Leon 'ROCKY' Edwards on Life after Usman Fight, New Championship & Growing up in the UK.

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  • čas přidán 16. 11. 2022
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    UFC Welterweight Division Champion Leon Edwards joins the Flagrant x UFC Stream ahead of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York City to talk to Andrew Schulz and the crew about defeating Kamaru Usman for the Welterweight Title, how life has changed as a champion, and growing up in the rough midlands of the UK.
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Komentáře • 244

  • @taylorschronic
    @taylorschronic Před rokem +315

    Leon edwards knocking usman into the shadow realm and then giving that iconic post fight speech was my favourite moment of the sport, ever. I still listen to that speech to fire me up.

  • @benbartlett3169
    @benbartlett3169 Před rokem +49

    Im from Birmingham in an area next to Erdington/ Aston (where Leon grew up), he has his face spray painted on the wall of a popular street for everyone to see as he is a true hero to the community. Birmingham is a really tough place to grow up in, let alone become a world champion, so he is a true legend to brum🫡

  • @Cao024
    @Cao024 Před rokem +196

    leons really the man bro. So down to earth and easy to talk to, one of the boys. Really hope he can keep this championship for a long time.

    • @WimpyKid4567
      @WimpyKid4567 Před rokem +3

      Love the guy but not happening 😭

    • @Mrimperialbeast
      @Mrimperialbeast Před rokem

      He fights in the same division as Colby chaos Covington so I doubt he’ll keep it for 2 more fights

    • @SBAssociation
      @SBAssociation Před rokem +5

      @@Mrimperialbeast if he can KO usman he can submit Colby. Watch HIM.

    • @snorkey2462
      @snorkey2462 Před rokem

      @@SBAssociation submit? I doubt it but he will probably defend the takedown and piece him up pretty good.

    • @YesyesRkid
      @YesyesRkid Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@Mrimperialbeastdidn’t age well

  • @arthurfox-ache5658
    @arthurfox-ache5658 Před rokem +178

    I love how hyped the Flagrant boys were for him. Real ones 👊

  • @s_don57683
    @s_don57683 Před rokem +282

    You gotta love how unapologetically Birmingham Leon is! He shows Americans that the UK is more than just “London”

    • @hmsp7799
      @hmsp7799 Před rokem +7

      He will lose against kamaru in the trilogy

    • @aaronphipps3035
      @aaronphipps3035 Před rokem +48

      @@hmsp7799hes permanently dented usmans malteeze head

    • @brendannova2244
      @brendannova2244 Před rokem +1

      @@hmsp7799 take that pee pee out your mouth

    • @TwistedSag15
      @TwistedSag15 Před rokem +6

      @@hmsp7799 if he felt like he wasn't ready why would he hop right back in the ring with him. People come online to pray for someone else's downfall like get your life together clearly your not happy.

    • @9billiondogs
      @9billiondogs Před rokem +4

      0121 baby

  • @MrSachattack
    @MrSachattack Před rokem +106

    Leon’s laugh is unreal
    He’s got a great energy

    • @rae2717
      @rae2717 Před rokem +4

      Yeah he has one of those laughs that make you laugh lol god bless

    • @tjeerddebruin
      @tjeerddebruin Před rokem +1

      His laugh reminds me of david lucas(kill tony)

  • @rakbhogal3293
    @rakbhogal3293 Před rokem +33

    'Look at me now'... Leon is a real good dude.

  • @MrKumbayah
    @MrKumbayah Před rokem +33

    Leons laugh is so iconic haha. The genuine joy behind is laugh is wholesome af.

  • @MrDarkweaver
    @MrDarkweaver Před 4 měsíci +4

    Leon is such a nice guy outside the ring. Had the priviledge of meeting him once, and he was generous with his time, and a pleasure to speak with. Been cheering him on since he joined the UFC, and no one is more deserving of success. I hope he goes on to defend his title mulitple times, and makes a ton of money. Nothing but good words for Rocky.

  • @user-ke5hr
    @user-ke5hr Před rokem +22

    the big man. how can anyone dislike leon. Genuine geezer who plugged away and achieved it all the hard way.

  • @rawke7279
    @rawke7279 Před rokem +7

    Leon the freakin man.. always been humble, had the maddest grind to the top. Deserves to do whatever the hell he wants however he wants to do it ...

  • @leetheflea4096
    @leetheflea4096 Před rokem +3

    I love that over the top intro. Leon has earned it. That high kick was badass.

  • @shoebill2555
    @shoebill2555 Před rokem +41

    "You are taking everything I worked for"
    - Joe Rogan -

  • @zaidanmockbill7818
    @zaidanmockbill7818 Před rokem +17

    So proud of this guy, I had the pleasure to be at his block party celebration at his mom's house yo the vibes was in incredible

    • @poriccrompton
      @poriccrompton Před rokem +2

      Zaidan fr?

    • @zaidanmockbill7818
      @zaidanmockbill7818 Před rokem +5

      @@poriccrompton yes the party was brilliant on his street lots of food and drinks and to see Leon dance with his family holding the belt was emotional

  • @samyy9226
    @samyy9226 Před rokem +1

    That intro was sick!!! Got me hyped°!!!!

  • @xa-xii9057
    @xa-xii9057 Před rokem +12

    My man always drop in bangers

  • @shannonwalsh7621
    @shannonwalsh7621 Před rokem +4

    True geordies analysis on Leon edwards headkick was also superb

  • @jamesbaker8750
    @jamesbaker8750 Před rokem

    Wow great watch guys thankyou all 🔥

  • @manasgaddam182
    @manasgaddam182 Před rokem +2

    Great episode boys 🔥

  • @donnadonna124
    @donnadonna124 Před rokem +7

    I’m sooooo happy that he won the title ❤

  • @Ojibwa_Islandboi
    @Ojibwa_Islandboi Před rokem +7

    Hell yeah leon. Usman 3 is gonna be a battle and you can bet Usman is gonna be more tuned in.
    Leon probably gonna remember the pressure of the fifth. Being over looked I think he's always dialed in calm and confident. Just listen to him talk.

  • @mjkrbjcw
    @mjkrbjcw Před rokem +20

    I’m from Birmingham & Leon is laughing about having to call the armed police & people don’t fight with them because we have respect for them but the truth is THE ARU (armed response unit) are always driving around & take under 10 mins to get to any situation & there not overweight donut eating cops , there a highly trained unit with heckler and Koch’s & there very accurate & fast , it’s basically the special forces & there no joke

  • @ciancampbell7834
    @ciancampbell7834 Před rokem +11

    Pound for pound Jamaica is the most influential country in the world. 484 miles long but global in reach.

    • @nash06
      @nash06 Před rokem

      I would argue ireland is

    • @unionjacker333
      @unionjacker333 Před rokem

      HAHAHAH Ireland!? definitely not! 😂 surely it’s Qatar right now

    • @donutman1101
      @donutman1101 Před rokem

      That would be England

    • @nash06
      @nash06 Před rokem

      England has a population of 68 million so not exactly a good example. And what influence has Qatar had anywhere in the world before the World Cup? What influence the island of Ireland has globally? Guinness, st Patrick’s day, Halloween, Go anywhere in the world you find an Irish bar.. etc etc, Jamaica similar population and also very influential but I’m just giving my 2 cents :) it’s all subjective any way.

    • @scottbruce9712
      @scottbruce9712 Před rokem

      Scotland has invented more products and philosophies than almost any other country and we're just 5 million people. 270 miles long. We're the Demetrious Johnson of nations.

  • @aelfazzani
    @aelfazzani Před rokem

    The way Shultz looks at Ariel when he roasts him from ”not knowing” is priceless

  • @juliehicks1165
    @juliehicks1165 Před rokem +2

    Love it go on Leon look at me now is an iconic line

  • @markgazee8149
    @markgazee8149 Před rokem

    big up on the belt, keep moving forward and keep that shit 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

  • @worge1094
    @worge1094 Před rokem +5

    So glad Alex finally got that handshake 🤣

  • @thefuckingcurse6994
    @thefuckingcurse6994 Před rokem +2

    ariel always with the fresh dunks on 🔥

  • @connchart8907
    @connchart8907 Před rokem +3

    Man I love you Leon you won me so much money in that usman fight

  • @meeee214
    @meeee214 Před rokem

    Love Leon! ❤ Have him back 😊

  • @Newbie_neil
    @Newbie_neil Před rokem +34

    This should have been a full episode, yes his Birmingham accent is think but get his name out there hes the champ

    • @DrummingKid101
      @DrummingKid101 Před rokem

      For now, but Usman will wrestlefuck him in the rematch to get the belt back

    • @oneill765
      @oneill765 Před rokem

      I don't think it's cause he has an accent, he probably didn't have the time.

  • @npisthename2380
    @npisthename2380 Před rokem +7

    Damn Shultz should just be an mma commentator straight up

  • @adamcrompton4385
    @adamcrompton4385 Před rokem +6

    Damn this man represents us so well

  • @scottmurtagh26
    @scottmurtagh26 Před rokem +1

    Big up leon man !! 0121 brum town champ !!

  • @snorkey2462
    @snorkey2462 Před rokem

    Been rooting for Leon so long and watching him get looked over for more talk heavy fighters by the UFC and fans. So happy he is the champ. Never doubted it.

  • @willthomas7666
    @willthomas7666 Před rokem

    It really is better, when you have a guy who’s waited a long time to be champ, and a big underdog going in get the win/ko , it was crazy

  • @tehconman10
    @tehconman10 Před rokem +3

    Leon sounds like a British T-Pain

  • @markgazee8149
    @markgazee8149 Před rokem

    💜💙 aston villa Leon Edwards ❤️

  • @josephballouz93
    @josephballouz93 Před rokem +4

    1 word: Champ

  • @trichomey8485
    @trichomey8485 Před rokem +5

    Ariel is the Drake of the Ufc commentary world

  • @CM-xn7cm
    @CM-xn7cm Před rokem +4

    Leon ‘yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah’ Edwards

  • @Allday822
    @Allday822 Před rokem

    Wheres this full episode???😅

  • @jareefdowell4070
    @jareefdowell4070 Před rokem

    This is gold

  • @shhtoney684
    @shhtoney684 Před rokem +3

    After years of hanging out with rampage, Ariel knows how to deesculate a situation😂

  • @lakebennett1274
    @lakebennett1274 Před rokem

    He's only 31 idk how long he will be Champ but he will be among the Top 5-6 Welterweights for another good 4 Years

  • @naqs_music
    @naqs_music Před rokem

    love leon man

  • @CB-dl1vg
    @CB-dl1vg Před rokem +1

    Mate if Leon beats Usman in England he will be fucking massive in the UK

  • @leetheflea4096
    @leetheflea4096 Před rokem

    Me randomly sitting bolt upright from a dead sleep in thirty years: "Ariel was sitting in Akaash's chair."

  • @Joekhaliquebrown
    @Joekhaliquebrown Před rokem

    Brumtown represent

  • @thespring5955
    @thespring5955 Před rokem

    Took forever to sip that 😂😂😂 Andrew couldn't wait

  • @loobert22
    @loobert22 Před 4 měsíci

    0:24 hold on hold on hold on hold on, can we switch the language?

  • @markakuban7271
    @markakuban7271 Před rokem +2

    #leonedwards for the algo

  • @kaylafyi
    @kaylafyi Před rokem +5

    Damn Schulz got him on but Michael bisping can't lmao

  • @kevincarter2020
    @kevincarter2020 Před rokem +1

    Is this an mma channel now?

  • @ogyend3301
    @ogyend3301 Před rokem

    Go Leon

  • @jayy8allen
    @jayy8allen Před rokem +7

    The random guy walking pass the screen @8:57 just got me mad as hell cause why df he couldn’t just walk behind the camera smh😂

  • @jack-dy7cx
    @jack-dy7cx Před rokem

    Yeasss Rocky

  • @stefanturovic1274
    @stefanturovic1274 Před rokem +2

    Ariel is so out of place, I love it 🤣

  • @Jimmyjim4
    @Jimmyjim4 Před rokem

    Leon ‘I enjoyed it’ Edwards

  • @zeus-zh8tk
    @zeus-zh8tk Před rokem

    Leon sounds like Patrick clover world greatest cop 😂

  • @sillesrepa8249
    @sillesrepa8249 Před rokem +1

    Still waiting till Andrew lights that cig

  • @mr.eastcoastgrow6132
    @mr.eastcoastgrow6132 Před rokem

    Schultz is TROLLING Ariel so bad. He sigle handedly took the number 1 UFC show spot in 3 episodes without trying.

  • @johansalvador7289
    @johansalvador7289 Před rokem +3

    Why is Andrew holding on to the cigarette? It’s just for looks

  • @tlryan2k9
    @tlryan2k9 Před rokem +5

    Feel like alot could've been said in this without all the interruption

    • @tonymarselle8812
      @tonymarselle8812 Před rokem

      That’s not what this show is about.

    • @tlryan2k9
      @tlryan2k9 Před rokem

      @@tonymarselle8812 what is it about ?

    • @arsh5461
      @arsh5461 Před rokem

      @@tlryan2k9 It's a take the piss and have fun show. The main purpose is not interviewing.

  • @newcarlier
    @newcarlier Před rokem

    Helwani in the de la souls 👀

  • @snorkey2462
    @snorkey2462 Před rokem

    When rocky walked in and y’all started celebrating is the way the champ should be welcomed. Good shit. He deserves the love.

  • @garywhiteman8837
    @garywhiteman8837 Před rokem

    Andrew come to B19 and you will see

  • @quartzite4845
    @quartzite4845 Před rokem

    BMF BELT NEXT. Diaz down Masvidal headshot. Let's get it on

  • @herculeslianos3828
    @herculeslianos3828 Před rokem

    Thats why Birmingham produced Black Sabbath. lol

  • @thatheat1914
    @thatheat1914 Před rokem

    Violation: first thing is take his belt

  • @lazylapraspo
    @lazylapraspo Před rokem

    I can’t believe Leon has won ten fights in a row with no title shot 😢

  • @Ali-gz4ec
    @Ali-gz4ec Před 4 měsíci

    Who wins out of Leon v Islam at UFC 300

  • @LifeOfPablo7
    @LifeOfPablo7 Před rokem +1

    Can barely understand bro 😢

  • @Johnw112
    @Johnw112 Před rokem

    Principality stadium ? I’ll be there baby, just down the road from me.
    Ps it will always be known as the millennium stadium to me 😂

  • @knickeast9288
    @knickeast9288 Před rokem

    Leon Lucky kick Edawards

  • @DjFirestarr
    @DjFirestarr Před rokem +5

    Americans still asking if London has 'hoods', just repeat the same questions everytime its a UK guest. Lame.

    • @p.s3253
      @p.s3253 Před rokem +7

      They struggle to understand the concept that poverty exists everywhere

  • @maxomoshebi1341
    @maxomoshebi1341 Před rokem

    You need to let your guests talk man ffs 🤦🏽

  • @miguelroman5214
    @miguelroman5214 Před rokem

    Ariel getting roasted every 40 sec

  • @frrakro1172
    @frrakro1172 Před rokem

    I dont understand clearly Leon.. hard core accent.

  • @mccainmarshall8309
    @mccainmarshall8309 Před 11 měsíci

    Ariel came out of nowhere

  • @Ryan-dr5cr
    @Ryan-dr5cr Před rokem

    I’m convinced Andrew don’t actually drink or smoke. Just likes to hold them

  • @viiplayer1
    @viiplayer1 Před rokem +1

    hard not to like leon

  • @jack12yearsago25
    @jack12yearsago25 Před rokem

    When did that Indian guy become so tall? And also mma journalist?

  • @TheeMancUnion
    @TheeMancUnion Před rokem

    Yhyhyh yeah didn’t hear him say no

  • @manolososa5173
    @manolososa5173 Před rokem

    ARIEL?????????

  • @JohnDoe-ly6bt
    @JohnDoe-ly6bt Před rokem +15

    People think he wont defend the belt like he got lucky or something, like he dont know how to win.
    the man`s on a freakin like 12 fight win streak.
    all he gotta do is beat the CEO of EPO Usman again, and after that, he`s cleanin out the rest of the division like volkanovsky.
    beating Usman again will be hard as hell, but once thats done, its gonna be smooth sailing.
    Usman looked juiced to the gills though in their last fight, Edwards better come super ready because Usman is comin super juiced

    • @maplispro9384
      @maplispro9384 Před rokem +2

      Chael said it himself , There’s a couple guys juicing and if he said the names it would cause riots. I got my money on usman too

    • @sillesrepa8249
      @sillesrepa8249 Před rokem

      Volkanovsky is a Featherweight going to lightweight now. Why would Volk fight a welterweight at his size??

    • @cxoolio
      @cxoolio Před rokem +5

      @@sillesrepa8249he was saying he’d clear out WW like Volk cleared FW

    • @sillesrepa8249
      @sillesrepa8249 Před rokem

      @@cxoolio Aaah ok my bad

    • @nunodasilva194
      @nunodasilva194 Před rokem

      Lol dumb guy

  • @spotzidog5110
    @spotzidog5110 Před rokem +1

    Yooo the fuck does Andrew know about JLP/PNP garrisons 😂 hats off to him. His haters call him a culture vulture but he takes the time to know his stuff

  • @brendondowdy5651
    @brendondowdy5651 Před rokem

    People get confused because we think hooligans is goofy not like gangs and ghetto

  • @YakubKang
    @YakubKang Před rokem

    bob marleys dad was full white

  • @lcol3057
    @lcol3057 Před rokem +3

    Shultz is the biggest clout chaser on the planet. If you've done something great, guaranteed he'll try be your best friend

  • @C.D.J.Burton
    @C.D.J.Burton Před rokem

    7:36 A few words on the UK fight scene (as a London born Londoner). I completely understand why Americans would think that the UK fighting and violent crime scene isn't comparable. Though this is a dangerous illusion. The unfortunate fact is, our criminals want to be like US street gangs more than the US street gangs. In this sense, our gangs are like the perceived underdog that feels a need to prove the world otherwise. Second to that, traditionally the British Isles (a bit like Russia) prides itself on its bare knuckle (real) fighting as opposed to relying on tools. People do use weapons, but they are like the lowest of the low. Those guys will rob of their own nan and do anything for 15 seconds of fame. Many of our gangs will pick on any guy if they're confident they can beat and rob them. They will usually use numbers, they're usually between the ages of 15 and 25 but can be outside of this scope. Many of them will stab a man just for the heck of it, for status gain within the in-group, something to talk about with their mates later. Many gang members do have guns, you can tell by reading the lines between crimes presented in the news but also, the shifty behaviours of certain people in certain areas at certain times. If there's a big group causing trouble, too big for police to deal with completely, you can bet someone will be carrying a gun for the fact they know the chances are slim that they will be picked out of the crowd.

  • @NerwowyDziad
    @NerwowyDziad Před rokem

    Not able to understand the guy :(

  • @illicitleafcombuster
    @illicitleafcombuster Před rokem +8

    Poor Leon is the champ now and still can’t get his story out

  • @ds6914
    @ds6914 Před 4 měsíci

    Yermawsfae Scotland

  • @risinoutlaw61
    @risinoutlaw61 Před rokem +5

    They should get Brendan shcuab on here!
    JK

  • @mikelitorous5570
    @mikelitorous5570 Před rokem +1

    Leon getting pulled over for driving while black. How dare he

  • @aviatorsky
    @aviatorsky Před rokem

    Jesus loves you ♥

  • @sethmonroe9603
    @sethmonroe9603 Před 5 měsíci

    We all know what happens to the fighter that come on this podcast… my money is Covington now

  • @craigmcenroe1764
    @craigmcenroe1764 Před rokem +1

    For fuck sake just rename the video YEAH YEAH YEAH

  • @ClearlyReviews
    @ClearlyReviews Před rokem +2

    i cant imagine how intimidating it must be for leon to sit across from men with such BIG noses