colby doesn't deserve it" but then say Masvidal does.
That's illogical. Seems like Leon and Co want the easier fight.
Uncle chael says it best the easiest fight for the most amount of money
Leon wants to face someone who has a top 5 win In 2023 if he was to face leon he would of had to beat burns for it were as colby has won 2 fights since 2019 even Jorge won 3 fights in 2019
@@THEDOGFATHERL11 😂
@@FrancyFam7 you laughing at how sad it is colbys only won 2 fights since 2019 a snide decision he had to poke eyes in to gain a wrestling position and a rib injury to a guy getting knocked out by CZcamsrs 🤣🤣🤣
@@THEDOGFATHERL11 Leon Eye Poke Fence Grab Scott
Why does the champion care who they fight, you believe you're the best, beat them all
Leon said colby hasn’t gotten into a fight but Leon didn’t fight in 2 years
This guy been living under a rock bud
LoL Burns beats the journeyman easily.
Of course Colby is not sitting well with him ,he knows better :) Colby would drown Leon in a hearbeat ,he is so not ready for that kind of pressure . Usman this 2nd fight was a shell of himself and almost won ,the coach just want to keep Leon champion for a little bit longer so he can grab some checks while it lasts thats the blunt truth :) Ofc he would like to fight masvidal who will stand with leon and leon will have way higher chance of winning .
Don't cross the boss, Son!
Don't let him bully you son!
Usman got bullied Leon ended his career
Another great Jamaican runner he ran the whole 5 rounds and now he is running from colby Usain should be worried
Real yard man😎
A coach has no say, you'll do whatever Dana tells you to do.
Not when your champ the ufc can only advise
@@LawsonSims44 obviously you don't know shiz
@@randyfowler7456 its in leons contract mate
@@LawsonSims44 Leon will do what he's told or be stripped, he's not Conor all of a sudden.
@@europa1111 It is the cardio king himself! Colby did you just finish on a mamacita? 3:30 am in Miami...
just accept the fight man. no excuses, jorge is an old man who is about to retire. Leon wants his reign to last.
You’re acting like colby is some young guy himself lol
No Colby should of accepted the fight instead of sucking. Colby shouldn't of sat out ducking everyone else for a year and a half. Start calling out these cowards or stop complaining!
@@joestr8848 he’s likely at the end of his prime so he can get some good fights out before dropping the title. and like i said, jorge retired.
@@lukemurray4950 Colby knew he deserves a title shot against an easier champion. that’s what he’ll get. this is for his legacy, something you likely will never understand.
@@pinj what are you talking about!?!?
I wouldn't sign that contract period Colby doesn't deserve it period I mean b4 Belal Mohammed who fought everyone now he has to overcome Rakmanov really that's a hard task Dana doesn't want him to be champion lol 🤣 They'll have a real problem if Masvidal beats Burns 🥵 cause that would make Masvidal a contender not Colby SNITCH Covington
Or he can set feelings aside and do wht a champion does.....welcome ANY and ALL Contenders.
12/14 decision wins. When he slides he'll be forgotten quickly.
Leon going through the old “it took me forever to get a title shot so everyone needs to take my path to a title shot” cringe. Get over yourself and stop being a butthurt champion. Leon is planning to defend his title once every two years at this rate
Let's just call it what it is; Colby is a bad matchup for Leon, and there's a good chance he takes the belt off him. Let's not act like Edwards is some kind of purist who wants "the real contenders." The guy asked for Masvidal for FFS. I'm sorry, but this narrative that Colby doesn't deserve a shot, but somehow a guy like Jorge coming off three straight losses does is kind of a joke.
I agree. Also, Leon Edwards received a title shot off the back of beating a washed up Nate Diaz and poking Belal Muhammed in the eye (although he was dominating that fight). Before that was an almost 2 year layoff where he turned down fights (e.g. Wonderboy called him out).
Michael Bisping and other channels have done polls and Covington is winning in every one of them by a lot. Over Jorge Belal and burns on who should fight Leon next. The fans want it. Even the English fans. Leon will make bank to
Come on Rock!
Colby was right about Leon he’s all hard to understand and just mumbles, basically just like his coach