{"id":321936,"date":"2019-08-10T14:22:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T21:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=321936"},"modified":"2019-08-10T14:43:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T21:43:45","slug":"leon-edwards-calls-kamaru-usman-a-mediocre-stiker-with-sht-jiu-jitsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/leon-edwards-calls-kamaru-usman-a-mediocre-stiker-with-sht-jiu-jitsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon Edwards calls Kamaru Usman a ‘mediocre striker’ with ‘sh*t jiu jitsu’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leon Edwards isn’t scared to share his thoughts on his fellow welterweight contenders. That includes the current champion, Kamaru Usman<\/a>, who Edwards calls out during a sit-down interview with BJPenn.com.<\/p>\n

“Rocky” first faced Kamaru Usman at UFC Orlando in 2015. Usman won via a unanimous decision victory, delivering Edwards the first loss of his UFC career. Four years later, Edwards hasn’t lost a fight and maintains the second most active win streak in the welterweight division. He sat down with BJPenn journalist Natasha Hooper to answer some much-anticipated questions.<\/p>\n

When asked who he thinks would win in a Covington<\/a> vs Usman bout<\/a>, Edwards responded:<\/p>\n

“I don’t know, ‘cos they’re both similar fighters. They’re both the same thing: mediocre strikers, (they’ve got) wrestling, (but) shit jiu-jitsu. They’re both the same kind of fighters but probably Usman. I think he’s got a little more power and strength then Colby.”<\/p>\n

Leon Edwards also addressed his previous fight against Kamaru Usman and what would be different in a rematch<\/a>. He said:<\/p>\n

“I went into the fight with a defensive mind state. I was more thinking about not getting taken down more than what I want to do to him. For that fight, it was more mental for me, than anything. Obviously, I’ve improved leaps and bounds in my technique. I believe I will go out there and beat him. I’ll better him wherever the fight goes. I am a better striker than him, I am better at jiu-jitsu. He’s a great wrestler, but so am I. So, I believe I will beat him. That fight, I was just young… I’m a totally different human being from then, and I believe I will get the job done.”<\/p>\n

Edwards goes on to call Kamaru Usman’s striking the weakest part of his MMA arsenal. You can watch Leon Edwards state his case at 10:40 in our video interview<\/a> below:<\/p>\n