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Wrestling Quotes by Leon Edwards

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Leon Edwards says his mom sent him to the gym instead of hanging out on the street, and that push started his love for MMA. He talks about chasing a world title and knows a fight can end at any moment. He also mentions using honesty and even learning taxes as part of his fighting life.

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I know how to fight.

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I am a smart fighter with solid power.

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Ben Askren has fought nobody.

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I go until the battle is done.

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My fights can end at any time.

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It's a mad world. The MMA world is mad.

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My goal is to be the best welterweight of all time.

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I've got the striking, the grappling and I've got the jiu-jitsu.

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I have fought everybody. I have offered to fight everybody.

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You go out there and perform, and you gain the fans' respect as you fight.

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The aim for me is to get that world title.

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I would love to bring the UFC back to Birmingham.

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I love fighting in the U.K. and I get a lot of support from the fans.

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I feel a knockout is much better than a submission.

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Obviously you've got to talk and sell fights, but I can sell fights just with truth and my personality.

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If you told me when I was born in Jamaica, in a war zone, that I'd be UFC champion... who could have…

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I've always said I don't need to be the best wrestler in the world to beat Usman. I've just got to be…

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My mum signed me up to an MMA gym to keep me off the street to keep me out of trouble. And…

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He has a standard Thai boxing style. He comes forward, guard wide. There's nothing amazing to me when I watch Till.

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The only way I'd fight Darren Till is if they came back to Birmingham. We could headline that. Apart from that, he's…

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I'm showing guys under me that if you go out there and perform and beat the guy they claim is the top…

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I have fought great opponents coming up and not got carried away with all the talking early on in my career and…

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When I was younger I started believing that you have to move to America. But apart from Bisping, I can't name one…

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I need to get that Usman fight back at some stage. That loss really helped me focus in on my training a…

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To be born in Jamaica in a wooden shack in one room, where there's a living room, bedroom and kitchen in that…

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I know fighters that don't like to be emotional, especially on camera. They think they should be tough all the time. But…

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I always knew I was going to fight for the world title. I was worried as far as time, when, but I…

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It's not just about fighting now; it's about talking. That's not really my thing, but it's what you need to do. I…

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I've learned about my taxes through martial arts! After getting paid for fights, I didn't know what to do with my money…

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Albert Tumenov was the opponent that challenged me the most, not because of his style, but more so because I had one…

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I'm a natural welterweight and I've been a welterweight my whole career.

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I keep making my moves, keep making my money and eventually I'll be a world champion.

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I remember going to UFC 138 in 2011 as a fan and thinking one day that could be me.

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If I believe I am one of the best fighters in the world, if not the best fighter in world, then it…

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My aim is to get that world title, so I'm going to keep chipping away, one fight at a time. And I'll…

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I think, for the UFC, Jon Jones is the GOAT for me. He's just sick! Boxing, you have your Canelos and your…

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I do it for everyone coming behind me. I told you it was possible. We can win a belt, from the U.K.

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I got into MMA because of my Mum. She asked me to go to the gym instead of hanging out on the…

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As far as Kamaru's wrestling, what he does, he does well, but it's not a spectacular, high-paced wrestling style. He just does…

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I like to start fast, to put my opponent on the back foot. By doing that, it gives the opponent, going into…

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When you watch movies and you see people cry from happiness, I've never cried from happiness before in my life. So when I'm crying…

I'm a winner at heart, I hate to lose.

Some of the things I see on social media it's like what's going on?

I got into MMA because of my Mum. She asked me to go to the gym instead of hanging out on the street with…

When you get demotivated it's easy to think 'well, I'm not going to train this today then' and muck about, but what do you…

The aim for me is to get that world title.

The mental part of the game is huge.

He has a standard Thai boxing style. He comes forward, guard wide. There's nothing amazing to me when I watch Till.

Albert Tumenov was the opponent that challenged me the most, not because of his style, but more so because I had one of the…

My fights can end at any time.

Obviously you've got to talk and sell fights, but I can sell fights just with truth and my personality.

I'm from the trenches, I'm built like this.

To have the opportunity to headline a card at Wembley in the U.K., in a sold-out arena, with all the other U.K. guys would…

To have my worst performance in the biggest moment of my life, it's hard to explain how you feel mentally.

I will believe in myself, I'll believe in my team, I believe in my country, and I'll just keep working and keep chipping away.