Media Leon Edwards: 'Two the best wrestlers in the division (Usman & Colby), I was able to outgrapple them... take them down. Leon Nurmagomedov!'

[User9992]

Leon Edwards: 'Two the best wrestlers in the division (Usman & Colby), I was able to outgrapple them... take them down. Leon Nurmagomedov!'

 

[Reach4theSky]

 

[Corrado Soprano]

Leon is the MMA GOAT

 

[Madmartigains]

Leon Magomedwards.

 

[Kryptt]

 

[ryun253]

that was pretty funny, he seems so laid back when he lets his personality out

 

[nostradumbass]

He was kidding. He did better than most other guys, but didn't outgrapple either of them. Usman had like 15 TDs to Leon's 1 and over 20 minutes of control time vs Leon's 3 minutes between their 3 fights, and he and Colby each got 2 TDs, but Colby had 5 1/2 minutes of control vs Leon's minute and a half.

He did well for not having a wreslting background though.

 

[Striker Fox]

His grappling improvements are reminiscent of a prime Gustafsson

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

GOAT when he learns how to Hulk Up

 

[PhilMcCavity]

Allah ackbar
-leon Edwards

 

[fortheo]

He was kidding. He did better than most other guys, but didn't outgrapple either of them. Usman had like 15 TDs to Leon's 1 and over 20 minutes of control time vs Leon's 3 minutes between their 3 fights, and he and Colby each got 2 TDs, but Colby had 5 1/2 minutes of control vs Leon's minute and a half.

He did well for not having a wreslting background though.

He definitely won the grappling exchanges against Colby. Leon threatened with a ninja choke, took Colby's back, threatened the RNC's to a triangle to an armbar. I don't even remember if Colby passed leon's guard. Grappling isn't just a takedown and control time contest.

 

[Poatan Power]

He was more impressive grappling against Colby. The stand ups he executed as well as reversal, takedown, etc. was very high level MMA shit, especially against a grappler of Colby's caliber. That being said, Colby isn't exactly a power double kinda guy. Colby is also 15 years removed from collegiate wrestling (Usman was close to that).

 

[Copper Burner]

He definitely won the grappling exchanges against Colby. Leon threatened with a ninja choke, took Colby's back, threatened the RNC's to a triangle to an armbar. I don't even remember if Colby passed leon's guard. Grappling isn't just a takedown and control time contest.

Colby was mauling Leon in the fifth. Where was Leon's grappling then?

 

[Istryker]

Colby's daddy

 

[surgeyou1]

Colby was mauling Leon in the fifth. Where was Leon's grappling then?

Mauling lol. Holding on for dear life and didn't do any damage.

 

[Portland8242]

Colby was mauling Leon in the fifth. Where was Leon's grappling then?

You mean LnP'ing while he was down 4 rounds?

If Colby wasn't terrible at BJJ he could have tried some subs

 

[Copper Burner]

Mauling lol. Holding on for dear life and didn't do any damage.

Ref wasn't close to a stand-up, and the crowd was enjoying it.

Imagine a UFC champion put on his back and humiliated in the fifth round of a "successful" title defense.

 

[Istryker]

Ref wasn't close to a stand-up, and the crowd was enjoying it.

Imagine a UFC champion put on his back and humiliated in the fifth round of a "successful" title defense.

"humiliated"

You colbsters have such a way with words.

 

[Arcticman]

Islam would rag doll him most boring fighter around, someone has to take the belt off him.

 

[Fergelmince]

WTF did he just say. I thought English was his native language.