Former UFC champion Belal Muhammad has given his thoughts on rival Leon Edwards’ upcoming fight against Carlos Prates.
In his last two fights, Leon Edwards has lost big to Belal Muhammad – who took his title – and Sean Brady. Since then, the state of the division has evolved in interesting ways, and there are plenty of fights at the top of the welterweight division in the coming weeks that should tell us a lot about the title’s progress.
For Leon Edwards, the next challenge is a clash with striker Carlos Prates at UFC 322, with many believing this will be another tough fight for him. In a recent video on his channel, Belal Muhammad gave an overview of the battle.
Belal Muhammad’s take on Leon Edwards vs. Carlos Prates
“Leon, who is coming off two defeats in a row, is in a very difficult situation,” Muhammad said on his YouTube channel. “You never want to get to a place where you lose two in a row because we’ll see how much he wants it. You don’t get easier fights when you’re the champion.”
“Every fight after that is still a tough fight. Every fight after that is still one shot, one win away from getting a title fight. You’re not going to get an easy one with Prates. Prates is very tall, he’s a southpaw, he’s got great power, and he’s very confident coming out of that spinning elbow.”
“So for Leon, you just have to get back into your rhythm,” Muhammad said. “In your last fight you got taken down by Sean Brady. Before that you got taken down by me. Now you’re playing against an attacker, so this is more your world. But I do think you have to implement attacks. You have to follow the kind of game plan that Ian Garry used: lateral movements, staying out of his control, staying out of his reach, using your kicks.”
“He’s going to be taller than you, and if he overextends you, you take him down. We’ve seen you shoot, we’ve seen you wrestle, and we’ve seen you wrestle stupidly with Sean Brady. But with this one, you shoot Prates bad, he’s not going to make you pay for it.”
Quotes via MMA junkie
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