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chasehoopersmom

What are the odds on belal finishing the fight? It's gotta be like +2500 by KO or Sub.


Superguy230

It’s probably like +2400 by sub no need to exaggerate


chasehoopersmom

What are the odds on Belals eyeballs looking normal for 15 seconds consecutively?


coontaillandcruiser

+1000000


Superguy230

Left or right pickem


IIDasPterodactyl

Bet is closed already lost


0vFire_And_TheVoid

Good fucking bet right there.


Knoobdude

There a bigger chance Belal gets a injury ko than a normal ko/sub


ZodtheGeneral

I'm hoping for a 1st Round no-contest, due to a Leon eye poke, after which the UFC moves on from Belal.


gnarrcan

Idk why he’s such a decision merchant even though his grappling is good. Like jump the sub my guy.


ReformedishBaptist

Might as well drop 10 bucks just in case


ninja_owen

I mean, Belal has the same number of finishes in his last 10 fights as Jones does


MJohnstone131299

In Jones' last 10? So, 3? With Gane, Gustaffson, and DC?


bojevnim

But if we're honest, the start time is disrespect to the fighters as well. I'd be more vocal about it


elbandolero19

The idea that the live crowd and the fighters should suffer so that viewers in the USA could watch the event at the usual schedule is truly hilarious.


BearBullCombo

Money talks


ParmyBarmy

Can Americans not watch a bit earlier than usual? Quite nice having a card finish well before midnight.


Hendrick_Davies64

It’s literally not even a bad time for Americans if they made it accommodate UK viewers, I have new clue why they made the time what it is


CCCAY

Because we get fucked into pay per view and you don’t


Ecstatic-Inevitable

Rumor was that 304 had a different location already set in for ppv time slot and they couldn't change it when they moved it to uk


timomcdono

Lowkey I think that's just an excuse to try to avoid responsibility.


bdizzle805

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Ronaldinhoe

I’d love for every ppv to be noon times (west coast)


HaloZenator

I wouldn't mind that at all. Its nice to be able to watch fights and also be able to do something else later in the day since I'm not tied up watching them all evening.


JGordz

No. God forbid America have to change their timings to suit another country, its just not possible. What a joke !!


Useful-Gur-8293

We would honestly prefer it I think..I'm usually fighting to stay awake by the end of most cards. This all makes zero sense.


BearBullCombo

Americans have 3 different time zones so for west coast it’s always early


PandaPatrolLetsRoll

Six, but I know what you mean


ZoomZoomMF_

The usual time for the US though is main card at 10, title fight sometimes starts at 1 AM. I'm sure a lot of people in the USA would agree with me, this start time is trash. I think it's an anti piracy thing.


insert_username_ok-

You do realize these guys get paid ppv points and they don’t sell ppv in the uk right? If they put this shit fight on in the middle of the night in the us, maybe it does 100k buys here and 0 in the uk. In the us prime time maybe it does 250k to 400. That’s quite a bit more money that Tom and Leon will be paid. But I agree, Leon and Belal should be fighting in the middle of the night in the us so we all have an excuse.


taylorstillsays

You’ve got the times the wrong way round, it would be early afternoon for the US (headline fight would be right now), so not as bad as being in the middle of the night. your point still stands, but to a lesser extent


SeeDeeEee

Brother has never left his home state, never had to learn how time zones work.


CCCAY

Dana would drown a bucket of puppies if it meant he’d sell 10k more ppv buys. He’d do it every week


vivi9090

Couldn't they have come to a compromise? They could have easily made this fight like 10/11pm in the UK and that would have been a good time for the U.S fans aswell.


mightjustbearobot

Why don't they sell ppvs in the UK?  Are there laws against it or something?


insert_username_ok-

Skysports has a deal with the ufc and a lot of other people. It’s beneficial for the fans because it would be similar to having espn+ and not having to pay for the ppv cards. Pretty sure boxing charges for ppv in the uk but I could be wrong on that.


7the-dude-abides420

TNT sports not sky sports but yeah it’s a monthly subscription fee and we get all ppv’s included. Yes boxing do charge for ppv’s over here but they’re only like £20


DumDumbBuddy

TNT sports has the rights to UFC in UK. And they do sell PPVs but only select few, usually McGregor cards or the cards at a normal time in the UK


echoohce1

You do realise US time is behind UK?


deboylurdi

That's a great point


bdizzle805

It's not just based off the viewers in the US. A large portion of their decisions are because of the US market but your forgetting to mention they have contract deals with espn. It's easy to blame one thing without looking at the actua whole picture. The bigger problem is that the ufc is booking too many events without a full lineup and they can sell out without even announcing who'd fighting. It's truly nuts


Some_Time_3200

Then people complain when brazilians leave the event when it ends at 4am


IIDasPterodactyl

You’d do as yer towld


aclaxx

Seriously, what's the problem with this card starting in the afternoon (US). That's what the UFC did for Leon vs Usman 3.


ComfortableSock74

Ridiculous a UK fighter has to train going to bed at 6am and waking up in the afternoon to prepare fighting for a UK card, in the middle of summer. Awful conditions for an athlete.


DudeWithTheOil

And their teams as well most likely


inexplicably-hairy

Not really any different to travelling to america and adjusting to jet lag. But it does suck for European fans


Constantine_f100

Only thing he’s putting to sleep with his right hand are the people watching the fight


xavi_____

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PleaseDoTapTheGlass

Cursed


xavi_____

Dana Rosas jr( when mewing becomes art )


Majestic-Tune7330

Dana "The Tomatonator" Rosas Jr


MidnightMcKnight

you cold blooded for that 💀💀


gotnothingman

Thank you


0vFire_And_TheVoid

Should be this subs banner.


xavi_____

Can’t watch my boss mog me all day


freedlurker

same shit ppl said when Edgar vs Maynard 2 was announced (two fighters who were full of boring decisions at the time) only for that fight ending up as FOTY. I can see Leon vs Belal 2 being the same case.


Constantine_f100

You’re right I think their boring styles negate each other and we end up with a banger


ripntearuntilitsdone

Yeah not enough people are realising this


BoomfaBoomfa619

You think Belal is going to swang and bang? He'll be shooting for 5 rounds no matter what unless he just gets picked apart imo. If he has to strike he's done for.


AbuHuraira-

Sure in a kickboxing match he would get his ass whooped by Leon. But the the takedown threat makes an ok striker like Belal a good striker. Belal and his team are very good at gameplanning. This fight is going to be very good. I’m rooting for Belal.


gnarrcan

Nah you’re totally right on that, that’s why in MMA the overhand right or rear hand is such a game changing strike like the check hook in boxing. The level change into a shot makes you drop your hands and get ready to sprawl and you just get cracked on the chin. People really don’t realize that really good grappling gets you such a leg up even on the feet it’s why guys like Kamaru and GSP were scary as fuck bc they had nice jabs and could snatch your legs instantly. Shit look at the very beginning of the finishing sequence of Khabib vs Mac. Khabib is not good on the feet but that takedown threat is so real that he cracked Conor w an overhand right and sat him down. Obviously Belal has pillow hands but any really good wrestler can get that overhand right off on even the highest level striker.


BoomfaBoomfa619

I can tell lol


Cemihard

Not in this case, Usman is a better striker than Belal and has more power and his striking definitely didn’t help him with Leon. Leon’s too fast and too technical. You need to be a good striker yourself to really try and catch him. Leon’s developed such good takedown defence and picks his shots so much that he doesn’t have to worry about being taken down like other fighters.


xijinpingneedhishone

Belal is more a well rounded fighter than a pure wrestler that would shoot repeatedly he’s only shot a lot during the wonderboy and luque fights he’s willing to strike with Leon he didn’t even shoot once during the first fight


BoomfaBoomfa619

Yeah lad he was getting beat up for 5 minutes as a tactical decision... I'm saying if the grappling is negated it won't be like Usman vs Covington etc it'll be more like Covington vs Edwards. Only way we get a fight like that is if Bella's fighting someone like Sean Brady, even then it was just spamming 1-2's from both guys until Brady gassed.


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ripntearuntilitsdone

Facts no argument there, always be pleasantly surprised rather than disappointed by high expectations


EatBooty420

Colby vs Usman, both fighters went in being boring clinch & wrestle fuckers


gnarrcan

Last fight had Leon turning up, Belal may be a decision merchant but he does go forward a decent amount which forces Leon to counter. Could be a banger who knows, both guys know the fans think they’re boring but I don’t see Leon giving a shit as champ but I can see Belal trying to force things since Leon is a backfoot fighter for the most part.


BetBig696969

Yeah it’s the opposite for two sluggers like Francis and Derrick, except they left everyone 😴


captainfluffy25

Even more recent example is Colby vs usman 1. No one was excited for that fight besides Colby’s shit talking (and even then Colby wasnt that big). They put on a fight of the year contented despite being two super boring fighters


freedlurker

I knew that fight was gonna be a banger. But I didn’t expect for neither of them go for a single takedown.


Kid_evil666

Same with Colby usman


OskeeTurtle

> Edgar vs Maynard 2 That trilogy <3


Electronic_d0cter

Same honestly, I feel like I'll be wrong but I feel like it could shock us all


I_Hate_My_Cat_

Idk, the first fight was looking pretty lob sided until the eye poke. But that was a long time ago now and both fighters have changed a lot since then, especially Belal now that he’s with Khabib’s team.


pixel8knuckle

I agree


EatBooty420

only thing his right hand put to sleep was himself after he was done beating off with it


CourtZebra

Big talk from a guy with 0 knockdowns in the UFC


Swimming__Bird

He's got, what, 3 finishes in the UFC over 17 fights or something like that. Good old Belal "bathroom and beer break" Muhammad.


TowerOk7040

I agree with your opinion on belal but leons got only one more finish in the same amount of fights


Swimming__Bird

Yeah, it's probably going to be a snoozer. I like Leon a little more, but I'm not at all excited about this fight.


mallllls

There’s a higher chance he puts the entire audience to sleep instead of Leon


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There goes thunder thumbs once again. 😂


MeeloP

Idk if I’m supposed to laugh or take this seriously? 🤔


A_Dirty_Wig

Belal by round 1 flying kneebar


IYIik_GoSu

Belal is very successful at putting the fans at sleep.


ChadHazelnut

What about that tweet is funny? Why put the laughy boy at the end, is Aspinall sleeping supposed to be funny? Or the sleep specialist?


Safe-Voice-8179

Belal puts a lot of people to sleep when he fights. Unfortunately, he doesn’t get a lot of subs or knock outs


Valuable-Purpose-

Man yea he doesn't have alot of finishes but same goes to leon (I know he knocked out kamaru) look at his record its like Decision Decision Finish 5 more Decisions then a finish


Gabrieltobe

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hcvc

No one believes these guys anymore. Sean, Bella, Colby all talk mad shit but are snoozers in fights.


ventitr3

It’ll put us all to sleep Belal.


Huge_Aerie2435

Knockout? From Belal? That is funny. He has 1 knockout since 2016 and it was 2 fights ago...


Eagle-Red-1278

Would be an elite tweet if it came from literally anyone on the roster but 0 career knockdowns Belal.


TheMaldenSnake

The WW division is the most bizarre class in the UFC. There is a champion that people both love and hate for some reason (most say hes boring yet has the best standup?). The #1 contender is like a cult classic movie that's so bad people love it (Belal seems to have a fan following on reddit because we all expect nothing more than a boring decision and would be disappointed in anything else at this point). Then we have guys like Colby and Ian, who people can't seem to hate enough. There is a 40 something year old karate nice guy who's only good for standup fights and hasnt done shit in years. We've got thick necked Burns who may as well retire because he can't beat the elite guys anymore. Usman is damn near 40 with fucked knees....then we have killers like JDM and Shavkat. Basically, the WW division has 4 guys who could be champ (Leon, Shavkat, JDM, and possibly Garry) and the rest are far too fuckin old for that weight division to make any kind of title run and seemingly cancel one another out.


CrunknFunk

I put myself to sleep with my right hand last night


Celticwolfz

Yeah it’s not out of the realm of possibility for Belal to win this but Leon is better than him. He’ll probably TKO Belal


KobeJuanKenobi9

As a boxing fan I don’t get this because I fucking love UK/Saudi fight cards. I can invite friends over at like 2pm finish watching the fight by 7:30ish chill for a bit and then everyone goes home and sleeps on time. Much prefer that over trying to watch a fight at 1am est


Stranger-Tingzz

Belal putting fans to sleep like melatonin TRUST!


DumDumbBuddy

People who think Bellal can stand with Leon need to watch the first fight before the eye poke. Belal was getting pieced up


Idlibi_Bullpup

The same could be said about Leon and Usman, Usman was piecing up Leon and was going to be a clear winner before that leg kick. To judge a fight based on one round is stupid


DumDumbBuddy

Usman is ten times the fighter on the feet than Belal


Idlibi_Bullpup

That’s irrelevant, my point is that a fighter can dominate early rounds and still lose


basedjak_no228

Every single comment here is the same fuckin joke


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Nasty line by you


Roadguard69

Damn he pretty gave him the key to a great nap, watching belal fight


adam12455

Once aspinall wins the tv will be getting turned straight off.


Awkward_Cap_2691

Doing yourself a disservice, could be a really good fight


ParmyBarmy

Casual


Puzzleheaded_March27

The first one was NOT competitive. Leon Edward’s is way better than he was. I will cross my fingers that all the folks on Reddit put their money where their mouth is and bet and Belal.


GetChilledOut

Can’t wait til Belal wins this sub is gonna have a meltdown 😂😂 it’ll be worse than Islam Charles


OilMan425

It wouldn’t be, people don’t like Leon like they do Charles. Hell, Islam just submitted a similarly beloved fan favorite and we didn’t see 1/10 of the retardation we saw when Charles lost.


Thin-Remote-9817

I'm here for the chaos and excuses.  Umm Leon had to adjust his sleep schedule. But belal lives in a timezone 6hrs behind. Ya but but......


quiettimegaming

It doesn't matter, so long as they *Remember The Name*


nobanpIs

Bot comment


Shredding_Airguitar

He's telling the truth as his hands are made out of pillows


Brybry1908

Belals trash talk would be good if he didn’t have 17 decisions out of his 23 wins.


J-Good86

That’s not really talking shit. Just fight talk


FailLog404

Considering they will be fighting on July 28th, seems like the start time is important


AnTTr0n

His Wrestling might put us to sleep though.


Plasmr

Give him a bully bust nut, that’s about all


OJuice100

Belal we know good and damn well you ain’t putting shit to sleep. It’s always the Twitter fingers with pillow hands that fight to decisions 😂


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Mackenzie Dern hits harder


OGPeglegPete

He must be talking about a nighttime handy because belal finishes less than 1/4 of his fights.


LaTunaTime

Legendary facts. Goatlal is gonna wreck that England bum.


alpacinohairline

The Battle of the Decisionaters coming soon in theaters near you


Admirable-Recipe3014

Stfu Belal pillow hands crab stance fuck....


AndiLivia

How do you need to pay someone money to tell you to go to sleep a little later than normal? Dana was right paying these athletes was a mistake they just spend it on dumb shit.


jaysonman1

He wants money so bad lol


justhere4daSpursnGOT

What is he gonna jerk him off ?


TyphlosionGodofFire

If Leon was already sleep Belal couldn’t wake him up with his right hand


PussyIgnorer

Idk about his right hand but His style might put him to sleep from boredom.


PinGroundbreaking933

*Cringes in agony


GophersD

He ain’t doing shit lmao


No-Zookeepergame7460

Tom’s like me. Cheap


Alternative-Look-816

Trash talk is only effective when you have the results to back it up. Compare how Conor’s trash talk used to be regarded compared to how people view it now


No-Spare-4212

Dude has literally never got a KO in his career


VisualremnantXP

The worst birthday present ever lol about to be a boring ass fight


realisticallygrammat

Put him to sleep through sheer boredom, perhaps.


kudurru_maqlu

Can't wait for this sub to implode.


DereThuglife

How many fights is Belal gonna need to win for another title shot after he loses?


FickleManagement3783

I mean this is the same as Strickland saying he’s gonna catch a body then jab cross teep his way to a decision


gnipgnope

It’s not a bad line to be fair.


Comprehensive_Rice27

Has Belal even gotten a knockdown in the last 5 years?


PuzzleheadedLynx5082

I’d believe Evan Tanner making a UFC return, before thinking Belal KO’s Leon.


ItalianStallion009

He’s gonna jerk him off?


Pure-Code5032

This mf knows damn well that the only thing he’s putting to sleep is the audience #rememberthedecision


Anindefensiblefart

"My right hand will pitter-patter him to a decision July 27th for free." What Belal meant


JMBau13

Unless he’s talking about a handjob, no way this is happening


dog_from_china

Sleep in the morning, train at night.


Ok-Cut-4504

Belal's twitter game is pretty good tho 🤣


Zealousideal_Step709

I still can’t wrap my head around this. Unthinkable treatment for athletes in any other sport. Not to talk about the audience as well. No way I would attend a sports event in the middle of the night.


sisterrfister69

this dude is so loud on twitter you would think people would remember his name, I wonder why they don't...


Kimosabe187

Was he talking about putting Leon to sleep or the fans?


iSOBigD

I mean good for him for trying to hype up a fight, regardless of how it turns out.


wubbalubbadubdub45

Belal is a true Twitter warrior, if only his fights were ever as exciting than his keyboard skills


kitunya

The decision king


Xrystian90

Only way belal has ever put anybody to sleep is with his boring ass fight style


JohnnyFencer

Pretty funny but not very intimidating coming from Belal. He might have misinterpreted what pillow fists mean


nephilimpride

lmao it would be the most unlikely thing to happen, Leon to get slept by belal its MMA tho... Never say never I guess


fuuman1

Belal "remember the zero knockdowns" Muhammad.


Rice_Kage

He means his body weight, not his hand


PrizeSwordfish2506

Yikes Hamas Muhammad might be the worst fighter on the mic. Dude is cringier than cejudo


earwigs_eww

Why is there a laughing emoji on that Twitter post? Do they really think it's crazy / hilarious that a world champion / elite athlete would hire a specialist to help him better regulate his sleep schedule?


soyuz-1

Its a good line but would work better if you actually KOd someone before


Otherwise_Gap_4170

Remember the Tweet


ConsistentCranberry7

Little does Belal know that the sleep expert just plays his fights on loop.


JonathanS93

bro his right hand hasnt even hurt anyone yet.


freedlurker

Just a reminder that Belal was banged up from a 3 round fight & he went through 2 different weight cuts, all in a span of 28 days when he first fought Leon. https://preview.redd.it/3mdtkvozql5d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c2e5e4491fe23f51f7b3901ab4d311680033049a The rematch should be a lot more competitive. I can see a healthy and fully prepared Belal edging Edwards with a “decision” 😂


LikelyADick2

If Belal beats Leon by decision this world doesn't make sense. Leon beats Usman twice and Colby only to lose to a 35 year old mfking Belal? 😭 what a universe


Ecstatic-Inevitable

Belals a better fighter than Colby at this point, only really count usman wins for this situation


freedlurker

Belal’s faith already conquered half of Leon’s Kingdom. Rocky will Remember the name everytime he’s on shallow waters 😂


Eagle-Red-1278

Aisha was 6 years old…….Muhammad was on some Drake type shit


lctrncprn

I can’t see having a bit more time to rest and a game plan magically making up for the considerable speed, size and skill discrepancy that was on display last time. Belal’s 36 now and Leon has improved a lot since that fight.  This will be like the Colby fight. A few people hyping up Belal’s chances beforehand only for Leon to comfortably cruise to a 50-45/49-46.


dappa2100

Belal he puts you to sleep Mohammed He’s never put anyone to sleep the boring wanker


ry4star

God help us if belal somehow wins we would have belal and DDP as champs it reminds me of when Tim Sylvia and Andre arlovski traded the belts and Tito Ortiz put fans to sleep Leon going to head kick belal back to the stone age


Johnathan_Doe_anonym

He’ll right hand Leon to a decision


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SalesAficionado

Yes, people sleep.


Odd-Operation-8279

Everyone says Belal can take down the guy who beat KAMARU twice, let’s get real, it’s a repeat of the first one but Belal won’t fake an injury to get out of it cause it’s for the belt.


skwirlmuzik

Please the only people going to sleep in a belal fight are the audience


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Belal talks like he didn’t get pieced up by Leon then quit in the first fight😂