Leon Edwards Blames 'Dana White Privilege' for Colby Covington Title Shot | The MMA Hour 

hes a cheater

You're not alone, my friend.

​@@nolabets3130 Headshot. Dead. And still!

​@@nolabets3130so is usman

@Elijah that must suck.

Nice Guy? Hes a criminal ex gang member

Bro he is a carjacker

He gives people brain damage for a living

Yeah they grab the fence instead.

​@@yendevus1747 what?

N don't let them bully you.

Not really inspirational mate , he won a fight by decision , not inspired me much , jon Jones won heavyweight title in 1min 30 seconds after a 3 year lay off thats inspirational

Leon is afraid of Colby. What a wimp

not everyone can get lucky like that lmao. 1 in a billion

🇪🇹

Agreed 100%.

Was it a clean win? A few fouls can make the difference in a game of inches

​@@deekay7594 Headshot. Dead. And still!

@@deekay7594 he got a point deduction?

Don't let them bully you!

I thought he was wearing makeup for a sec lmao dude looks like he did last week

Colby is better

Usman didn't show damage either dude didn't do enough😣

@@sinistersageness if he was better, he’d be champ right now. But he’s not.

@@bloodontoast8522 styles make fights. Colby pace vs a non steroid user (Usman) is unmatched. Leon couldn’t handle his chain wrestling and pace, unless he starts EPO like Juiceman

Hahaha yet he won't right Colby lol he is a coward and Colby will walk through him

​@@josmith6275 thats because colby doesn't deserve it.. his greatest achievement is losing to usman twice and beating rda in 2018.. colby only has one win over a current top 10 fighter.. you think hes scared to fight colby after beating the guy that broke colbys jaw and beat him twice?

​@@josmith6275 Everyone ignored him when he wasn't champ. Now they are all fans and want to fight him. Na go earn it. 🤣

@@duckman5563 colby is the number 2 ranked guy and just weighed in as back-up. that's how the business works. don't like it? too bad. it's a huge fight too if leon had the brains to actually promote it and sell some ppvs.

Duck just roasted you and this whole interview for even thinking Colby is the match to make of anything belal or burns ha Colby feed him back to usman

This was my exact thought. Masvidal and Colby are both fighting now, I assume the case was dropped for a title shot .

Is this really confirmed? Makes sense with Jorge haveing a fight in April and colby has a title shot next.

@@edge803 they couldn’t confirm something like that but it does make sense. Dana says he never makes fights right after and then said Colby is for sure getting the title shot.

@DLfinally à comment that make sense

This is exactly what happened

Or being on bs and making him fight them back to back 😂😅

Jon Jones will die if he makes 170 after that massive bulk

Lmaoooo 😂😂😂

Colby only getting shot cause he's maga

Also now they still are. Bringing Colby to his show when Colby ducked him for years preventing him getting a title shot and done the same to the whole top 5? That is mad disrespectful. And then to say he is 100% getting the next title shot? Next level disrespect.

The UFC gave him fight after fight that fell through, and it was his own damn nations restrictions that kept him from traveling. No one treated him poorly.

Leon wants Jorge. He said Colby hasn’t fought in 2 years. Not true. And he beat Jorge. Who legit fights once every year and a half. Dude has no ground to stand on

@@population-_-420 Colby getting shot because he's the third best welterweight on planet Earth.

He low-key needed the win as well because had he lost especially a decisive one his head shot win would have been written off as a fluke. This win removes all doubt and vindicates the claim that Leon (as was all fighters at the event other than Usman) was compromised from the high-altitude in Utah.

Aerial = part boy + part weasel

Ariel is a snake

​​@@pxrxdx187 part nose + part weasel

​@@pxrxdx187 paradox = part hate part her

no way he said this last week someone please link me the video

pls stop speaking for everyone lmao

@@Estroogen we all think you should leave

@@Inkosi_uJabu_Ndlovu pls stop speaking for everyone, thanks

"This is what we needed" ... Gosh, u need Mike Vecchione, not this.

@@Estroogen why you here loser

It's a business, nobody's interested in Belal, literally nobody

@@masterthesis4645 Business should never sacrifice integrity of the sport. This isn’t a popularity contest

@@jirrellj Nothing sacrificed. Belal is coming off beating #15. Never heard of someone getting a title shot off beating #15. The other issue is Brady didn't look very good in that fight which hurt Belal. Brady looked he should be #15. He didn't look like a top 10 guy even.

Why were you in the hospital waiting room?

@@john-wu2zb Wife was going in for long surgery

@@MistyAndBonnie That must have been rough point in Life, mate... Did your wife get through it in good health?

I agree.

It's always about money, yes, but for Leon it feels like there's more to it than just that. We'll see.

Well fighting Colby will bring him more money. Masvidal isnt even ranked top 10 and wont be favored in the Burns fight. Also judging from the comments when it comes to the business side most ppl say pay them more money but they also usually dismess the actual business side in depth.

@@juangringo3906 Colby will not bring him more money than Masvidal lol. Like him or not, but Masvidal is still a far bigger draw than Colby. Colby needs a rivalry to sell a fight. His ONLY big PPV main event was his 2nd fight against Usman. No one will care about Colby vs Leon. But Leon vs Masvidal actually has a story behind it. And he's a far more favorable matchup. Colby has ducked literally every single current contender at 170, while Leon was constantly getting ducked and passed over. I don't blame him for telling Colby to F off while preferring the more favorable matchup that'll pay him more money...

It’s no longer a debate. They get peanuts.

so humble that he feels entitled enough to decline a fight

@@spa7us yes , a fight with people who doubted him and talked down on his name , id do the same

@@DangeistYT exactly my point. leon has a youtube commenters mentality. He needs to realize the ufc works. U do not get your way from declining fights

@@DangeistYT *how the ufc works

​@@spa7us Colby deserves the shot as much as Masvidal his greatest ever win 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

After Usman lost I was sad that we probably won't get to see Usman vs Chimaev. But now, I'm happy that Leon won because as you said it opens up the division for more title fights.

they are so dumb, leon fought 1 guy in 2 years and got a titlle shot

Colby got his jaw broken in the first Usman fight and his face rearranged in the second. Leon doesn’t have a scratch on his face. Title shot should go to Belal, Burns or Khamzat.

Colby has no top 5 wins, coming off two losses and beat washed Woodley and Jorge. He needs to stop ducking Khamzat halting the division already

yeah bc masvidal fighting burns. Colby refused Khamzat, Belal, Shavkat and he begging for a fight bc this is his last opportunity for the belt bc he cant hang with the new top 5 guys. He will get smoked. that bum Masvidal also is a bigger name than colby and more exciting no one wants to see a crotchsniffer lmao

Idk if Colby deserves the shot but Masvidal for sure does not lol

Coz it's true and he knows it😆

😂

It's kind of unbelievable?? What do you mean by unbelievable.. do you fancy him

thanks, you gave me accidentally the most interesting part of the interview

​@@Ry777RoDon't get your panties in a bunch. His laugh is ridiculously funny and sounds like it came out of a cartoon

@@frosty2.010 yes it does... But unbelievable. I wouldn't go that far bro. That's over exaggerated

lol eeeew

Kiss ass (cough cough)

Spit or swallow?

Ya like honesltly while i agree someone who has been active deserves the shot more but the argument of colby not getting the shot because he lost to usman twice is ridiculous considering masvidal got ko'd by usman and lost to colby.

He was trying to fight colby years ago colby ducked him 😂😂😂 he can beg now

@@THEDOGFATHERL11 what did he say again “Leon who?” 😂😂

@@stannykush1399 leon Scott he wants to fight, leon edwards can fight who he picks while colby looks for leon Scott

ngl its a closefight and i dont see it happenng.. on the ground leon will have a tough time unless he defends it.. so its either a leon decision or colby by 4th rd sub

@@stephenwa7417 Leon’s takedown defense looked good last fight but Colby’s only strategy would be to “lay & pray”. I don’t wanna pay $80 to see that fr.

@@Antywan You dont have to bro theres plenty of good streams, however colby is actually a really good submission artist and has the potential to sub leon and he tends to leave his back open which is perfect for COlby the D1 wrestler, he just has to survive to about the 3rd and 4th rds , after that leon takes the cake imo, but its a close fight cuz colby has great cardio and alot of output, plus leon tends to back away to the cage to avoid hits which colby can use to shoot into a td.. its gonna be a great technical fight

@@stephenwa7417 good points bro! Do you think Colby legit deserves the fight? He’d be jumping the line since he hasn’t fought in a minute. I know Jon Jones came right back…but he’s far from Jon Jones 😁

@@Antywan Well tbh it makes sense. In my opinion I dont think belal deserves the shot considering he got higher than gilbert but hasnt fought anyone who is worth of the title... shavkat needs 1 fight or 2 and hes there, jorge cant and usman just fought, so its really between burns and colby and colby sells the most and is good so it makes sense.. so leon should take it for the payday and win and then he is an all time great.... I honestly dont see beal or usman fighting for the belt anytime soon especially with khamzat and shavkat there.. they are nightmares to deal with lamooo.... also what do u think about dana dodging the usada conor questions?? you think hes gonna let him fight juiced against chandler for the ppv or nah?

They are prizefighters, of course it matters! Masvidal is a far bigger draw than Colby as well as the storyline.

Allah works in mysterious ways. He has other plans for Belal

Leon wants to fight Jorge because he wants a refund on that 2 piece and a soda

Colby deserves the title shot he was ready immediately as a back up fighter. He is entertaining both on the mic and during the fight. Fights as a natural 170 fighter and is a top 3 fighter at the very least in the devision.

Jorge doesn't deserve it either but it's probably personal with masvidal

only if he beats burns who is a number 3 contender thats a big deal but lets be honest he aint beating burns he has no chance.

The moment? You say it like you expect him to lose soon? Only having a moment

@@jizim8947 yeah against colby, stylistically.

Leon has 0 length

Nah, Leon has called out Colby for years and Covington put him aside. Now Colby is begging to fight him. Out of the top 5 of who deserves a title shot, Colby is at the bottom of the list. First being Belal, Khamzat, and Burns. Colby needs to fight someone else for a contender fight. Also, Leon beats Colby easily. People talk about his wrestling but he has a 43% takedown accuracy. And has only landed 48 out of 146 takedowns. There is no threat to Leon in the striking from Colby, as in power or anything. You gotta remember Leon went through 3 training camps for Chimaev's wrestling and went through 2 training camps for Usman's wrestling. Colby hasn't been active for a long time, he's getting older, and etc. Leon is young and hungry.

@@Austin123. show the video

@@williamcarr5090 It's very clear that Colby has been avoiding contenders, Leon at this time was more high ranked than even Khamzat, Dana called him and said If he wanted to fight him and Leon wanted to find out If Colby accepted, Dana said "Colby said (no)" and same with Masvidal and Belal didn't want to fight Khamzat, and Colby clearly didn't want to fight either of them. Even when Gilbert did (And Colby avoided him too, although Gilbert called him out 3 times In his last 4 fights In 4 months). Colby's a duck, and wants to fight nothing but glorified lightweights asimilar to RDA or washed up welterweights like Woodley, Lawler, Maia, and Masvidal like the weight bully he Is. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZAcFN7Q9N2U.html

lmaoooo

Colby had a days notice to come in to weigh in on Tuesday fight week.

Or if Leon dropped out we would of had to watch colby lose to usman for a third time 😂

@@haydnkennedy7364 he stated that he was told to prepare and be ready 3 weeks earlier.

the whole situation feels fishy ngl. theres defo something going on behind the scenes

He beat Usman twice. If he can handle Usmans wrestling hell kill Colby. Leon is the only one who has the physicality to handle Usman and Colby

That knockout certainly changed him. Usman is old and I don't think he'll ever get that title back.

​@@colinclean46 agreed and his knees are messed now too

Completely different situation. Francis decided to not extend his contract with the UFC. Leon is talking about turning down a match offer. Fighters do it all the time. It's their right. The problem here is that Dana announced it before he tried to negotiate it. That's the only reason for us even knowing that Leon doesn't want it. Seems like Dana didn't learn from that Costa vs Rob situation (promoting it before closing it).

This is funny 🤣

He really should've said nutshot dead

@@beaualoevv 💀 You are so salty its wild. Leon beat him even with point deductions from his cheating and Usman has done all those things in his other title defense fights. Just cuz Usman lost doesn’t mean you gotta be so salty

@@beaualoevv I'm an atheist and I still think you should find god

​@@gabepizarro8899 agree 💯

😂😂

I’m not a Colby fan at all, but Colby has the best gas tank in the entire ufc roster (besides merab)

Yes, but the truth is Usman and Colby are identical plus Usman did not look like himself Saturday. He should have taken more than six months after that knock out.

I think Covington wins, but just think about it. If Covington loses he’s done for. So he’s taking a massive risk to because edwards is tougher fight then Mohamed.

fr

No one’s saying he’s a nightmare for Leon but Colby has better cardio, output, grappling and chin than Usman so it is an interesting matchup

Same bro I would’ve loved usman vs colby 3

@@rodrick9064 whack, colby lost 2wice, for what u need to see him lose a third time?, usman has his number, u just dont wanna see the eventual reality of leon beating colby lmao

​@@rodrick9064 That wouldn't even happen. Makes 0 sense.

@@shreddedguy679 yh but the 2nd fight was a really close fight i had it a draw and was far more entertaining then and leon vs usman fight

Social anxiety tbh

I posted this on the mac life and it blew up 😘

The champ decides

Also Leon: "Colby's been inactive for a year and half (reality is exactly 1 year), he doesn't deserve it". Translation: I got my title shot after getting tkoed by Nate and eye poking Belal waiting on the sidelines for 2 years.

Well it makes sense. Why should you be rewarded for sitting out for over a year injury free? Colby should fight a contender first.

​@@WeeleyTube nope, Dana does and he already said Colby is next

Colby will beat the F out of him.

@@blackmagic12121 leon just has Usmans number. It's a bad match up. The boss, the one that signs his paychecks says fight Colby.

Leon had fought one guy in 3 years before his title shot and he almost lost to that guy who was a washed up Nate Diaz haha. Wtf are you saying?

@@robertathey8504 Colby will try cuddle the f out him for 25mins**

@@blackmagic12121let’s see

On the flip side of their ending conversation. I have to completely disagree. How, If masvidal & Covington's both last fight, was fighting each other over a year ago in March 2022, is the rationale, Masvidal. Masvidal is ranked 11 with 3 losses in a row. Covington has sat at the top of # 1 for a looong time, clearing out all the welterweights. Let's not forget, Jones was gone for 3 YEARS, 3 times the amount Colby & Jorge have been gone & Jones went straight to a title shot. Periera fought 2 fights in the UFC & got a title shot. It's also a little funny to me that Khamzat never got mentioned. I love Edwards, but I don't think he wants it with Colby or Khamzat. However, to be fair, at the spectacular level Edwards has improved, which to me is un-freaking-real, I think he can definitely beat Covington. Since Edwards improved his takedown defense so well. His preparation for Usman, will COMPLETELY apply to Covington, since Colby has the same cardio & "wet blanket style." My opinion, if not Covington, then definitely Belal. He earned it. In 14 fights, he's lost once & 1 NC which was the eye poke from Edwards. Also to be fair, the ranking system & who gets a title shot rationale in the UFC has never made ANY sense to me. 11 wins in a row is so impressive. PAY THIS MAN HIS DUES!!!!!

Yeah Dana also said womens would never fight in UFC, Every fight is the biggest fight and broke gate, etc lol Dana says a lot

it's either he fights Colby or he's likely getting stripped and i doubt he wants that so.. he'll be fighting Colby

He cannot force a fight that literally makes no sense. no one can say Colby deserves a title shot.

@@fayguled900 i feel you and i agree... but doesn't matter what we think on this one 😂 Dana said he's next.. so he's next and we'll all be watching it

He's the champ, he does have a say.

That’s fine lmaoo, after leon wins u will be making excuses and using the fact that Colby is 35 and inactive while leon is active and in his prime

Leon gets a injury if they book that fight, colby didn't want the Leon fight before ducked him, Leon wants his revenge on the 3 piece thing now and deserves it

Nah

Am sure y’all enjoy his theatrics but some us find it distasteful. I’d rather watch chimaev vs Leon. True worriers no bs but you know it’s gonna be a banger

He loses to belal in a fight where he doesnt poke eyes with his scissor hands

Yes, if you think Colby deserves it more than Jorge, ur wrong😂🤡. Both equally dont deserve and there are other contenders on streaks like Belal or Gilbert

@@WheyofTheDragon Using a clown emoji thinking you did something is like having a punisher sticker on your car. and I wasn't even advocating for colby dumb dumb

I bet you're a colby fan

​@@andrewbuckman7169😂😂

@@andrewbuckman7169 He said he wants to fight Jorge because of their beef, not because he 'deserves' it.

If he fights for the title it will be after beating burns which is more deserving than colby fighting no one 😂

@@vegan4life660 masvidal got 50-44 against colby, even if he beats burns then it will show how good colby is. Belal best win is 8 ranked brady and shavkat best win is 7 rank geoff. Colby deserves title shot

Colby ducked khamzat It's been documented now Also belal was his option lmao and doesn't want any

He wants to remain the champ for as long as he can by not fighting the best. Unfortunately he has zero say in it.

​@@saynomoredontask6077documented by who? Dana said that every fight he offered colby that colby said yes to. But that his opponents were the reason the fights didn't happen.

Cardio king will destroy him, and knows it. Tryna duck

Hes about to be stripped lol the coward

@@beaualoevv You should really go watch Usman's fights, he has a history of grabbing the fence and etc.

@@SpreadAU Leon beats Colby

Cuz he’s trying to call his own shots already like he’s mcgregor. Dude wants to fight Belal lol. Who has Belal beat that was so impressive? and Belal doesn’t draw PPV. Leon took 2 years off and had a no contest against Belal than fought Nate Diaz at the tail end of his career and got a title shot where he got dominated and landed one head kick. Colby is a company man making Dana money this guy doesn’t it’s that simple.

And I like Leon. It’s just annoying he acts like he deserves to call his shots. When did Usman ever call his own shot? He always fought who Dana picked for him never complained. I feel his ego is worse than Colby’s and colby just puts on a fake persona. This is actually who leon is. Much respect to him. I’ve always thought he was in the same tier as khamzat, burns, Usman, and colby

😂😭 Karma

@@Haze2121 Why does Colby call him Leon Scott? Is that his gangster father's last name or what?

That’s not how it works lmfao Colby is fighting him next Cry about it 😂

@@AJ-zy9jfwho was crying ? Child

He ain't going fight him

Which part of what he said is wrong ?

Lies 😂 we’ll see

Colby doesn't deserve the title shot bro. He's a duck and a diva with Dana White privilege. Belal deserves the shot.

@@beaualoevvsnoozeman is a cheater as well look what he done against colby

​@aloevvbeau usman got lit up all night. He looked a shadow of his former self. Striking looked slow and sloppy. Footwork timing and distance was off. Worst I seen usman look. I think he will retire soon.

He said "If Masvidal beat Burns", he's fine with fighting Colby. But he needs to prove his worth by beating a current top 10 contender.

Colby has never ducked anyone. Colby literally went and cut weight to be the backup fighter haha.

@@sportsbettingeducation Yes he has and he done it publicly 🤣🤡

@@lukemurray4950 he legit hasn’t. I mean right now Colby is ready to go and Leon us openly scared. He wants Masvidal who Colby just 50-45’d… what kind of champ is that? Haha