Belal Muhammad | in victory over Leon edwards at UFC 304. Photo: Reproduction/UFC
Unsatisfied with the defeat suffered by Leon edwards against Belal Muhammad | at UFC 304, Dave Lovell did not hesitate to come to the defense of his pupil. In addition to citing muscle problems suffered by the Englishman before the fight, the coach also claimed that the title challenger benefited from Ultimate due to the scheduled time for the event to take place in England.
“You tell me (how much impact this had). Which fighter have you seen in your home country come out at 5:5, 5:30 in the morning, to fight? Realistically, it's a joke. Belal never had to adjust because his watch was adjusted to the times we were fighting. But Leon, in his home country, had to adapt as if he was acclimatizing, as if he were fighting in another country and fighting at XNUMX:XNUMX in the morning. Somehow, this doesn’t seem right”, declared the coach in an interview with Submission Radio.
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Scheduled for his third title defense, Leon appeared before the English and ended up being defeated by unanimous decision by the judges after failing to deal with the strategy applied by the Palestinian during five rounds. In addition to the issue of time, Lovell stated that Edwards was hampered by back pain during preparation and assured that this fact hindered his takedown defense.
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