Former UFC middleweight champion, Michael Bisping has claimed the largest combat on the horizon for Leon Edwards is a battle in opposition to the “mental” fatigue of competing, as he appears to be like to stop a three-fight shedding skid in his return to motion.
Edwards, a former undisputed welterweight champion, suffered his second consecutive loss at UFC London over the course of the weekend, returning in a predominant occasion setting.
And that includes on residence soil for the second outing operating, Birmingham native, Edwards was submitted by the newly-number one ranked welterweight contender, Sean Brady.
Tapping to an eventual fourth spherical half guard guillotine choke, Leon Edwards was dominated from bell to bell by the surging Philadelphia native.
And falling down the pecking order at 170lbs, Edwards had beforehand misplaced his title in a July rematch with Belal Muhammad final summer season, dropping his crown in one other one-sided loss to a dominant grappling and wrestling menace.
Leon Edwards tasked with “mental” battle amid shedding run
Sharing his ideas on the unclear future for Crew Renegade BJJ & MMA staple, Bisping claims Edwards will face a large “mental” battle if confronted with adversity within the Octagon sooner or later.
“He (Leon Edwards) did knock out Kamaru Usman, he did defend the belt twice,” Bisping mentioned on his podcast. “And I believe for Leon now, it’s simply, simply ignore all of the sh*t. He’s 31 years outdated; he misplaced to Belal (Muhammad), he misplaced to Sean Brady—there’s no disgrace in that. The largest battle I believe that Leon’s gonna have now could be going to be up right here, mentally…
“So the real problem—the biggest fight for Leon right now—is having the mental fortitude to say, ‘No, all right, I lost two, but I ain’t done.’ Because he hasn’t taken a lot of damage, he hasn’t slowed down,” Bisping continued. “And I think that’s going to be really interesting to see how he handles this.”
Already linked with a number of big-name fights on the welterweight restrict subsequent, Edwards has been tied to a possible conflict with Irish placing star, Ian Garry in his return to motion expectedly this yr.
