Islam Makhachev On Sparring With Leon Edwards

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[@viiox]

“He’s an amazing striker” “So I go straight for double leg” 😂😂😂

[@fan4every1lol89]

Only Volk can nullify that

[@RiseSoul1]

​@@fan4every1lol89 and the headkick 😂

[@diouc48]

by loosing two timez yeah that should be that@@fan4every1lol89

[@jeepmo2231]

No, he didn’t go straight to double leg He went straight to butt fuck wrestling style.

[@Myziikhavus]

​@@fan4every1lol89 by getting taken down every round except for the last ?

[@TheEwokExplorer]

Coach wasn’t kidding about Leon’s left high kick. That thing is not only deadly but too damn fast to see coming half the time. Wish he would use it more.

[@SHERMA.]

trust me when i tell you leon knows how deadly his left high kick is your mistaken thinking he has the option to "use it more" leon would pay for it if he threw it too often in my opinion that's what actually makes it so beautiful

[@kahlebhowarth-jennings9688]

The timing has too be perfect for Leon too throw that shot, it has too be set up earlier in the round usually too, don’t sleep on the rest of his striking though

[@googlegmail9888]

⁠@@kahlebhowarth-jennings9688I agree with don’t sleep, but there is no such thing as perfect timing in mma. You force opportunity in sports

[@DeviousRee]

Leon is getting near a prime Izzy lvl of Muay Thai It isn’t just his high kick His body kicks sound like a damn 22 And he probably has some of the best elbows in the ufc next to kattar and Ferguson He does a little fake hook set up sometimes and just lines people with elbows

[@kahlebhowarth-jennings9688]

@@googlegmail9888 which is how you create that perfect timing, by using the same combination on a person you create an opening when you fake that same combination leading too the perfect timing for a different strike, they’re leaning in thinking they’ve got you, you catch their chin or their temple and it’s night night.

[@NSGnever_stop_growing]

Leon and Islam is gonna be very high level

[@cielulric3968]

​@@user-iy3gb1sp2wMoney talks. Islam vs Leon is big.

[@daking8378]

@@user-iy3gb1sp2w I think if Islam defends his belt 1 more time against Gaethje or Charles, Dana will let him move up to 170.

[@JaNdiKed]

Champions are instantly entitled to title shots. Islam beats either Justin or Charles next then annihilates Leon and makes him look basic to become double champ.

[@kadefrost218]

Leon smokes him. Bigger taller longer heavier smarter. All islam has on him is wrestling, and even then idrk cause Leon's improved so much. He'll freeze Islam's pressure the same way he did Colby and usman in the second

[@JaNdiKed]

@@kadefrost218 I'll take that bet all day long !!

[@422Krazy]

Islam vs Leon needs no press conference, no interviews, no bs. Only skills, technique & heart. Book it Dana!

[@earlkatotruitt-ee5xk]

Yeah baby😅

[@OnlyBusinessOnlyMoney]

BRO JUST WANNA KNOW💀

[@goatclips2222]

Nah fuck that I want press and media to build the fight

[@systemicchaos3921]

Belal fans be hurting

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

@@systemicchaos3921He has fans? Lol

[@siraajuddin736]

Just imagine you’re just a training partner at AKA on that day. And you’re watching the cage and you’re unaware that the future lightweight champ and the future welterweight champ are sparring each other😂 Crazy how life works😂

[@farazadris9712]

Yeah that's mad lol

[@Mohammadrstnm]

And crazier is even those fighters are not aware of the future

[@awi9053]

It was Islam's first day there too lol

[@atomicmodreviews]

Literal superfight in the sparring session 😂

[@user-ig8ro3qd5f]

Islam and Leon are two champs that respect each others skills

[@_RYEN_]

“Hey, I want to spar” first thing he does is a double leg takedown 😂😂😂

[@diouc48]

thats not sparring ?

[@chrismacleod9326]

Not in the sense that we use it but technically it would be sparring. I suppose sparring is synonymous with striking that’s all but you’re correct:) I suppose in Jiu Jitsu it’s also sparring but they call it rolling….

[@JBJMMA]

I mean at the end of the day it helped leon very much because rn he's such a grappler and he was able to defend against usman with the Td defense he developed at AKA and recently he just treated colby like a grappling dummy

[@quade0.360]

I​@@diouc48in MMA it is, I think they forgetting it's not boxing 😂

[@Neverfinshed]

In leons recent fights against usman and colby, edwards has really proven how much his wrestling has improved

[@spritee1205]

leon's wrestling is insane for a striker. He arguably outwrestled both colby and usman.

[@barrywhite36]

Leons wrestling is very high level ! He’s a true mixed martial artist. Always finds a way to win

[@willingcube5713]

@@spritee1205 how did he outwrestle usman?

[@djtheory313]

@@willingcube5713in addition, Colby broke his foot in the first 30 seconds which obviously compromised him from wrestling. Either way Islam losses easily to any of the Top 5 welterweights.

[@willingcube5713]

@@djtheory313 what's your evidence he broke his foot?

[@MP-cc5rv]

Leon hugged Islam like a proud big brother

[@robertslunte7945]

What are you talking about??

[@EE-kt8sh]

The intro ​@@robertslunte7945

[@dbrad32]

@@robertslunte7945after Islam won the belt

[@goat7728]

Islam Vs Leon would be so huge for the UFC

[@bjwkusgxjdks]

UFC 300

[@goat7728]

@@bjwkusgxjdks no way

[@elonmusket1820]

@@bjwkusgxjdks Islam won’t fight in April, he wants to fight in March before Ramadan

[@reyansk709]

Lets goooooo Edwards vs Makhachev 🔥🔥🔥

[@MichaelWilson-jr2xh]

No it's bullshit Islam vs Burns winner gets Edwards, Islam can't keep spitting his dummies out to get tittle shots.

[@evoguapo4481]

@@MichaelWilson-jr2xhdelusional

[@stpierrecanada1]

@@MichaelWilson-jr2xhwhat? 😂

[@Southwestmo]

@@MichaelWilson-jr2xhvolk didn’t fight anybody before he fought Islam

[@respect3216]

​@@MichaelWilson-jr2xhbullshit 🤣

[@drewcarrigan4707]

He needs to get a chance to see if he can win at welterweight if would be a massive fight in Abu Dhabi. He gave 2 chances for Volk to be champ champ, I hope he gets the chance.

[@Alreadydone134]

No Islam don't always get the home playing field Islam can come uk

[@Boscoe264]

How about he fights a contender in his division? Lightweight is full of killers right now. Arman, Gaethje, Olivera, etc.

[@ricddjdb1219]

He hasn’t even defended his strap against someone from 155. There’s three people all waiting for their shot before he goes to 170. It would make more sense leon going to 185.

[@rajkhan9643]

​@ricddjdb1219 it's not his fault that Oliveira pulled put. And his first defence against Volk was no easy opponent, tougher than most if not all of the LW division. But I agree at 170 Belal makes the most sense.

[@rajkhan9643]

​@russthebeast9117 he's already beaten 2 of the 3 names you listed. Gaethe is a fresh matchup which makes the most sense of all LWs but he's only on a 2 fight win streak, Oliveira's only on a 1 fight win streak. Arman makes some sense too but he should get 1 more win.

[@Gaminverse292]

It's a shame Usman’s coach forgot to tell Usman about his high left kick 😂

[@musiclover9362]

😂

[@naturalman4185]

Funny that no!?

[@Jack-jz5kt]

Back when Leon edwards and no wrestling defence he has proved he now has very good wrestling defence

[@yeahok1839]

He’s always had wrestling skills. People are acting like he wasn’t one of the best wrestlers from England before the big improvements over the past 3 years. Being the best wrestler in England isn’t hard though we don’t care for it or do it in school

[@Jack-jz5kt]

@@yeahok1839 yeah I know I’m also from England the average wrestler from Dagestan would play with English wrestlers but Leon has improved so much even the best wrestler wouldn’t be able to defend against the likes of kamaru usman or colby but bisping also had a solid wrestling game but those skills were acquired in the US

[@hassanshuayb2075]

This fight has a perfect story champ vs champ

[@SongsSing2023]

He remembers everything like khabib..this guy's have good memory

[@the80s61]

A good sportman have a briliant IQ and EQ for sport

[@GonzoMFahri]

no alcohol helps with memory retention. also crosswords.

[@rw8147]

Love the respect here. Obviously a good memory for him.

[@WG_Grimmer]

There is not a fight I want to see more than Leon Vs Islam

[@aboodthebest7726]

It won't happen. Sadly. Their divisions are stacked as hell

[@ryry6319]

How? Not even jamahal hill vs potan????

[@WG_Grimmer]

@@ryry6319 that would be third on my list! Leon vs Islam is just a crazy match up style wise and both of those guys have defeated the pound for pound number 1 guy at the time TWICE!

[@WG_Grimmer]

@@user-iy3gb1sp2w you don’t get to make any excuses for volk if volk doesn’t make excuses for himself. Granted I thought volk won the first fight. Volk trains year round even when he’s not in camp he doesn’t just sit on his ass. A first round knockout has nothing to do with him not having a full camp. Ur forgetting he made Charles a guy who has literally cleaned the division tap and make the fight look completely uncompetitive. Quit using this volk being a 145er as an excuse he’s literally fought at welter weight before. Volk doesn’t walk around @ 145,155 or even 170! He walks around at like 180. Islam is a monster and so is Leon. I wanna see them fight.

[@gcoffey223]

Islam woukd tap Leon in 1 or 2 takedowns, and NO, Leon isn't stopping the takedown

[@honorylealtad5596]

The fight of the year

[@mfundimkhize3137]

Leon’s wrestling is piss poor. Colby dominated him in the wrestling with 5 min of control time with a fractured limb. Each time Leon tried to reverse Colby would outwit him. I’d put my house on an uninjured Colby or ANY chain wrestler/ Dagistan guy beating Leon I mean ANY.

[@honorylealtad5596]

@@mfundimkhize3137 lol colby was mauled kid

[@Q-gr5cl]

@@mfundimkhize3137Leon got out wrestled and almost subbed, only the 5th round which Leon looked like he was fucking around on, he didn’t outwrestle him 😂😂😂 keep duck riding

[@moneymakinmitch8130]

@@mfundimkhize3137bro what fight did you watch

[@m9oxo]

@@mfundimkhize3137 You sound as stupid & deluded as Colby here ! Are you really Colby ? Fracture limb? that's hilarious (excuse). Colby got beaten up & exposed, he's done, Leon as good as retired him ...thankfully.

[@wessel6082]

Makhachev vs Edwards UFC 300 would be a good fight

[@Pseikermann]

Different weight classes

[@Pseikermann]

But if Islam moves up he will win

[@wessel6082]

@@Pseikermann yes I know, but Makhachev wants it so it’s definitely possible

[@__D-B__]

​@@wessel6082 Doesn't matter what Makhachev wants lol of course he wants the title shot. He hasn't even defended his 155 belt against a real 155er yet.

[@Ptheplug39]

​@@__D-B__neither did cejudo when he went up... So clearly it don't make a difference

[@mirzabslmh]

13 unbeaten streak vs 13 win streak 🔥

[@reyansk709]

Makhachev and Edwards both now have 13 win streak & 2 title defences

[@mirzabslmh]

@@reyansk709 nope, Islam has 13 win streak and Leon has 12 wins, 13 unbeaten streak because 1 NC to Belal

[@Jouy195]

What's the difference

[@mirzabslmh]

@@Jouy195 1 No Contest vs Belal Muhammad due to eye poke

[@thegreato3059]

@@mirzabslmhYeah but it’s still 13 wins so it’s the same thing.

[@VegaMain]

For Leon to stop all of Usmans take downs is crazy good. He leveled up for sure

[@nielsjonckheere461]

No dissrespecting just an honest observation. I like that

[@FriendlyHomie]

Leon defends his belt atleast one more time, Islam defends his atleast 2 more times, then we should see Leon vs Islam.

[@baconbit9850]

I look up to Islam so much great guy it seems

[@hiesenburg7670]

Islam and Khabib are my favorite fighters

[@patelokam8987]

BROO ISLAM IS A VERY HUMBLE WARRIOR.. HE SPARRED WITH LEON AND LEON AKA IMPROVED HIS WRESTLING .. AND ISLAM ALSO IMPROVED HIS STRIKING.. HE SHOWED HIS LEFT HIGH KICK AGAINST VOLK

[@JavonCarterVideos]

"That's when he aka mproved his wrestling skills" polite way to say he put work on him 😂

[@LilLord.]

absolutely different meanings

[@Bradders4]

@@LilLord.completely. People don’t spar to give someone a whooping. If they do it’s not a gym but a slaughterhouse. This guys not very smart

[@KingoftheCountry90]

@@Bradders4where is your belt brotha?

[@Bgrande2255]

@@KingoftheCountry90you really thought you did something 💀 you’ve never thrown a punch or been in a gym sit down

[@KingoftheCountry90]

@@Bgrande2255 are you on crack?

[@NK-tk9mo]

If Dana is looking to make UFC 300 a special night, I think Leon vs Islam needs to be the main event.

[@caspeansea9619]

I think Dana has it in mind to have that as the main event in 300

[@iMeRKBaTMaN]

Huh are you 2 daft, this is no way gonna be on 300 let alone the main event. It’s not even a fight they’re considering. Mackhachev hasn’t defended his belt against contender yet

[@NK-tk9mo]

⁠@@iMeRKBaTMaN not his issue if Charles withdrew from the fight. Personally, I’d like to see Justin vs Charles 2 for the BMF on the same card. Would set up the winner for Islam either way. Could also have an interim fight if they want. The only reason I would doubt the fight happening is because there’s Ramadan before UFC 300. So likely no training for Makhachev.

[@improveself3263]

@@iMeRKBaTMaNthis narrative is ridiclous he beat volk twice who would arguable beat most the top 5 of lightweights and he beat olveria for the belt the cope is crzy

[@improveself3263]

@@NK-tk9mothey fr just pull the wildest excuses out there ass to discredit fighters it’s so odd

[@pon8255]

Both of these guys have improved so much that it becomes one of the most exciting fights you could book. Leons striking was always good and his wrestling has gotten elite. Islams wrestling was always good but his striking has become deadly. If theres a superfight at 300, i hope its this.

[@VaunKing]

I dont know why people doubt Leon. Hes elite

[@Jackm876-xq5eg]

All the glazers gonna rush to defend their king for this one but IMO am I the only one who thinks Islam gets smoked by Leon? These aren’t little FWs and LWs who you have a massive size advantage on anyway, this is a man who is a lot bigger than you and had quite comfortably dealt with the wrestling of Usman and Colby. And I don’t think I have to point out Leon is a much better striker

[@WalkingN3rd713]

You do know that they both naturally weighted at 180+lbs right? Heck, even Volk around that weight too.

[@benjaminsmith1328]

@@WalkingN3rd713 and Leon is easily 200+lbs

[@moetezouelhazi5699]

islam used to spar with both leon edwards and luke rockhold... He's no stranger to bigger elite fighters :/

[@LgoFmf]

Leon is 200 when he rehydrates.

[@LgoFmf]

​@@moetezouelhazi5699Yes that's sparring, a lot of fighters spar with fighters in different weight divisions. But it can't prepare you for a fight against someone bigger than you

[@ctom6068]

This is why Leon is the best fighter to come out of England. We are so limited in the training we can get especially in wrestling. You’re never gonna be the best unless you train with the best and improve your weaknesses. All Leon has done is work and hes fortunate to have an amazing team who welcome other trainers to get the absolute best out of Leon.

[@Piqueblinders11]

Imagine if the British had the same training and wrestling training as the Americans and Russians. The British already do well even though nobody in UK even knows what wrestling is. It’s not even taught in schools or anything

[@FriendlyHomie]

​@@Piqueblinders11 We were one of the best wrestling countries in the world, but it got replaced with rugby. Now rugby is taught in school.

[@scoobalicioussodelicious]

​@@FriendlyHomie I'm 26 from UK never knew we used to have wrestling. My school used to have a boxing club back in the day, think someone from Monty Python was champion actually but that just shows how long ago it was. Both would be good to bring back imo

[@__D-B__]

I'd say Aspinal is the best fighter to come out if England. He started training bjj when he was 7 then started wrestling and striking a few years later. He's way more well rounded than Edwards.

[@dwilliams2101]

You lot are forgetting Michael Bisping, neither Leon nor Aspinall are at his level as best to come out of England. Bisping fought killers and didn’t lose much. And won the belt with one eye whilst still fighting killers before that championship fight.

[@user-jc3pl3de8b]

A fight between these 2 wouldn't even need a press conference just let them show up and fight both are humble guys and don't need the press conference to talk trash they will let their skills talk

[@smokestrong1000]

Leon is dangerous everywhere not just that kick. Go watch his old fights. Dude was always a killer

[@warhog4300]

Very Humble ALLAHU AKBAR

[@messymarv1111]

2 of my all time favourites

[@MrKelso85]

We have to see this fight

[@FinnMMA]

Nowadays you need 3 or 4 defenses to move up it only hold up their divisions also Islam only defended against featherweight 2 times 1 time on 11 days notic

[@foozeball]

Leon is a defo worth the respect , yes Islam ❤

[@musiclover9362]

Very humble 👏🏻

[@alexandersidahmed8335]

i wanna see makhachev fight in his division but damn edwards would be a good fight

[@_dyster]

And both of them are champions now

[@cookies9689]

“he has a very good left high kick,watch out -islam” maybe you should of told usman that

[@user-rm7sq1wq6j]

Wish Kamaru heared javier advice to islam about Leon's head kick

[@madaraucchiha6633]

Fuck we want islam vs Edwards

[@kieranmaiden259]

Love that he went to the kickboxing academy and went straight for the double leg lol

[@hypernanox9002]

Leon vs Islam will be very good match.

[@kingbenjie248]

“He has very good left high kick” “I go straight for the double leg” Lol Islam said fuck that to the ground we go sir 😂

[@Sulayman.786]

Two legends

[@2ClutchCee]

8 years ago for 3/4 weeks Leon went there, for his very first usman fight. Damn that’s a while ago

[@olliedeaney8740]

You’re a casual if you think Islam runs through Leon.

[@mo4d-7]

I’m a casual then

[@niall8632]

Facts. Leon’s wrestling defence plus size and physical advantage cancels out any wrestling advantages Islam supposdly has. He fore sure can’t stand and strike with him, I think Leon wins comfortably.

[@erwinsmith3198]

@@niall8632 *sigh* 😔 it’s been more than 5 years already and you still don’t understand the level of wrestling these guys have.

[@niall8632]

@@erwinsmith3198 this is MMA in a cage, not wrestling on a open mat. Colby and Usman are both elite level wrestles who failed to succeed against Leon, as I said Leon’s physical advantage will even the gap with Islams wrestling advantage.

[@jka3062]

​@@erwinsmith3198lool haha they don't know yet😂. Leon don't stand a chance honestly

[@TA-hf6si]

Coach Javier recognized that left high kick 👌

[@misteryoww5026]

Makachev vs Leon is the next big thing

[@user-jx7by1fi6h]

And thata why leon edwards has most aesthetic body

[@Malik67627]

I think they’re equally matched

[@JamieAsh_]

Islam is the best fighter on the roster right now

[@PWizz91]

Badass this guy

[@ericyoutube77]

Edwards vs makachev will happen by fate and that will be the biggest super fight in the history of ufc

[@calvincalvin3132]

I totally forgot they trained together

[@shady1933]

My boi just called Allen autistic crazy

[@antoniophillips9915]

That's why leon edwards has the most aesthetic physique

[@nl1724]

That’s how I can always tell a good coach is they just have that eye that can almost see into the future!

[@jessossenkopp]

Look- normally I am totally against guys instantly having double champ bouts; a guy should clear their division before doing a super fight. But I do feel like 300 needs a super fight. And considering Islam did the deed for Volk twice, I kind of feel like he should be given a chance to snag two belts.

[@jiazhenzhang8324]

"we have very good round" = "Leon hit me clean"

[@fergalosanchez7675]

Islam v Leon ufc 300 who says no?

[@m-vendor]

Imagine you are going kick boxing academy to learn wrestling 😂😂😂

[@imheretocausetrouble2156]

Yeah make it happen

[@nasdoc1]

This was a long time ago. Leon is a different fighter now, a much much better fighter.

[@wahyuramadhan195]

❤️✨✨

[@mikeybanks4431]

“He has good left high kick”🤣🤣reigns true ask kamaru

[@HysjMysj]

You can't kick someone if they have both your legs 🤷🏻‍♂️ 200 IQ move imo

[@kmst8]

Wr*fucking whistle from hell*estling skills

[@MrKinkysloth]

The way he said Javier, emphasis on the J… they spent a lot of time together and they respect another. heavily… the small things that catch my eye

[@lukeestep7775]

“I went to the kickboxing academy and started wrestling because I can’t kick-box”

[@iamtheshadows4916]

Pretty sure he can

[@GotMyDickInYaMouth]

knocked ya mans out cold

[@pinocchio7485]

​@@iamtheshadows4916 at the begining he wasnt that good in strinking

[@mr.purple250]

American Kickboxing Academy is a wrestling mma school 😂

[@lukeestep7775]

@@mr.purple250 no it’s not a “wrestling mma school” it’s an MMA school focusing on mostly striking because it originated in Thailand where they don’t grapple much. 2 different sports kiddo

[@user-hr3gz9ym6b]

Islam "that moment" Makhachev

[@lucversteeg289]

Strickland vs Chimaev is a fight i would like to see.

[@AidanTinoco]

Islam would beat Leon in my opinion. Islam is more committed than Leon.

[@JJ-rz4pz]

Respectfully we saw volk fend off td from islam rather easily, leon is two divisions up from volk and a much dangerous fight for islam on the feet

[@User-79916_ue]

Nah I like Islam but he is simply too small, it’s a whole different ball park at 170, it’s 15 lbs up not 5 not 10, 15. And Leon walks around 205 when he’s not fighting wherelse Islam is only 185-190

[@BlissAden]

Javier is one hell of a coach! That left high kick won Leon the title

[@johnfraser1623]

Leon smashes the neck beard of this dude up the Brummies headshot VTID

[@andresospina1561]

would be a good fight. I think Islam gets it done

[@user-co3uv7qh7t]

Iron sharpens ipIron

[@d-badboy6199]

Islam is not Undefeated

[@the1abstrakt]

This guy and whoever Liam is who he is talking about won’t go anywhere in the uFc

[@user-wh2wo3ke6o]

Leon Rocky Edwards vs. Islam Makhachev in the making if he can retain welterweight title like Kamaru Usman & Tyron Woodley.

[@MrJLD94]

Leon went to the American Kickboxing Academy to work on his wrestling. The wrestlers have taken over that school, they might as well just change the name now.

[@moneymakinmitch8130]

This is why Leon edwards is the most aesthetic sparring partner in the world

[@khabebomallie9467]

Usually they’re always first to brag about how the whooped someone so I’ll take this as Leon Edwards whooped him!

[@ahmedraafat657]

Does anyone know what watch does Islam wearing??

[@A-A.A]

Thats why he want Colby to win in ufc296 instead of Leon. He respect Leon so much and dont want fight him for second belt

[@FriendlyHomie]

​​​@@abdennouro8375 Colby is also boring in the cage, look at his fight against Leon. And his trash talk has became stale, people are bored of it, apart from them weird Colby fans. Islam is also boring inside and out of the cage, so what do we do? Just get rid of Islam, Leon and Colby because they don't usually have exciting fights?

[@oswaldjameslangston6008]

He presumed colbys an easier fight for him than edwards and was right. Islam is better than colby in everything whereas he has a striking deficit vs edwards

[@tricallyourmama]

Ever thought of Islam moving up to fight Leon but I got my money on Islam. Wrestling > striking

[@chrisharris7752]

Shows his intelligence level goes in the cage to spar an immediately goes for a take down

[@ARMY-ep6fz]

170 Islam will take Leon down and smash him. his strength at 170 will be difficult for anyone.

[@jpwest9847]

They should call it awa

[@al5866]

Defend your title first lmao SHE A RUNNER SHE A TRACKSTARRRR

[@flacko426]

maybe if charles didnt pull out

[@daneo617]

Head kick now you're dead.😂

[@joconda8256]

what moment?

[@Ridgeman715]

Seems obvious but nobody hitting the issue on the head.Dana is catering to the instagram crowd. That crowd will never care about the best match. Its all about the instant laughs and catchphrases

[@TheMercifulAndJust]

Islam smoking Leon with a head kick

[@abinthomas6390]

Bro what is this anime level back story

[@iamclydieCS]

Whew