“Back then, Leon Edwards was training at AKA, and Javier Mendez tells Khabib: “Be careful, he is a good striker.” I thought that I needed to show myself well, and as soon as the fight began, I immediately knocked him down and began to control him.
Leon was then a completely different fighter. Now he has greatly improved his wrestling skills and has become much stronger in the stand. Then he came to AKA only in order to gain a fight. To be honest, I don’t remember if he managed to stand up or not, but I remember for sure that I was pleased with my sparring, ”Sportkeeda quotes Makhachev.
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