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Masvidal: Edwards/Usman 2 Ending Was Like A Vision From God
Jorge Masvidal thinks he had a pretty good idea about the crazy Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman finish. Given the way that Usman dispatched of every UFC opponent placed in front of him, including Masvidal twice, not many people expected to see Edwards sco…
Jorge Masvidal thinks he had a pretty good idea about the crazy Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman finish. Given the way that Usman dispatched of every UFC opponent placed in front of him, including Masvidal twice, not many people expected to see Edwards score a knockout win in their rematch at UFC 278. Nevertheless, after…
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Muhammad Says Edwards “Broke” In Second Usman Fight
Despite the fact that Leon Edwards walked away from UFC 278 as the promotion’s welterweight champion, Belal Muhammad wasn’t especially impressed by the 31-year-old’s title-winning performance. “Remember The Name” is scheduled to face fellow…
Despite the fact that Leon Edwards walked away from UFC 278 as the promotion’s welterweight champion, Belal Muhammad wasn’t especially impressed by the 31-year-old’s title-winning performance. “Remember The Name” is scheduled to face fellow top welterweight contender Sean Brady in the featured prelim of UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi. Currently the UFC’s #5-ranked welterweight, Muhammad…
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Belal Muhammad on Leon Edwards’ mentality after Kamaru Usman fight: “He broke in there … you could be broken”
UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad is looking to put himself one step closer to a title shot with a win at UFC 280. The welterweight throne will likely be tied up by a trilogy showdown between Leon Edwards and the former champion Kamaru Usman. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ earned a decision win against the English-Jamaican Edwards in […]
UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad is looking to put himself one step closer to a title shot with a win at UFC 280. The welterweight throne will likely be tied up by a trilogy showdown between Leon Edwards and the former champion Kamaru Usman.
‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ earned a decision win against the English-Jamaican Edwards in 2015. They rematched in 2022 in which Usman controlled much of the fight until ‘Rocky’ won the bout in the final round with a head kick knockout. It appears that these two are heading for a trilogy fight with the welterweight crown on the line.
The top five ranked Belal Muhammad recently commented on the trilogy bout between Edwards and Usman, ahead of his fight this weekend. Speaking in the UFC pre-fight press conference, he said:
“Kamaru was on his way to victory but it’s the fight game and anything can happen in the fight game. One Zig when you should have zagged and you go to sleep. I think that for Leon Edwards he’s gonna have to mentally go through the trenches right now in camp because he broke in there. He showed it, he had his head down, wasn’t looking at his coaches. And when you when the world sees it, it shows us something that you could be broken.”
‘Remember the Name’ also advised the Nigerian-born Usman that he should take a step back to recover after his knockout loss. Muhammad continued:
“So if I’m Kamaru, you’re gonna go in there right away take him down, right away. Do the same thing you did in there and I think that he’ll do that. But you just never know how somebody comes out comes back from a knockout … It all depends on the people he has around them in training … Especially because you’re dominating that fight, you’re on your way to victory mentally.”
The 34-year-old Belal Muhammad will be looking closer to UFC gold, but standing in his way is the undefeated Sean Brady.
See the full press conference with Belal Muhammad below:
Belal Muhammad vs Sean Brady at UFC 280
Belal Muhammad is on an impressive seven-fight win streak and will look to add another W to record when he faces Sean Brady this weekend at UFC 280. Sean Brady is undefeated in MMA and has a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under the Gracie’s. Muhammad feels that Brady is just another person on his way to a title shot. He said:
“I just feel like emotionally it’s just another hurdle I gotta get over. Another guy that I get to prove to the doubters that I’m the best guy in the division. Saturday night I get to prove it.”
The US-born Sean Brady even picked this fight and called out Muhammad on Twitter. That callout and trash talk coming from Brady only motivated ‘Remember the Name.’ He added:
“He probably has all the confidence in the world. He’s just coming off a big win against a top-six guy. So the way that he tried to call it out on Twitter, acting like he could beat me and all this other stuff, that’s what motivates me.”
Belal Muhammad and Sean Brady will get to battle for a top-ranked spot in the competitive UFC welterweight division. The UFC 280 showdown is booked for this Saturday live from Abu Dhabi, on October 22.
Woodley: Mentoring Usman & Covington Affected My Performance
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has an interesting theory about some of his more lackluster performances in the promotion. Before he was boxing the likes of Jake Paul, Woodley was one of the best fighters in the world, claiming the 170lb…
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has an interesting theory about some of his more lackluster performances in the promotion. Before he was boxing the likes of Jake Paul, Woodley was one of the best fighters in the world, claiming the 170lb belt and defending it multiple times. Ultimately, he ended his run with the…
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Leon Edwards poses for picture with controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate during trip to UAE
Undisputed UFC welterweight champion, Leon Edwards has been pictured alongside controversial social media outcast, Andrew Tate, as well as his brother, Tristan Tate during a visit to the UAE (United Arab Emirates) for the Birmingham star. Edwards, the current undfisputed welterweight champion under the UFC banner, headlined UFC 278 against two-time opponent, Kamaru Usman back […]
Undisputed UFC welterweight champion, Leon Edwards has been pictured alongside controversial social media outcast, Andrew Tate, as well as his brother, Tristan Tate during a visit to the UAE (United Arab Emirates) for the Birmingham star.
Edwards, the current undfisputed welterweight champion under the UFC banner, headlined UFC 278 against two-time opponent, Kamaru Usman back in August, Edwards managed to rally from losing three of the four opening rounds – stopping Usman with a thunderous fifth round high kick knockout win.
The victory came as Edwards’ eleventh outing undefeated, as he avenged a prior 2015 unanimous decision loss to Usman during their rise to prominence in the welterweight division.
Leon Edwards is expected to fight Kamaru Usman in a trilogy fight next year
Expected to meet with Auchi native, Usman in a title trilogy clash in the new year in a potential U.K. return for the UFC, Edwards insists the former titleholder must now agree to his terms if he wants to secure a rubber match.
“It’s in Wembley, bro,” Leon Edwards told Troopz TV. “We’re going back to the sites. I’m not going over (to the U.S.) now. I did my job. I went over to (Usman’s) backyard and took it (the title) off him, so now he has to come to my backyard. I’m not going over there again. It’s on my terms now. He has to come over here.”
“They (the UFC) said early next year, March-ish,” Leon Edwards explained. “Early next year over here in the U.K. – the stadium show. I think they’re coming to Wembley because it’s probably cold in March. It might be in Cardiff.”
Edwards, who is currently visiting the UAE, was pictured alongside the aforenoted controversial social media influencers, Andrew, and Tristan Tate – posing for a snap.
“UFC welterweight champ Leon Edwards appears to be hanging out with Andrew Tate, the far-right kickboxer banned from social media for his anti-women rhetoric, in the UFC,” Bloody Elbow reporter, Karim Zidan tweeted.
Also pictured with Edwards in UAE is the self-proclaimed pioneer of mixed martial arts in the region, Tam Khan – who has infamous ties to Chechen warlord, Ramzan Kadyrov, as well as inviting the U.S. sanctioned Irish reputed cartel leader, Daniel Kinahan to his TK MMA gym in Dubai earlier this year.
“Also pictured is Tam Khan, the self-proclaimed pioneer of MMA in the UAE,” Tam Kham has ties to Ramzan Kadyrov and invited Irish crime lord Daniel Kinahan & Tyson Fury to visit his TK MMA gym in Dubai earlier this year,” Zidan tweeted. “Both Kinahan and Kadyrov are under U.S. sanctions.”