Leon Edwards is all set to make history when he steps into the Octagon on Saturday night. Taking on Kamaru Usman for their trilogy fight, Leon will make his first-ever title defense in the UFC. Having pulled off the Comeback of the Year against Usman in their last fight, all eyes will be on Leon on his home turf.
Despite losing to Claudio Silva in his UFC debut and then to Kamaru Usman, Leon would go on to string an impressive winning streak. Notably, he has one of the fastest finishes in the UFC, knocking out Seth Baczynski within 8 seconds. Moreover, he has also taken down big names such as Vicente Luque, Bryan Barberena, Donald Cerrone, Gunnar Nelson, Nate Diaz, and Kamaru Usman at UFC 278, he has worked hard to get to the top.
Now the welterweight champ and in a position to make it 11 straight wins, Leon will have it all to do at UFC 286. With his tie against the former champ set at 1-1, Rocky will be looking to put a definitive end to the story. As such, let’s take a look at the songs he has walked out to in the past and which song he will walk out to for his next fight.
List of songs Leon Edwards has used in his career
Whilst some fighters chose to chop and change their walkout songs, there are others who chose a song and decide to stick to it. Similarly, Leon is a fighter that has experimented with a few different songs throughout his career, let’s take a look.
‘The Rain’ by DMX
Edwards faced Kamaru Usman for the first time in 2015. On the night, Edwards walked out to the American hip-hop classic, “The Rain” by DMX, and used the same on a few other occasions as well.
‘Grinding All My Life’ by Nipsey Hussle
For the most part, ‘Grinding All My Life’ by Nipsey Hussle was the go-to song for Edwards for a considerable amount of time. Notably, the British-Jamaican fighter walked out to the song prior to his unanimous decision win against Rafael dos Anjos in 2019. Previously, Edwards also used this song for his walkout against the likes of Gunnar Nelson, Donald Cerrone, and Peter Sobotta.
‘Shabba Madda Pot’ by Dexta Daps
Most recently, Edwards has transitioned over to the Jamaican hip-hop song “Shabba Madda Pot” by Dexta Daps. The addictive song is an absolute classic and has millions of views on YouTube. Notably, Edwards has used this song in his fight against Belal Muhammad ( no contest) and Nate Diaz at UFC 263. Additionally, Leon walked out to the song against Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 and is expected to follow the trend for his trilogy fight against him at UFC 286.
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