How Leon got overlooked for BBC sports personality of the year is baffling

@wifterofabifter

3 ай бұрын

He would've won if he was a woman.

@0ctanee

3 ай бұрын

Because he doesn't have a personality

@rml4289

3 ай бұрын

@@0ctanee Its not actually based on their personality, if it was Andy Murray wouldve never got one

@hmsp7799

3 ай бұрын

He has zero personality 😂

@rml4289

3 ай бұрын

@@hmsp7799 the award isnt about literal personality

What a guy. He's been pretty awkward in most interviews etc before so I feel like his personality hasn't been able to shine enough but he seemed really relaxed here. Top bloke

@kelvey08

3 ай бұрын

This is so true!

@jimjogger306

3 ай бұрын

I agree, He's still frustrating to listen to when answering questions though 🤣 Especially with simons questions when he wants to know differences between things like mma and boxing and is it considered quitting when being choked out, I'm sat here thinking Gaaaah its easy to answer! you can do it bro 🤣 Such a nice guy though so its hard to hate.

Leon should be represented by the British media in a meaningful and respectful way. The BBC won't go near the boy for more than five minutes a year.

@bt7033

3 ай бұрын

5 minutes after the head kick and nothing since it’s a disgrace

@ConfusedAnglerfish-ik5bx

3 ай бұрын

The bbc prefer to promote kiddy fiddlers 🤢🤮

I know i say this on every leon video. But this dude is the chillest coolest most humble motherfucker, how can anyone not respect this guy.

Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall are superb role models for UK MMA competitors and fans alike. I can see them both being unbeaten for some time to come.

@Bickle121

2 ай бұрын

Neither are unbeaten.

@millysworld6150

2 ай бұрын

@@Bickle121 No one said they were.

@Bickle121

2 ай бұрын

@@millysworld6150 you said you see being unbeaten, they can't go unbeaten as they've both lost already.

@millysworld6150

2 ай бұрын

@@Bickle121 Maybe English is not your first language. Unbeaten for some time to come does not mean unbeaten in the past.

@No1.SPEAKINGTHETRUTH

2 ай бұрын

@millysworld6150 @Bickle121 is just a pure and utter idiot!!! They're probably a KZread troll just talking pure nonsense and garbage just to be annoying. I, like everyone else, knew what you meant. On your comment though, I think out of the two of them, Tom Aspinall has the harder task, because he will have to face Jon Jones to unify the title. I personally don't like Jon Jones, but as far as fighting goes, he's probably the GOAT, even with the pictograms, hiding under the octagon from USADA and everything else that comes with Jon Jones. He's fought all the best from the old era to the this era and is still undefeated. I know he's got that 1 lose on his record against Matt Hamel but he was dominating and destroying Hamel, until the illegal elbow, which should of been a NO Contest disqualification, but it called a loss by mistake, and the NSAC commission still hasn't overturned it, but Matt Hamel didn't beat him. The long layoff that Jones is going through with the injury, and the fact that he hasn't looked anything like his best for a while either, gives me a bit of hope for Tom Aspinall. On the flipside, although Jones hasn't been near his best for a while, he's still winning and still the champion. I personally think that both Thiago Santos and Dominic Reyes beat Jon Jones, especially Reyes, he definitely won the first 3 rounds and Jones won the last 2 rounds, 3-2 to Reyes, but the judges gave it to Jones both times, but it does show that Jones can be beat. However i thought Gane would do a whole lot better than he did, but if anyone could beat Jon Jones, it's Tom Aspinall. That's if Jones doesn't retire after fighting the 40+ ageing Stipe, which a lot of people think he's going to do.

Leon is so Technically smooth

@danamba7

3 ай бұрын

1 of the smoothest. Across any weight.

@bt7033

3 ай бұрын

Truly believe he could end his career as one of the best ever

@Mcfc2Rich

2 ай бұрын

​@@bt7033undefeated in the UFC since 2015.. still underrated even though he's the champ

Absolutely brilliant interview, a conversation between two true gents. Insightful and up front. Leon is one of our greatest athletes and it is about time people recognised that.

@richardprice9917

3 ай бұрын

yeah tragedy - he didn't win sports personality of the year last year sorry woke personality 🙄

I'm not really into MMA but I always watch and look out for Edwards fights.

Brilliant fighter, beating Usman twice is unreal. Was nice to see him fling Covington about too. Very enjoyable chat.

Far and away the best interview I've seen with Leon. I've never seen him so comfortable.

@BTAG75

3 ай бұрын

Thought exactly same

Brilliant interview, Leon is the man and the UK is so proud, wish Simon would get more into UFC, it will show him how far boxing has fallen off, UFC mostly puts on the fights people want to see and don't just have a terrible undercard filling for a big main event

leon speaks so well. long live the king.

@comesmokewithus

3 ай бұрын

Not all black people speak in slang, 😊

@EireannSpeaks

3 ай бұрын

​@@comesmokewithus Silly comment.

@comesmokewithus

3 ай бұрын

@@EireannSpeaks they only say this a bout black men. When have you ever seen " they speak so well about a white person ?

Leon is clearly an introverted person and leads by example (actions speak louder than words). A good interview that demonstrated that Leon is just comfortable being uncontrollable. A nice guy, but don’t take kindness for weakness…😂

This will be epic, Leon the champ 🏆

@R_W103

3 ай бұрын

Will be?

@stcr1980

3 ай бұрын

​@@R_W103He left his comment before this aired

Couldn't be more proud of Leon. It was only a few years ago us brits were booing him when Masivdal fought Till. Super inspirational, insanely down to earth and humble as a man can be. All the best going forward Rocky 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Great interview from Simon, would love to see more UFC fighters on here. Bisping and Aspinall for sure

@EireannSpeaks

3 ай бұрын

England love a winner don't they

@GodofMMA23

3 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself, real MMA fans get behind all our british fighters, personally I've never booed edwards, and none of the other UFC fans I know have booed him.

Best interview so far on up front, didn’t need any controversy

Why spend so much time telling your guest what you think of the sport! just focus on your guest and his experiences ..........don't make your interviews about you!!!!!!

@martinharper2215

3 ай бұрын

Think he is more just trying to get an understanding of the sport with out it being a debate

@ravk5266

3 ай бұрын

Calm down! He wanted Leon to convince him about the actual sport rather than the outcome of what it does to individuals lives...

@paulb3428

3 ай бұрын

Leon needs a little push and encouragement to talk. Simon helped with this

@MW92.

3 ай бұрын

Simon = top LAD proper clobber

@adesanyasnipple5338

3 ай бұрын

@@sirbaconbutties7071your an idiot you don’t know what your talking about 😂😂😂

Honestly can't see why some people think it's such a bad thing to have a 'normal' personality as a champion. Listening to Leon speak about his gym rules and culture explains exactly why he is the way he is and it's fantastic. As he says, you don't need to be a dick to be a great champion, I think having more normal personalities as champions will do good for MMA in order to attract a more mature audience if it one day wants to reach Boxings level of respect. A great episode guys well done and good luck Leon, it's so good having a UK champion in a sport that has been dominated by everywhere else so far.

Respect to Leon it's usually such a unforgiving road becoming a UFC champ, Also Ngannou would be a great guest on the show 😎

Great fighter, brilliant athlete, very good tactician, very well rounded. He's going to be hard to shift.

@beaualoevv

3 ай бұрын

fluke against usman, then he could do it the rematch (usman got robbed) and then another decision against washed pillowfists colby. shavkat, belal will take the belt off him and he will be unknown again

@ADK_MSE

3 ай бұрын

@@beaualoevv keep dreaming

@beaualoevv

3 ай бұрын

@@ADK_MSEkeep being delusional son

@vanguardprime4636

3 ай бұрын

​@@beaualoevv​ Get used to making these salty excuses every time he wins, lol. And Still!

@__D-B__

3 ай бұрын

​@beaualoevv Worst troll on KZread. No one takes you serious kid.

Without a doubt the best interview so far. Witty, engaging and entertaining. Genuinely disappointed when the interview ended

Great interview👏Leon Edwards is a really sound bloke and a very humble human being. Tough as they come but genuinely a really nice guy

@kiabtoomlauj6249

3 ай бұрын

Of all mma guys, Leon SHOULD be the toughest talker... about being the "real gangster." Because his dad was the leader of a gang --- who went on to die from that life style --- and Leon, too, was slowly drifting into that life. Yet, as he himself said it, MMA pulled him away from that gang life and Leon now (some 15 years into MMA) is among the most humbled, and is one of the most accomplished, most skilled athletes in the world.

This will be superb. I know Simon isn't overly enammered with MMA but I know he'll of done his research on the kid & will of enjoyed learning some of the goings on within the MMA community.

@justbreakingballs

3 ай бұрын

More importantly did you learn something too?

@declanshanahan3888

3 ай бұрын

@@justbreakingballs what's that go to do with the price of cheese

Been routing for Leon this long time, absolutely delighted to where he’s got.. fully deserved through talent and a great man.. his journeys far from over.. Cmon Leon 💪🏻

One of the most likeable guys in combat sports. Class act & a fellow brummy! Legend 👊🏽

Leon Edwards seems to be a down to earth, humble and well mannered man. I for one will continue to keep an eye on him and I hope he continues to realise his dreams and earn all the glory he desires.

Real talk from Simon as always 🙌 I’m not into MMA , but this is a great and fascinating interview

So good to see Leon on this. The guy is a pure technician while being a ruthless warrior. And carries himself with class. Great to see him get the recognition and exposure of mr Jordan.

I think this is the most relaxed ive seen leon in an interview great stuff

What a warrior!! And seems a really humble down to earth man!!

amazing pod, Leon is the man!

Up there with your best interviews. What a man, came across really well here

Cant wait to watch this, Leon is a great ambassador for our country 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. True gentleman and top fighter too.

What a great interview, we need to see more of these with Leon 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Met leon in town , most genuine humble man , ❤ big love respect for evrything he achieved and what he will achieve , to him his family ❤

Best Leon Edwards interview by a mile.

Best episode by far!

I live in erdington and didn't know he was from there so great to learn about such a resilient young man to better his prospects and family line. Nothing but respect and admiration Leon 👊

Buzzing for this

Absolutely Superb! Kudos to both Party’s. Love Leon

Absolutely brilliant episode. Jordan the best to really delve into the mind & this episode didn’t disappoint 👏

Thoroughly enjoyed this, cheers lads

That was brilliant rocky 💯👏

Great interview, Rocky defo a real one plus its so refreshing to see a team ran as such, all for one and one for all, musketeer type shit, equality throughout. I've always been a massive fan of Leon's and knew man was on the way to greatness early on in his career but best get a move on if we talking about taking over St Pierre record. The best W/w ever keep the faith fam.

So excited for this one love Leon

Great to see Leon getting the respect he deserves

By far the best interview, really got to know the real Leon Edwards, what a man, well played Simon.

Leon's a real one ..much love 👊

Great interview. A very well rounded technical fighter and great champion.

Brilliant interview , simon leon most naturally delivered , left me wanting more , very inspirational 👍 👏

Brilliant interview

Leons journey is an incredible movie, release it!

I love this crossover this was brilliant

Brilliant episode 👏

This is the content I like!!!

Another great interview 👏

Leon Edward’s = Warrior Legend!!!

Nice to see MMA get the platform to show the minds behind it

Great episode!

When I was young I trained at UTC, this was when Vaughan Lee was in the UFC! One of the most humble guys you will ever meet..

Superb Journalism 👌🏼

Love Leon ❤

CLASS INTERVIEW

Well done Leon. You are doing a great job.

The UFC nice guys are a pleasure to watch and listen to. Leon, Wonderboy, GSP

Great lad and a credit to British sports.

This man is the pride of Britain

Great skilled fighter & quality human being Leon ✌️

Good interview

Really enjoyed this interview Leon is normally a bit awkward in interviews as he doesn’t really like doing him but Simon did well in getting a good conversation out of him. Hopefully we can see Tom Aspinall on in a future episode.

Keep the mma content coming.

How did he not even get a mention for sports personality of the year

A real Icon. A great man that goes beyond race because he's not racist and he represents all people in the struggle reaching for something greater for themselves, their loved-ones, and their community. Pure class. And delivered one of the greatest moment in the octagon and post-fight moments in combat sport history that might be matched but can't be topped. What a great man and came up the real hard way.

Excellent interview Leon looked very comfortable

Love Leon Edwards!

Not an MMA fan but great interview. I'm amazed though that his team had no idea about high altitude training? Hardly something new.

Really enjoyed this one. Simon will convert into an MMA fan sooner rather than later

A good number of my friends in Yorkshire died from ODs, suicide, and murder. I mean, a good number, close friends. I imagine the same happened to folks all over the UK living in small industrial towns. If young men want to kick the crap out of each other in a gym and keep fit at the same time, I say, go and do boys. It's good for you. Also, in my town and other towns, so-called 'hard men' and bullies spoil everyone's night out. They spoil school for the bullied. I've never met a martial artist who is a bully. Let the violent people get the violence out of their system in a place where it is allowed and safer than the street. Leon speaks the truth. He knows. He has lived on those streets, and look at him now! A nice bloke, who I imagine would never strike a person in the street, or resort to drug taking for happiness.

Good conversation this. Very easy to listen to and very respectable. Kudos to the 2 of them.

Rocky !! What a guy

i love Leon

what a top fighter and top fella

The fact that Simon thinks mma is dangerous than boxing is laughable, Leon dude you smashed that interview

@ConfusedAnglerfish-ik5bx

3 ай бұрын

Sorry if Simon hurt your feelings 😔

Love this interview, you can tell Leon likes Simons humour...I wonder if he's heard the phone call from Laurence bassini on talkSPORT about taking over Birmingham city🤣🤣

What an absolute inspiration. Fucking Love Leon

Nice guy. Enjoyed this one.

if simon got into MMA he could bring so much light to it in UK media

Boom! The big man Simon Jordan and Leon Edwards, what a combo!!

Leon gained a fan in me nice fella.

Love mma more then boxing so chuffed for what Leon has achieved

Leon is a real birmingham boy, tells it how it is. Legend in the game

Great interview Leon is an inspiration to any troubled young lads...as for Simon dear god where do I start ha but wish he would understand mma he still thinks it the 90s and classed as cage fighting...aw it's brutal u can hit a downed opponent but yeahbthen the ref pulls u off fight over look at boxing man 12 rounds continues head punches and if you get knocked down u get a count and then get to continue while still concussed so you get more repetitive punches to the head and get kio'd as your still niot all there

God bless Leon and his family

Great interviewee. Very likeable bloke..nice story

Great podcast

Leon is the man

Simon = top LAD proper clobber! The DON of interviews

Leon came across really well there

Bout time Leon started getting recognised and appreciated

Actually respect Simon for dipping his toes into sports he’s not a fan of. Questions are open where you get loads out of Leon