Leon Edwards Wanted to Slap Colby Covington Backstage After UFC 296 Presser

[gentel]

jfc Colby so clearly didn't deserve the TS, can't believe they wasted everyone's time with that nonsense

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Leon's next walkout song

 

[WildShrimper]

Instead he spanked him for rounds straight

I'm glad the real narrative is the norm for this fight now, it was kind of lopsided. It felt so forced when people pretended that Colby won that.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

I'll settle for a headkick

 

[MEAN357]

I'm glad the real narrative is the norm for this fight now, it was kind of lopsided. It felt so forced when people pretended that Colby won that.

Colby dickriders live in their own world where everyone is out to get them steal their elections and target them with Hebrew heat rays or some shit lmao

 

[legcramp]

backstage last time

 

[MrBlackheart]

Whatever Leon. Colby insulted your deceased dad and you couldn’t finish him with 5 rounds. Dad must’ve been proud you point fought your way to a decision.

 

[CatchtheseHands]

I don't believe him one bit. The dude had zero finish in him when they fought and was content to coasting to another decision. Leon needs to be honest with himself. He is not built like that to be talking about wanting to walk up on people and slapping them.

 

[Masturbin]

After Colby said that I thought mainly as a joke that him shitting on Leon's father would be the most interresting thing to happen of their confrontation.

Actually I was kinda right since their fight was mediocre.

 

[HuskySamoan]

Colby Covington can get on anyone’s nerves, and that includes UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards.

Leon Edwards Wanted to Slap Colby Covington Backstage After UFC 296 Presser

Colby Covington can get on anyone’s nerves, and that includes UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards

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Covington landed himself a title shot against Edwards at UFC 296 in December 2023. Known for crossing limits with his trash talk, Covington insulted Edwards’ late father at the pre-fight press conference.

Edwards was admittedly affected by the comments but successfully maintained his composure to put on a lopsided beating against Covington en route to a unanimous decision victory. “Rocky” revealed that he looked for Covington backstage immediately following the press conference to slap him. However, the American was nowhere to be found, potentially having been escorted out by security personnel.

“Yeah [I looked for him backstage]. But they moved him, I don’t know where he went but he weren’t backstage at all,” Edwards said on "The MMA Hour.” “I feel like the security took him away and I don’t know where they put him, but he was somewhere… Slap him, that’s what I was looking to do. I feel like he’s not a man. I feel like the way he talks and the way he says, he should be able to really back it up inside and outside the cage. For me I don’t think he’s a man, he’s a weasel.”

Despite barely surviving for five rounds against Edwards, Covington bizarrely raised his hands at the end of the final bell. After the decision was announced, Covington, a self-declared Donald Trump fanatic, blamed the loss on the judges’ bias against his political views.

Edwards noted that Covington is in the habit of blaming all of his losses on external factors. Scheduled to defend his welterweight title against Belal Muhammad at UFC 304 in Manchester on July 27, Edwards is expecting his upcoming opponent to come up with excuses like Covington if he loses.

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Leon is pretty clearly behind GSP, Hughes and Usman thus far. One could argue he's behind Shields (I would). He needs to fight the next generation, Usman was aging out and picked off at the right time. Colby is also out of his prime and didn't earn the title shot....all of these bouts were competitive for Leon too, besides this, his resume is very thin. Belal will be another win over a 36 year old. So let's see how Leon does vs Della/Shavkat and then someone like Garry.

 

[Luthien]

Belal is going to slap him, right Sherdog?

 

[sanguinius]

After Colby said that I thought mainly as a joke that him shitting on Leon's father would be the most interresting thing to happen of their confrontation.

Actually I was kinda right since their fight was mediocre.

Colby didn’t do anything. It was a pathetic performance after talking so much.

 

[HCS]

Despite barely surviving for five rounds against Edwards,

Barely surviving? Maybe I'm not remembering the fight well, but I remember it being boring without much of anything happening. Colby definitely looked terrible, but I don't remember him being in any trouble.

 

[ComfortablyNumb55]

Colby ended that fight on top reigning down shots.

Food for thought.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Leon Scott does a lot of chirping he's not about that life. He can point his hand like a gun and make little kid pew pew noises though.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Leon is pretty clearly behind GSP, Hughes and Usman thus far. One could argue he's behind Shields (I would). He needs to fight the next generation, Usman was aging out and picked off at the right time. Colby is also out of his prime and didn't earn the title shot....all of these bouts were competitive for Leon too, besides this, his resume is very thin. Belal will be another win over a 36 year old. So let's see how Leon does vs Della/Shavkat and then someone like Garry.

Barely surviving? Maybe I'm not remembering the fight well, but I remember it being boring without much of anything happening. Colby definitely looked terrible, but I don't remember him being in any trouble.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

@StonedLemur @Kryptt @Neck&Neck @Poirierfan @helax @Jackonfire

Leon Theme 4 the day

 

[HuskySamoan]

I'm super glad Leon cleaned up the 35 year old circle jerk between Colby and Usman. I'm glad Burns is no longer a contender, I found it sad he ever was in the first place. The WW division is finally looking up after years of old dudes and lightweights at the top. But seriously, Leon's resume to Shields? Okami? Condit? Sakurai? Hendo? Lawler? Semtex? Maia? Woodley? And moat of these wins were over these guys when they were either in their primes or on their way up, none were aging out. Maybe Shields didn't win impressively but he won and he beat a lot more elite level guys than Leon did, shit than Usman did either. Its not a criticism, but Leon has more work to do. Belal should he a layup, the real test will be Shavkat/Jack, followed by probably Garry or Islam.

 

[Brigfa2]

Best thing Colby said in his career. No mercy to criminals.

 

[richardjohnson]

Talking shit about Colby was more fun when there were still a bunch of idiots defending his honour. Now it seems even the dumbest of the dumb have caught on to his bullshit and abandoned ship.