Rumored Leon vs Belal UFC 300

[Wormwood]

Leon’s coach told Ariel they got the call to be on UFC 300. Shavkat is injured so Leon’s coach believes Belal will be the opponent though that has not been confirmed. Leon’s coach has not talked to Leon about UFC 300 yet, and is not sure Leon will want to fight in April. He says he’ll talk to Leon in about a week to get a feel for where Leon is at. When asked who Leon’s coach prefers, Leon’s coach replied Burns. He thinks Belal is not a big fight.

*starts around the 12:00 mark
*talks about Belal around the 20:30 mark.



**Update: Thanks to @KingBarbozaGOAT for the update. Apparently Leon has publicly announced he’s defending his belt on the UFC 300 card.

 

[meast]

This better be on the early prelims

 

[podsox]

Is This the opening prelim that dana said would blow our minds?

 

[Doughie99]

Belal is good... but he is as exciting to watch as watching paint dry.

so...FFS....I hope not.

 

[Wormwood]

Belal is good... but he is as exciting to watch as watching paint dry.

so...FFS....I hope not.

Coach actually prefers Burns as a opponent basically saying people wouldn’t be interested in a Belal fight.

 

[Ropeee]

Belal is good... but he is as exciting to watch as watching paint dry.

so...FFS....I hope not.

More exciting than Leon

 

[kneebartotheface]

Please no.

 

[Goodfella86]

I wish I could clap, but I'm just not feeling it. Leon and Belal are the top two guys. But they're also the most boring two guys. Also, we've seen them fight for 5 minutes, and it went exactly how we expected it to go.

It's an inevitable fight. And, it's almost guaranteed to go 25 minutes without many big moments. Have them fight in England in March or July or whatever instead. It'll liven that fight up.

 

[Loking]

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[JoeRowe]

Would literally ruin ufc 300, but hey keep the division moving I guess. I would do a May or June ppv in UK with Tom/Gane & Leon/Belal. Leave 300 for more appealing fights.

 

[frederick]

Put Merab on the card while you're at it.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

I might not remember to watch this one...

 

[Arm Barbarian]

That has snoozefest written all over it.

 

[sdpdude9]

I’m all for Belal getting his shot and he should be next. But if your intention is to have a banger card full of wild excitement, this fight will probably not fit the he bill. It’s likely to be slower and tactical.

 

[Mammothman]

Lies

 

[JustBleed69]

I'm okay with it only if it's bottom portion of the main card.

 

[PhotographyRaptor]

This motherfucker is really starting to get on my nerves. Dana needs to shut these fighters down hard with this shot calling shit. Especially if you’re a vanilla ass buster like Leon Scott.

 

[JoeRowe]

Lies

Possibly. Hopefully Leon's team is just angling to be on 300 for the ppv points.

 

[DOMMA]

Burns is as past his prime as Covington. He is nearly 38 and is 3 - 3 in past 6 fights. He cannot compete with the top 5. He was just beat by Belal who has won 9 in a row. Belal is the fight to make and it is a 50 - 50 fight.

 

[burningspear]

fuck no and 5 rds