Leon Edwards Didn’t Realize Sean Brady ‘Was that Small’ Until First UFC London Faceoff

London – Leon Edwards Didn’t Realize Howle Much of A Size Advantage He Had Over Sean Brady.

Edwards (22-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC) Meets Brady (17-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 255 (ESPN+) Main Event at the O2 in London. The pair Faced off for the first time in Front of the O2 Earlier this Week, and it left edwards a little pleasantly surprised.

“I didn’t know he was that small,” Edwards told Reporters, Including MMA JUNKIE, AT UFC FIGHT NIGHT 255 Media Day. “I was Walking Towards HIM AND HA HAD HIS BACK TURNED TO ME, AND I LOOKED OVER AND WAS LIKE, ‘WHERE The F*CK IS Sean?’

“THEN HE TURNED AROUND AND I WAS LIKE, ‘WHAT The HELL?’ So yeah, I Think He’s About 5’8, 5’9 Probably.

Edwards’ Past Four Fights Have Against Elite Grapplers in the Division, and He Sees Brady as no DIFFERENT – OUTTSIDE OF ONE Tendency Hee Sees HimSELF CAPITALIZING.

“I Think It’s Pretty Similar as Far as the Wrestling Takedowns,” Edwards SAID. “He’s Probably Got More Submission Threats As the (Kamaru) USMANS AND COLBYS (COVINGTON) and BELAL (MUHAMMAD). They’re’re Like Riding Pressure of Wrestlers.

“He’ll Go for Stuf, WHICH WILL GIVE ME MORE SPACE TO UP BASICALLY OR TO RE-TACK. SO, IF YOU SEE HIM IN THE BURNS FIGHT, BURNS WAS ABLE TO GET UNACE HEATYTYTYTYTYTATATATATATATATHE. of Creates Scrambles WHEREAS Other Guys Are More Pressure Wrestlers, I would Say Probable. ”

Brady Predicted A Submission Win, But Having Never Been Submitted or Finized, Edwards Doubts That Happy. Welterweight Champion Belal Muhamad Scored A TKO Finish of Brady at UFC 280, WHICH GIVES EDWARDS CONFIDENCE IN WHAT HE CAN DO.

“I Can’t See That HapPening. I’ve Never Been in A Submission Threat in My Career Really,” Edwards Said. “I Fough Better Jiu-Jitsu Guys than HIM. If BELAL CAN STOP YOU WITH PUNCHES, I’M Going to Hurt You. Seeing the Size Differents, I Feel Like Once Heels My Physicality.

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