How Difficult is Leon Edwards to Work With?
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- čas přidán 17. 12. 2023
- Chael Sonnen talks Leon Edwards on this episode of Beyond the Fight
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All things UFC and MMA with the undefeated Bad Guy, Chael Sonnen. UFC Champions, Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, Colby Covington, Khamzat Chimaev, the MMA hour and commentary on the latest UFC news, UFC Champions in 2022, UFC knockouts and finishes. - Zábava
its cool to see that leon was right about colby not deserving the fight
he still should have fought him 6 months ago and defended his belt against another top contender on UFC 296 for the sake of both his legacy and his bank account.
Chael is a jealous bitter pos.
@@JB-xz6dthe defended against pound for pound best fighter, can he take 2 months off ? After that literally all the cards were booked. lol
Casual comment. Colby went 5 rounds, hit him more, and controlled him on the ground more, and won a round.
You are very low iq if you think that means he doesn’t deserve to be there.
@@ceasgoat8977they can always add a big fight and push an earlier one down. These champs need a defined timeframe for defenses and def shouldnt have a say in who it is
Feel like Leon is the epitome of “fighting to the level of your opponent”
100%
If Colby had come at him like a madman you’d have seen a different Leon.
He is smart. Rarely takes damage, in his prime and working at getting better. Also has a great team behind him.
And why shouldn’t Leon have pushed back v the Colby fight, someone he didn’t think deserved.
He still fought him.
Gsp did the same. Jones does the same unless its a terrible mismatch.
That may be the case. Leon is an intelligent guy even if he fights like a pussy. Lol. Jon Jones does similar and raises his level the moment he needs to. People really are overrating Shavkat imo. I've seen his last few fights now and I don't see anything that beats Leon.
the difference in literally every single one of his pro fights is that he goes for AND GETS the FINISH. even standing, he will get a submission, like neal. holy shit, you are dense
Leon went majority point fighter/decision winner much earlier.@@jamesnm21
Any narrative to help you sleep at night
Colby was supposed to be offered 6 fights over 2 years and fought once over that time
Chael will never admit that lol
Can't make people the the fights
Sounds like khabib
Bro pls don’t make Chael face the reality of Colby
He had to wait for the title fight bozo
If Leon gets past Shavkat, he'll be champion for awhile. Really, whoever wins that fight will run the division it seems like, or they have a war and start a rivalry that is a trilogy.
I'm a Leon fan & will root for Leon. Shavkat is consistently finishing people though so I expect him to win
You're forgetting about Makelchev.
Islam and Shavkat both beat Leon, even Belal has an okay shot at beating him.
@@europa1111now you just must not liek Leon or somethign because shavkhat sure but Belal hell no he has absolutely no finishing ability despite constantly going for finishes and while Islam can finish fights he’s also way smaller and dealing with a physical specimen in Leon who’s hard to finish. Shavkhat isn’t smaller tho and he’s elite at finish fights so that’s fun great match up
@@JPT_2007 Washed up Nate Diaz almost finished Leon, and when does Leon ever finish fights? He's a literal decision merchant.
can we talk about how Colby lost all of his stock overnight?
Journey man
The only stock he had was delusional Americans saying he’s a monster.
Hopefully gonna happen to the Donald soon, too.
@@mattbrooks90 oh yeah sure the economy and everything it's way better now
Bro fought not to lose and lost anyway. Woulda been better off getting meme KO'd.
Leon's objection was granting Colby a title shot after having sat out for two years and coming off of a win against Jorge. He only accepted after the UFC told him he doesn't call the shots. From a purist standpoint, Belal should be next, but that PPV will bomb if they use that fight as a headliner.
Has nothing to do with merit. If it did he wouldn't be turning down the Belal fight. Leon didn't want to fight Colby because he was afraid he would be facing the same guy Usman fought twice and he was scared. Luckily for Leon it appears that Colbys best days are behind him.
@@MG-cd7wi Scared ahahaha no one is scared of Colby.
Youre so full of it... he was calling Colby out for yrs, yrs and he always dismissed him, he avoided everyone...nobody was scared of Colby@@MG-cd7wi
As LEON stated, Colby didn't deserve the title shot. He hadn't beaten a top contender and had sat out two years. He said Colby was getting Dana privilege. Why would he be afraid to fight Colby after he beat Usman twice?
this makes 0 sense, why would you be scared of a man that lost to a guy you just beat TWICE and spent the last two years preparing? Whatever worked against usman would work against Colby. Usman is faster, stronger, more precise, better wrestler, we know because Usman won TWICE against Colby including a TKO. Usman said it himself, Leon would win because he has the confidence that Colby can't beat Usman.@@MG-cd7wi
You’ve insinuated wild also saying you weren’t, that it was Leon that took so long, Dana admitted it was Colby a while ago
If he beats Shavkat I'm going to form the opinion Leon is a lot more special than most of realized. He could even represent something new. His build is very unique, and his footwork is a problem for people and distance control and timing and smoothness in his striking.
Maybe since he just finished a grueling high pitch build up to fight one of the best fighters ever and his knowing his next was against the next best in Colby, he just wanted to take his time and get past those two fighters. Increase his chances. I think he's on a roll now. Confidence is sky high, he's getting better.
He alreadly is special he's the only person to ko karmaru out cold , kamzat barley beat Kamaru on few days notice.
Islam would finish him
@@ductrung3993Islam is a weight bully, should be at WW in the first place - won’t have the same advantage when he’s fighting much bigger guys
I used to think that these new welterweights like usman and edwards etc were next level...but i agree with makachev..they arent special. Gsp is still far and away goat at welterweight. Im more interested in islam makachev comimg up and taking the belt from leon and than defending it against rakmanov
@@richeneflowease3622 GSP was a “boring” decision fighter most of his career aswell, too many people put him on a pedestal who either never actually watched him fight or they don’t truly remember how he actually was perceived at the time, don’t forget that Johny Hendricks was robbed against GSP and also got caught by Serra 🤷🏻♂️ Leon is virtually a copy of GSP in their fighting styles except Leon strikes more where GSP wrestled
Didn't Geoff Neal take Shakvat into Round 3 before getting submitted? 10 KOs and 12 Subs... Rakmahnov is a MONSTER!!!
shavkat overrated 😂
Ferguson took Gaethje into deep waters too 😂
Why do people always forget to mention that Geoff Neal missed weight by 5 pounds ??? That definitely played a part, and Shavkat still finished him
Leon wins easily
He used the rest of his life force in that fight. He took insane damage even compared to his recent fights but he also was swinging back and landed Hella good shots. Dude was literally shaking off stars. You don't see UFC fights get stopped often because someone is so outclassed its dangerous. Only Zombie and Ferguson and both of them never won again when they had that kind of loss
The only thing I don’t like: is him dismissing Belal. But most of the time, Leon’s easy to work with. Everyone forgets that he accepted a Khamzat fight when Khamzat was a risky fight to take and no one else was taking it. The only reason it didn’t happen, was because Khamzat temporarily retired.
I totally agree with this. That’s such an easy point to forget.
@@bradleythompson2644 always gotta educate the sometimes fickle fans in our sport😂
With all due respect uncle Chael, this video should've been about how badly Colby lost the fight, got what he deserved.
what he deserved = no title shot in the first place
sure, we all enjoyed seeing him get pieced up. but he still got paid for a headlining match with leon, subject viewers to his arrogant personality even in clear defeat, and delayed other more-deserving contenders
the only silver lining i see out of the whole situation is how universally hated colby is right now lol
@@360.Tapestry absolutely correct bro👍
I think Leon saying Balal doesn't deserve it he is just trying to start more of a problem between them before they fight. Easiest way too make Balal mad is by saying that.
What made me laugh was Leon at the post fight press conference saying Balal wouldn’t because he doesn’t deserve but then right after said anyone could get it he didn’t care.
He's saying it to wind him up cos belal is annoyingand hasn'tshut up abouthim, if the ufc wants belal he doesn't care, if they want shavkat he doesn't care, he doesn't have privilege like Jones, Mcgregor, O'malley who can fight whoever they want, whenever they want. He'll fight whoever they put infront of him
Cuz he knows its not up to him , it's up to Dana. Remember when he said colby had no chance n fought him next defence.
I think Leon's still bitter he had to have an 11 fight win streak to get title shot lol cuz when they brought up belals 9 he said so what it doesn't mean anything proven by what I had to do lol.
Belal deserves it for sure but I think he wants big fights that draw fans , thing is there aren't any in div apart from maybe shavkat or khazmat if he could make weight. Maybe islam moving up to become double champ that would be huge .
@@LJ-MMAcouldn’t be more wrong. Leon wants to hold onto the belt with fighting as little as possible. There are too many top contenders he’ll continue to dodge. He knows he got lucky with the kick on Kamaru.
@@kingkongsson1Leon isn’t a big draw so he needs someone to do it for him.
@@cgjohnst45 he's a big draw in uk but yes outside of that it's av , that's why Dana hasn't said who he wants for his next title defence n belal is the obv choice but would need a big co main to bring in the dollars.
I have to agree about belal, just cos he hasnt got many fans doesnt mean he should be denied his basic fairness, hes been growing on me lately a bit imo.
Ye poor chap. Guaranteed if Brady or Burns had beaten him, they wouldve been in contention
Very nice spin Chael, 😂. Well done, still rooting for your boy Colby 😂
Colby has nothing to do with Leon's lies. Leon is the one who said in March that Colby didn't deserve it but Masvidal did! Then for months he said multiple times that Colby didn't deserve it but *_Belal_* did deserve it. Now all of a sudden Leon is saying that Belal doesn't deserve a title shot! Quit being so emotional about Colby for two seconds and just look at the lies coming from Leon. Leon is also the guy who hasn't fought anyone younger than 35 years old in 5+ years, and got his title shot after barely escaping a loss against a much smaller much slower and much older Nate Diaz! Leon is *_the last person_* that needs to be talking about how nobody deserves title shots!
The UFC having a British world champion defending his belt in the UK is a huge win for the UFC they didn’t do it exclusively for Leon. It was a big win for the UFC. Leon said in his interview he does not care who the UFC wants next he just beat Usman twice and Colby and is on a 13 fight win streak and will fight anyone they decide. His point was why would Belal get any special treatment from the UFC if he didn’t. He wasn’t more deserving than Leon or even equally… YET so he will fight who the UFC deem deserving. He won’t be the one giving Belal special treatment. That’s not his job In Leon’s mind. He has said yes to everyone in his career except Colby because he sat out for two years whilst others worked for their shot! Funny how commentators can hear things differently or twist what’s being said. I think Leon is being genuine. He is seeing it as he sees it
It wasn't genuine though, Leon talked about how he was on a 10 win streak and didn't get a title shot which is completely false, he got his title shot after 9 consecutive wins, so for him to say Bilal doesn't deserve special treatment even though it's clearly not special treatment at this point is frustrating to hear
As a colby fan I’m ashamed and respect Leon for letting his skills talk
You have the class colby lacks. Good on you 👍
@@mattbrooks90 what do you mean? he didn't have a scratch on him and didn't really even feel like he got touched (had bloody nose, glaring cuts on his face, limps out of the octagon)
The UFC is stalling Leon's next fight to sync it with the 2024 UFC London card. Building the brand internationally with two British champs is a wet dream for the UFC. It always comes down to money before being fair and what's right for the fighters (Belal or Shavkat).
Leon's Jamaican and Tom's interim. Just sayin.
Leon represents Jamaica and the United Kingdom
What about Islam moving up for double champ status , he's said he wants to, that'll be huge in uk n big ppv. I gotta feeling you know that'll happen lol
@@kingkongsson1hmmm you’d have to think they’ll keep using Islam for Middle East shows
he represents uk on his fights and lived in uk for 22 years
@@scotscottscottt
Leon Edward’s DID NOT say Belal would be skipping the line. He said “they’ve already skipped the line,” meaning if the UFC can make the fight THEY want instead of making the fight that is “fair” then they can do it again and make a fight that makes sense for Leon. What makes sense for Leon will become more clear as time goes on and prices begin to move and set.
It’s hard to understand him sometimes with the mumbles and the accent. Makes sense. Lol
*Blahall
Believe it or not Leon is well spoken for someone that comes from Birmingham, they usually sound thick as💩.
You can spin it all you want, but he was asked about Belal and his response was some mumbling about "skipping the line". The answer wasn't "Yes" was it? Leon is the king of ducking and stalling while hand picking his opponents.
He has the nerve to talk about who deserves a title shot after barely escaping a loss against a much smaller much slower and much older Nate Diaz! And let's not forget that Leon hasn't fought anyone younger than 35 years old in 5+ years!
Let's be real, he's going to sit around for the next 6-12 months mumbling about how nobody deserves a title shot.
with the path Leon had to take to get a title shot i think we can cut him some slack
“Their first ask of Leon”, what about the insistence he leave his family during Covid knowing he wouldn’t be able to return for who knows how long to fight Woodley, who then decided against fighting Leon anyway, to then saying Leon is out of the rankings so he has to fight Khamzat, which is made and cancelled twice. That’s not mentioning the sucker punch from Jorge and Leon making no fuss about it except asking for an opportunity to settle it in the octagon which he wasn’t granted until it suited Jorge. Leon’s time now, Dana and the UFC should give him anything and everything he asks for. Also, the 5th round commentary was so foul, the man dominates Colby and the booth decide they’ll take away all credit from him. It’s insane the treatment he gets from the UFC. Hasn’t even got to fight in his hometown yet and there’s never even any discussion about it.
For some reason, in spite of being the UKs second biggest city, Brum gets little shine.
Well said
100% correct
You’re the man chael
I know a lot of ppl want to see shavkat, myself included, but belal is definitely going to be next for 1 simple reason … he’s injured! He hurt his ankle and might be out a whole year bc he needs surgery. So unfortunate for shavkat but great for belal bc now he can’t be overlooked or bypassed if shavkat is out with an injury.
Has it been announced how bad the injury is? I was hoping it was minor because I’d love to see Shavkat get a title shot
Islam will jump him..
@@user-ul6xt3dc6q probably but if Shavkat is hurt he will be out anyway
@@nyyankeesfan9865 not exactly sure but could be a year before he fights again.
Itll be interesting to see the Belal v Edwards match mainly becuase either fighter vs Rahkmonov should be amazing matches for very different reasons of course.
Mad how Leon can be undefeated since 2015, take the belt from the p4p#1 with KO of the year, defend it twice, but still be completely slept on and belitttled.
leon just gotta keep winning eventually everybody will respect him😂
I got to be honest. If he was a White American he would be considered the best thing since sliced bread with what he has accomplished. The disrespect is wild.
@@draco2xx That's clearly not true!! Lol. He's been winning for 8 years!
Reminds of Volk in the early days of his championship run.
It took a while for people to start taking to Usman as well
I wasn't sure I was going to love this video. But boy do I sure ever love it almost as much (edit) as anything ever. Absolutely giggling
Seems to me whatever Leon’s plans are they’ve been perfect up to now. After going 5 rounds with Usman in March, waiting until December to next fight doesn’t seem unreasonable. Plus it gave Colby longer to stew on it.
I'm pretty sure Leon had to rematch Usman because KU had been the champion for a while, had a great fight tbf, had previously beat Leon, and lots of people thought Usman would walk the third fight and this UK upstart could be beaten in front of a UK crowd who would pay lots to watch - doubt very much it was anything to do with Dana doing something nice for Leon. Am happy for Leon winning his way and growing into a classy, methodical fighter.
I’d imagine that Leon realizes that he is not a draw, therefore a Leon/Balal title fight would be setting records for all the wrong reasons, like lowest selling PPV of all time.
"I don't know" followed by 10 mins of more lmao.... luff ya uncle chael
That's a huge insite on how the contracts work with them bringing them fights. Who knew
Only you, Uncle Chael💪
Chael gaslighting us into blaming Leon for belal not getting a shot
That subtle dig at the end was hilarious
Dana is still salty that his boy Colby got beat up.
I gotta agree with Chael. I'm tired of these champions gaining the title in one division and ready to jump to another. Especially when you avoided matchups on the way up against guys who are climbing.
only person dodging fights is Colby
@@pats6658colby aint getting another title fight after that pathetic showing unless he runs through the whole division.
@@pats6658 Well that too the contenders too need to stop avoiding fights, but more so on the champions because they're the ones out to prove their dominance and solidify legacy.
Who has Leon avoided exactly ?
Ahhh here it is. The shot at Leon video lol. Like we didn’t know this was coming. He can’t just let Colby get smoked. “I’m not saying he’s difficult to deal with, I’m just wondering “ lmao “Now we don’t know if he’s a draw, he doesn’t appear to be. But boy he’s a special talent.” 😂😂😂😂😂
I like Leon (and I'm a Brit so I'm somewhat biased towards him) but I don't think Chael is out of line saying he's not a draw, he's quite measured both in and out of the ring, which gains respect but not necessarily excitement. Leon vs Belal is a tough sell for a headliner although it's definitely the right fight to make if we're being fair.
It's almost a formula by now.
3 straight times.
Yuhhhhhh new chael
2 fights in 9 months as a champion is not all that crazy or inactive chael
CS “Ble Hal” hilarious! That and Pea Air Ra! Hahaha!
Why should Leon not get the chance to move up like many others have done whilst retaining the belt? Hes beat Usman twice and now the guy Dana himself had said would have been champion if Usman didn't exist. Leon had to do more than anyone else to get a title shot and now hes defended his belt twice against the two guys of the division he deserves his money fight and chance to two belts. I think if he wants to go and challenge Strickland or the winner of that fight than hes earned that right.
That's not how it works. The main concern is that you're basically stalling two complete divisions for two guys who didn't even clean up their own divisions yet. If leon wins there's basically a division that will probably not have a title fight for a whole damn year
You saying that Leon had to do "more than anyone else" to get his title shot is hilarious! 😂😂
Leon hasn't fought anyone younger than 35 years old in the past 5+ years! He got his title shot after barely escaping a loss against a much smaller much slower and much older Nate Diaz! Leon talking about who "deserves" a title shot is rich.
Also let's go through his ducking and stalling this past year. In March he said that Colby didn't deserve it but Masvidal did! Then for months he said that Colby didn't deserve it but Belal did. Now all of a sudden he's saying that Belal doesn't deserve a title shot!
The UFC always schedules fights 3+ months in advance. Izzy vs Strickland was considered a "short notice fight" for Strickland because he only had 7 weeks to prepare. Yet the king of ducking and stalling, Leon himself said that he told the UFC that he was ready in September but claims that the UFC was making him wait till the December card! He gave the stupid excuses about how fight cards were all filled etc.
Leon's fans aren't known for being a brilliant bunch, but his own words prove that he's all about stalling and ducking while waiting for the perfect matchups.
I just want to see Leon and Belal fight, it should be a fun fight to see 🥊
Love Leon’s story and he’s a great dude but he’s a mid champ trying to extend his reign, him thinking he shouldn’t fight Belal or Shavkat is wild 😂
mid? he beat the goat and absolutely can beat belal, losing to shavkat is nothing lol
If he was a champ he should be asking for Belal or Shavkat, take those contenders head on.
@@lawrence4301mid is too much, he makes Belal seem like a star
I think either of them could be Leon. I think Gilbert would have a good chance as well.
@lawrence4301 when did he fight gsp dummy
Leon said he was good for august but they had the Aljo vs suga fight planned September was Australia it had to be Izzy , October was Islam (if Leon was booked for that he would have to headline over Islam due to Being the higher weight) it’s really just how everything played out . Not Leon’s fault
Exactly…I said this on another video.
Chael is ignoring these facts because it goes against the narrative he is trying to spin.
Leon did say he was dealing either some injuries in his octagon post fight interview
Leon vs Belal will be a opener on the prelims of a PPV
"Blahal" is sending me 😂
chael what you think about garbrandt condender-ship
Belal should definitely be next. Just make it a stacked card with a great comain matchup.
Chael, thank you for the truth. We respect you.
You explained us things of the business, which we didn't see before.
I love shavkat.i see leon picking him apart slowly defending takedowns
Leon has said himself he’s been ready to go since august, one Google search chael 😅
Leon really has a talent for undermining the hype to his fights. It’s honestly so frustrating. He might as well tell the audience to not watch his fights.
That’s why Leon edwards has the most aesthetic physique
Pause ⏸️
Which means nothing
Chael and Colby sitting in a tree. K I S S I N G
If the fight is Shavkat vs Leon just don’t even have a press conference lololol
Did Paddy ever confront David Goggins like he said he would after the fight? Honest question lol
I think he said he was too exhausted after the fight.
He said post fight jokingly that he was so tired by the end he forgot to do it.
Which was funny.
What happen to your nose Chael? The shades? You the man💯
Uncle C please do your research 😂
Leon has stated few times after usman trilogy he had few injuries to deal with and he was ready for late August early September. But ufc only offered November or December and soon as Jon Jones got New York he was left with December. And btw he's just trolling Belal he knows he's next but windin him up cos belal did with him when he was on longer streak.
Leon literally said after the fight to tnt sport that it's either shavkat or belal next and he's not fussed who
I think Leon said he wanted to fight at UFC 300 but Rakmonov said he has an injury in his foot that requires surgery so he might not be available and it will go to Belal.
Unfortunately we're going to have to wait and see, but as sure as night follows day, we're going to find out the answer to your question Chael P.
Fights are hard to make for myriad of reasons. But, when it does happen it’s always said be ready at all times and not sometimes. Colby had his shot whether it took a while or it was fast. He talked allot and even below the belt and he got tuned up for the entirety of the bout. At the end he went into his character but it didn’t work because he has 3 loses in championship fights. He is a great fighter but he isn’t champion great compared to the fighter he fought who held the championship. Leon was put on hold against Masvidal and for the belt. Now he is the champion and he has to do the opposite of what happened to him. Sometimes people are petty. It’s life. You want him to be different and he won’t. So someone beat him and the new champion can rule his way as well.
I love looking at Leon's body.
First mma comment I’ve made in a while, but the shavkat v Leon matchup would look very similar to what we just saw in my opinion
Leon vs Belal next and Colby Vs Shavkat
I can but I’m gonna need a upfront payment before I fight and need someone to place a bet on me getting KO’ed in the first round in the first minute
How many times did the guy who holds the belt at 155 fight this year?
Masvidal we already seen it back stage wit da 3 piece and a soda
Want to make Leon even more of a crowd favourite, have him fight Ian Garry next in Manchester, in like June or July.
If Garry beats Neal in March.
Ya might as well who cares anymore right rankings dont mean anything anyways
I agree that Shavkat can beat Leon but how long will it take for the UFC to give him the fight? Dana White deserves alot of praise for making the UFC and advancing mma as a world wide sport BUT I think they need to add structure that gives any fighter in the top 10 to end the year as the champion. Winners fight winners and by December we have a champion for each weight class.
Let's bring Leon to the court!
Let's hear him or all least try to
What happened to the welter weight division. Used to be one of the top weight classes in the UFC. It’s like all the welter weight guys are cutting to light weight
Rakhmanov deserves the title shot
make Muhammad v Covington, he's been building that fight for years, give it to him
They could do Leon Belal in uk. Anyone vs Leon in uk is good will do well
Nate had the boy sleep walking
Can always count on Sonnen to give the truth
I am sure I know when Chael believe what he is saying and when he does not. Everytime he said Colby was going to in and stuff, he didn't. Now he does about Leon
Lmao
Love him, but not sure I can agree!! Lol
He literally said he has zero evidence for anything he’s saying. He might as well have said the world is flat
Balal should be next then shakvat after he’s fully recovered
The UFC wanted Colby to be the champ for PPVs with Leon and Belal in as a PPV they know that there would need to be a bigger fight as the main event.
Sighn The Contract Jr
Gilbert vs Colby
Leon makes Stipe look like a active fighter
😂 That's harsh lol
I saw Nina interview Leon which was like a nightmare visit to the orthodontist for her , told her she better start interview camp now for when Shavkat takes the belt from Leon 😅✌️
That Colby got a tittle shot was the most puzzling thing.
not that puzzling if you just consider that he and dana are buddy buddy - wasn't a fight most fans wanted at all
Chael, I noticed before 296 when you mentioned Rakhmonov's record you said 16-0 but it was 17-0. Now after 296 you say 17-0 when it's really 18-0. 😐
This is off topic. But Colby Covington should fight Wonderboy Thompson.
When did colby and Leon got announced??
Chael “I’ve got no information at all” Sonnen
book the fight april or may. leon vs belal in uk with aspinall and paddy on the same card that will counter poor sales from happening. problem solve
Yea, I don't understand what's going on at 170. Shavkat has a broken foot. Blahal Should be next, but if he isn't, who is? Who's in line? All good questions
He's not difficult he's just pissed.
Ok is every fighter in the UFC a ‘killer’? Bc anytime anyone wins a fight they supposedly beat a ‘killer’. And if they win more than one fight they’ve supposedly beaten ‘killers’.
Chael, Leon said from his own lips that his ...only goal... is to beat GSPs record. Not to fight the best, not to fight who's next.... to beat GSPs record. What does that mean? He wants fights he knows he can win? .... apparently, fighting someone who beats killers, or Shavkat, won't get him to the main goal he set.
You want to watch some of Leons recent interviews in the last fortnight chael- he has said repeatedly he has NO intentions of 185 anytime soon.
He has said he wants to reign for years at WW. Break GSP’s record. Bold. But then he says nothing and he’s accused of being silent. You don’t think he knows Rakmanov isn’t on his radar? He has said he is several times.
Re the 9 months - look at your boy Colby.
I love the way chael just cracks on with his misconceptions regardless😂
Great entertainment 🙏🏼
Leon is simply negotiating for more money. Nothing wrong with that.
One and only ask? What about all the times the UFC overlooked or mistreated him before he was champion? Expecting him to get on a plane and fight not knowing if he would be able to get back into the UK to be with his family when the world was locking him down, removing him from the rankings because he didn’t want to fight an unranked guy when he was ranked no 4 in the world. The UFC has shit on Leon every chance they’ve had. Let’s not pretend Dana putting the trilogy fight on in London was out of the kindness of his heart. It made the most sense from a business perspective that’s it.
All I hear is GURU’s impression of Leon “thath nine fyths ina whoa, I beat Colby so I deserf a tyOL shot”
*this is a threat*
Chael, Leon already pieced Belal up once. Why would it be different next time?
I think yourself and Rogan should watch that fight again. Your memories seem to be playing tricks on you
Fighters do need to start looking at things differently at times. Is there moments the company would prefer a certain guy to win, like a McGregor, yeah sure. They would bring in more money. But I didn't view the Colby fight as that. To me it felt like ''Colby will sell the fight, you beat him and your star rises higher''. Because Leon wasn't particularly a draw. Colby has been a pain to deal with for the UFC at times. I didn't feel like they wanted Colby to be champ, if anything I felt they wanted Leon to beat Colby.
Got me feeling like I’m akademiks!