Leon Edwards | "He used my Dad's death to sell the fight, I couldn't wait to hurt him"

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🗓️ 1 February 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we are joined by our first ever guest from the world of MMA, the welterweight world champion of the world Leon Edwards.

One of just 3 UFC champions ever from the UK, Leon has a unique story full of tragedy, resilience and glory. Born in Jamaica before moving to Birmingham, Leon was raised around gang culture, tragically losing his father to gun crime at a young age. MMA would be his salvation, and he now sits on top of the MMA world having not tasted defeat in 9 years.

Join us as we discuss the rise of Mixed Martial Arts, Leon’s incredible rise, his battles against Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington and the future of crossover fights.

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Warning: This episode may contain strong language and references to violence. Listener discretion advised. Remember, 18+ for gambling responsibly.

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0:00.0	So basically rules are in the gym, you feel like you're clean.
0:01.9	So to this day, I'll get a world champion.
0:05.4	I was like, what I need to do to not clean,
0:07.8	but it teaches the younger guys coming under you that you know.
0:11.5	Respect.
0:11.9	Yeah, respect.
0:12.8	I know that you're not bigger than the gym.
0:15.1	I don't believe they should use the death of someone's parents or anyone to sell fights.
0:19.4	There's no substance in that, there's nothing in it.
0:21.6	Not where they draw the line.
0:22.6	Just like, it shows out what our person is, you know.
0:25.1	He's just like a scumbag.
0:27.3	My aim now is to be the best of all time.
0:29.2	Right.
0:29.7	Right now, it's GSP.
0:31.6	His name is Joseph M.P.
0:33.1	He's the best author of all time, in my opinion. So I'd like to beat all the record.
0:39.6	This is up front with me, Simon Jordan.
0:43.3	I believe there are a lot of vacuous, unformed, unchallenged opinions out there.
0:45.8	I want to get to the bottom line and cut through the nonsense.
0:49.6	So with this podcast with William Hill, I'm going to get people with strong views who think they can stand them up to proper scrutiny.
0:52.3	There's a good chance I might learn something along the way,
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