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Leon Edwards

(1991) Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

100 quotes in 326 categories

Leon Edwards is a mixed martial arts fighter.

Quick Facts About Leon Edwards

Born: August 25, 1991
Profession: Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

About Leon Edwards

[Wikidata] English mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter... | [Wikipedia] Leon Edwards is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Welterweight Champion. A professional since 2011, Edwards formerly competed for BAMMA, where he was the BAMMA welterw

Quotes by Leon Edwards

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

Happiness

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

Hate

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

Media

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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…

Go

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

Achieve

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The aim for me is to get that world title.

Aim

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The mental part of the game is huge.

Game

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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.

Amazing

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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…

Bad

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My fights can end at any time.

Any

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

Fights

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

Built

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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.…

Amazing

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

Hard

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I will believe in myself, I'll believe in my team, I believe in my country, and I'll just keep working and keep…

Believe

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Some time after my dad came to live to London - when I was eight or nine - he sent for me,…

Brother

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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…

Camera

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I've been doubted my whole career.

Been

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It's not my personality to go out there and start being a weirdo; it wouldn't resonate with the fans.

Being

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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…

About

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I train in various aspects of the sport each day: Monday, for example, would be wrestling in the morning at 11, then…

Day

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

Could

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I believe Masvidal is an amateur.

Amateur

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

Everybody

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Even if you're down, just always believe in yourself, always work hard.

Believe

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