Media Edwards doesn't want to fight in July

rstringer said:
winning streak doesn't matter that much , quality of opponents matter and Colby's win streak since 2015 was broken only by the champ. Belal's most impressive win is over Steven Thompson .

Anyway dude, easy with trying to discredit people who disagree with you. If you think the number 2 contender in WW rankings is not worthy of a title shot but number 4,5 and 6 are , so be it. I don't think we will agree.
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Everyone I mentioned has a longer winning streak and more recent ranked wins than Colby you don't know what the f*** you're talking about
 
Vigfree said:
Not at all - he's right that Colby is the BTEC community college Usman. Colby is a worse fighter than Usman, period. Close, but worse.
He's not afraid of fighting Colby.
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Then he should be happy to fight a lesser Usman , easy money, isnt it,?

Or are you telling me he prefers a harder to title defense fight?
 
NoBiasJustMMA said:
Everyone I mentioned has a longer winning streak and more recent ranked wins than Colby you don't know what the f*** you're talking about
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I don't agree with you but unlike you won't discredit you.

But let me ask you a question.

Deserving a ts or not , don't you believe that there is a high chance Colby will fuck Leon up if they fight,?
 
NoBiasJustMMA said:
LMAO, this is rich while defending Colby who sat out a year and ducked Khamzat, Burns and Belal.
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Not gonna get into that with you, as you like to belabour same old point conventionally ignoring that Colby sustained a brain injury from the Masvidal attack.

I don't even like Colby , he is a trump supporting , bigoted douche but he has never been afraid to fight anyone.

You didn't ask my question, do you think that Colby will fuck Leon up in a fight or not?
 
4 month turn around gives you barely any time before going right into another training camp. I can see why he might want to take a bit longer than that
 
rstringer said:
OK bro, I don't know the details of that one but how many times had Silva defended that belt? I think he had the record number of title defenses back then, that's very different from a guy who just won it and now makes demands.
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Every guy "just won it and makes demands". Stop acting like this is unique just because you dislike Leon.
 
SeattleFightFan said:
Historically the debate has been about stripping a fighter after a year. Now it's 4 months?

Usually a fighter who fought in March, being offered a fight in July, and countering with October wouldn't even be news worthy. It should come as no surprise that the rules (or lack thereof) might be different for a less beloved fighters....
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This is why rstringer is a retard colby fan pretending he doesn't even like Colby
 
SeattleFightFan said:
Totally.

1.8/yr average is in my head for some reason (don't know how it got there). I remember Fig brought the average up a bit, and so has Izzy.

Here's a thread from 2020 that tries to do some math. Jones at 1.6 per year, Stipe at 1 per year, Holloway at 1.6/yr, etc, etc. Funny, Rousey has the highest number at 2.3 defenses per year. I'm sure OP just became a big RR fan ;)

Anyway, the point is, the average is below 2 (I'm pretty sure). So if OP's strongest argument is that Edwards should be defending 3x/yr...well, let's just say that's a less-than-compelling argument.
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A much easier read than the guy who tried to disprove me by posting about 4+ rounders (no idea what that has to do with fighting 3 times a year) and proceeding to demonstrate that no one averaged even close to 3 x a year, with the possible exception of Izzy, who still wasn't 3 times a year on average.
 
NoBiasJustMMA said:
Where did I say that? Do you just strawman everyone? Besides, he has fought once this year and is asking to fight in October so unless you think 1+1=1 then he isn't fighting once a year.
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Ouch, dumbass got burned there
 
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Typical training camp is 6 weeks.

Man you keep embarrassing yourself on here.
rstringer said:
2 is fair I give you that, but 3 is not too much to ask. Typical training camp is 6 weeks. So if champ is healthy he can fuck around for 2.5 months then train for 1.5 and be ready for next fight.
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Istryker said:
he loses he prolly retires. dude isn't even a full time fighter.
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Putting you on ignore, can't read "prolly" any more. Its the height of stupidity. Probably really isn't a difficult word to spell.
 
rstringer said:
Then he should be happy to fight a lesser Usman , easy money, isnt it,?

Or are you telling me he prefers a harder to title defense fight?
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I disagree with your assumption that Colby is the hardest title defense.

Out of the contenders who could get title fights:
Colby, Khamzat, Belal, Burns - all the top 5 outside of Usman...
I don't think Colby is necessarily a tougher fight than the other 3. I also doubt Leon views it that way. It seems perfectly reasonable to take him at his word: Colby doesn't deserve a title shot. Leon had to post an insane win streak and finally got his shot. It just doesn't sit right with Leon that Colby, who already lost 2 title shots recently, sits out a bunch and gets a TS.

I agree with Leon's take. Colby is the biggest example of a rank-squatting "duck" who never fights any contenders. That alone has made me really wish Colby gets his ass beat - simply so this division can move and reorganize like a division should. A great example of someone who did the opposite is Whittaker. He's a G who lost his belt and kept active beating guys. Colby is the worst type of rank squatter. I have no problem with Colby's persona, and unlike many who complain about him here - I like watching him fight despite his pillow-fists. I just really hate the way he avoids guys - and this type of ranked dude is terrible for true UFC fans who want to see the divisions organize properly.

It's obviously you are a Colby fan, so you think Leon is afraid of him. That is a horrible take IMO. You're just wrong about that one. I'd bet a lot of money that isn't it.
Not saying Colby is an easier fight - but it's not like out of those top contenders, Colby is obviously the toughest fight and Leon definitely wants to avoid him.
I personally think Khamzat would be the toughest fight for Leon at 170 if Khamzat could still make it.
 
rstringer said:
https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023...rgets-abu-dhabi-october-welterweight-champion

Is this guy turning into a diva? First he doesn't want to fight Covington now he says July is too early ? TF? He fought in March that's like 4 months .

It's not how long you are champ Leon, it's how many times you defend the title.

Look at you now Leon , look at you now .
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Expecting a UFC champion to fight every 4 months is sadly unrealistic. I wish they would all be that active, but that's just not the case.

If Edwards sits out for 8-12 months then we will have a problem.
 
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