Leon to take some time off (He got robbed) and was pressured to fight too soon

[Rataria]

Not taking anything away from Bizzy . He was the better man that night. Fair play to both thats what happens whem you leave it in the hands of the judges

Leon came into this fight pretty banged up and had expressed in the last few months he wanted to finally get an actual vacation and spend more quality time with his family overseas. Looks like the ufc brass Aljo'd him

 

[oski]

LOL, take some time off, kid.

You deserve it.

 

[Jose Beehive]

He said he wants to get another fight in by the end of the year.

Any better ideas than Ian Garry, if not a title rematch ?

 

[Gabe]

Yeah seven months isn’t long between fights.

 

[flektarn]

Dec 16 2023 to July 2024 between fights. Come off it, now.

 

[Hog-train]

He needed a 10 year vacation but was denied it.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Yeah seven months isn’t long between fights.

For a champ with media obligations it's actually not that long. Let's be real. After a fight a person should be under a 3 months no contact/rest order. And a camp is about 8 weeks or 2 months. 5 months out that 7 is compromise. Vacation time is to be spent while healthy. You don't get healthy while on vacation. Throw in UFC champion media obligations for an overseas UFC champ that has to run on USA time. Leon absolutely earned an extended vacation but he did accept the fight.

 

[Rataria]

LOL, take some time off, kid.

You deserve it.

Thats more like the monday morning coming back from a vacation

 

[FrappeDuRocma]

His last fight was 7 months ago... Don't force us to bully you, son.

 

[Carrotman23]

Nah total bullshit.

Leon dismissed Belal, said he was easy work all fight week, was laughing at him during press questions.
In other interviews, especially with British journalist he was talking about being the next GSP, and how he's gonna try and equal or surpass his legacy.

Leon was prepared, he said he had a fight
camp that was completely focused on him, that for the first time he had real championship preparation.

Completely thought he was the King and would run through Belal and got a rude awakening, so now the excuses come.

And even if he wasn't the best he could be that morning, what makes champs like GSP is that they win even on their lesser nights. You're not gonna go on a long title run and be 100% every fight.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

LOL, take some time off, kid.

You deserve it.

People are really saying this isn't a spike?!

 

[xhaydenx]

For a champ with media obligations it's actually not that long. Let's be real. After a fight a person should be under a 3 months no contact/rest order. And a camp is about 8 weeks or 2 months. 5 months out that 7 is compromise. Vacation time is to be spent while healthy. You don't get healthy while on vacation. Throw in UFC champion media obligations for an overseas UFC champ that has to run on USA time. Leon absolutely earned an extended vacation but he did accept the fight.

Bro, what?

What are all these media obligations that Leon has to do over 7 months? He had to do a couple pressers leading up to the fight. It's not like he's constantly having to fly over to america or whatever. UFC has teams literally all over the planet that shoot local content for fighters.

You can get healthy on vacation lol. Vacation doesn't have to be partying non-stop. It doesn't have to be partying at all. Dude could have sat on a beach for a couple weeks. He's gonna get just as healthy doing something like that as he is sitting at home.

You want these champs fighting once a year or something?

 

[Carrotman23]

People are really saying this isn't a spike?!

It was a glorious spike.

That "he's just Belal" comment from Leon aging horribly

 

[Pechan]

He was ready to fight at 300, stop the nonsense, he got lay n prayed, he can come back in november or december.

 

[Axe720]

Not a bad troll job. Still not as good as Dana refusing to increase bonuses at the press conference ever again, all so he can make fighters hate Belal as much as he does.

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

LOL, take some time off, kid.

You deserve it.

That hand he planted saved him, otherwise that would have been the end of his career

 

[Lord Pyjamas]

LOL, take some time off, kid.

You deserve it.

Took one of those on asphalt roller skiing when some gravel made me do a sergey bubka in the age before helmets.
Had sparks and glitches visually like in a cartoon and felt very off for the rest of the day. Imagine having that in the middle of a fight! Brutal.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

His last fight was 7 months ago... Don't force us to bully you, son.

Bobby Green fought 4 times in 2022 4 times in 2023 and 2 times this year already. Leon fights once a year and can STFU.