Ariel Helwani reacts to Leon Edwards’ trilogy win over Kamaru Usman at UFC 286, the promotion’s decision to award Colby Covington a title shot, the road forward for Kamaru Usman, and more.
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31 Comments
Ariel Helwani is damn right
If Leon so good he should fight anyone anytime you pusxy Ariel leave it to Dana, who ever wins there will be another fight. You just want to say the opposite of Dana and that's you. It be great fight I hope Leon wins but it will be a good fight
They was talking of usman/colby 3 before the fight though 😂 colby dusted masvidal but your saying he's deserves it more 😂😂
You sucker punch somebody 2 years ago and you jump the line when there's no way you beat any of the other top 5 guys? Nonsense. 🤡 Rocky wants George because it's an easy fight.
Light Heavyweight top 5 is pretty crap
Colby is inactive but top 5 and masvidal is inactive but rank 12 that’s why colby deserves it more, only person who really deserves it is khamzat belal Shavkat then burns lastly colby in that order but colby slides since he’s ranked 2 and he’s a big draw it makes sense for the business
The only thing Colby deserves, is Kahmzat!
Three couch dudes critiquing pro fighters lol
Masvidal is not good enough he's crap he's had 2 chances for the title that he shouldn't of got. Colby is the best fighter out there for Leon.
YOU THINK BELAL DESERVES A TITLE SHOT FROM BEATING SEAN BRADY!? What are you guys smoking over there cause I NEED some of that 😂😂😂
Your guy's opinions on this are out out this world and mad selfish 😂😂😂
This is an entertainment business and you expect them not to go with the bigger PPV numbers
Colby destroys leon. Usman is a great defensive wrestler, but he is not the chain wrestler Colby is. Khamzat would destroy both of them though, but would struggle with Usman.
Hey Coby, drop the charges against masvidal and we give you a title shot.
Colby probably made a deal with the UFC to not pursue the lawsuit against Jorge in exchange for the title shot.
No one is paying for Leon and belal and Colby is 100x better then Colby
I fully accept Belal deserves a title shot, especially more so than Colby does. Colby does too, but certainly not over Belal or Burns imo, and neither of those guys were offered.
I also fully accept that the fans don't want to watch Belal fight, and that is entirely his fault. Fans aren't screaming for the guy to get his shot because they want to see him fight, even if we all agree it is merited.
Colby dont deserve it but Masvidal does? Wow🤭
Give it to belal
Pure speculation but the only reason they fast track Colby is some sidelined negotiation. Colby/Masvidal have a lawsuit. Dana tells Colby to drop it and gives him the next shot? Even sweetened the deal with a 25k payday to be backup
Hey guys we all know Gilbert is going to destroy jorgy have y'all been paying attention bc it's a total mismatch
Belal hasn’t fought anyone. Why we acting like his win over Brady is any better than Colby’s win over Jorge. The only top guy he fought was Leon and it was clearly a mismatch. The only fighter that does make sense at all is Colby.
Why Leon crying about it when he was out for almost 3 years and got a title fight off beating a washed Nate who embarrassed him in the 5th round. I’m the same breath he will say that he will fight Conor or Jorge. Dude wants easy fights that’s all that is going on here.
Colby deserves it just as much or more than any other top contender in that division
Does everyone forger the Miami situation? Maybe Colby had an injury or his lawyers told him to lay low. He's still the top tanked contender and I believe he beat Usman in the one fight. Ran a camp, flew to London so Rocky could have his moment regardless, willing to fight either one, came in at weight and he doesn't deserve it? Give me a break. Leon and Belal are both cry babies
Who’s Eric Jackman, ya know what I don’t even care, I’d rather listen to the opinion of a horse
Bruh yes Colby deserves it more than Jorge he’s washed and just plain doesn’t deserve it he’s lost twice already neither deserve it but Colby sounds more fun
He walked backwards through both fights except one round in the first. Walk your opponent down to have a bigger say as a champ
Colby is cuasing Lotta Chaos got to give em that
You can’t say a win over Gilbert is better than a win over Jorge if Jorge beats Burns. If you beat Jorge you beat the guy that beat Burns. It’s better to just say it’s Belal. The biggest $$$ fight is Jorge but he lost to Colby. Colby is the second biggest $$$ fight. Colby gets it based on $$$. Someone has to deal with Colby so let Leon do it and make $$$ and then Colby’s pretty much retired from championship fights
Definitely love the idea of Usman at middle weight. Those match ups got me drooling lol usman vs whitttaker oooooo 🤤🤤🤤🤤
I mean c'mon Ariel is the MMA OG but Belal?? He beat Sean Brady, not diminishing his skills but he faked a eye poke to try and snake his way up to the front & has avoided Colby for half a decade!
In my life I would always root for a Leon over Covington. But man I love Colby & would love to see him get the belt. Was so happy for Leon winning these last two, absolutely amazing. I think Colby will have a tougher time with Leon than he thinks. Or maybe not. You never know!