He got knocked out by this guy last time, but dominated most of the fight with his wrestling. So what does he do in the rubber match? Stands with him for the majority of the fight
To me, he looks slow and weak today. Did age already catch up with him?
Or is Leon simply that much better than him now?
It’s his knees. He can’t wrestle as effectively. He’s also 35.
If his knees are causing him to be that compromised, he needs to retire, because he looked awful
He did look kind of slow
I mean, Colby would have destroyed the usman that fight today
Credit to Leon too, he defended the takedowns way better this time
Leon was brimming with confidence this fight. He’s always had the tools to beat Usman decisively.
By doing what exactly? Their wrestling cancels each other out. Just because his offensive wrestling isn’t quite the same doesn’t mean Colby can suddenly take him down.
Agree. Looked like he aged 10 years. I know he has bad knees but damn. For someone who was proclaimed the potential best welterweight ufc champion, he looked like shit. I expected another wrestlefuck performance but he’s not the same since the KO… Another reason why not to ever…EVER… compare him to GSP.
Age, wear and tear
Speed and pace. He would have outs struck kamaru all five rounds with speed
Usman fought for points tonight. Every time adversity came his way, he backed up. The Usman that was stopping people a few years ago was attacking. This was the old Usman that everyone hoped would lose and disappear.
Usman has taken a lot of of injuries over the years.
Leon ran the entire fight.
Couple that like 5 full power low kicks directly to your genitals, plus judging fixing and you have yourself a lost fight.
It was pretty fuckin noticeable how Leon was on his bicycle but those leg kicks really made the difference and probably won him the fight. Usman can’t really wrestle anymore and he couldn’t do any real damage when he tools Edwards down
This.
Also holy shit it’s Domingo! Great to see that you’re still kicking. I used to love your MMA website back in the 90s when the internet was new.
Leon is a lot more skilled then people think he’s perfect for 5 round fights. The body kicks early confused Usman he was worried about the head kick for sure.
lol no. Leons game negated the wrestling. defended brilliantly. the judging criteria has always favoured boring wrestlers but now the well rounded guys who came up with an mma background are finally catching up in the grappling department.
usman losing tonight was good for the sport. there’s 20 seconds left in a world title fight that you’re probably losing and what do you do? hold the guy and try to stall out the clock. fuck that. i hope usman retires. colby fights the exact same way and is boring af too.
Leon beats colby easier than usman
Dudes knees are done d o n e. If you had bad knees you’d notice it more obviously I suppose, I got em and notice how gingerly he walks.
This is the part that’s being overlooked.
Yeah he looked like a shadow of who he was in the last battle. Slower, weaker and tired.
I was reminded of how woodly one day looked like one of the best ever, and the next fight he just look terrible and never got it back