S4 EP4: Leon Edwards on rubbing shoulders with Andrew Tate, the time Donald Trump saw him fight, and how MMA saved his life

Louis is joined in the studio by MMA fighter and UFC welterweight champion, Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards. Leon talks about rubbing shoulders with Andrew Tate, how MMA saved him from a life of crime and what happened when Donald Trump came to see him fight. Plus, Leon puts Louis’s physical strength to the test…   

  

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes 

 

 

 

Links/Attachments:  

 

‘MMA Fighting’s 2022 Knockout of the Year: Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman’ - MMA Fighting 

https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/25/23524649/mma-fightings-2022-knockout-of-the-year-leon-edwards-vs-kamaru-usman 

 

UFC Welterweight Ranking 

https://www.ufc.com/rankings 

 

‘Colby Covington: UFC fighter provokes pre-bout row by saying Leon Edwards' dead father is 'in hell'’ - Sky News 

https://news.sky.com/story/colby-covington-ufc-fighter-provokes-pre-bout-row-by-saying-leon-edwards-dead-father-is-in-hell-13030863 

 

‘Briton Edwards loses title in Manchester UFC fight’ - BBC 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/mixed-martial-arts/articles/cevwr1gpgv9o 

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu  

Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  

Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  

   

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  

www.mindhouse.co.uk  

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