It takes a mighty combat IQ to impress Max Holloway, however the UFC’s BMF champion thinks one athlete set to make the stroll this weekend has precisely that.
Combined martial arts’ main promotion is again throughout the pond this week, staging an occasion in a UK metropolis apart from London for the primary time since pre-pandemic. The host venue falls in Manchester, with two titles fights and a number of intriguing bouts set to go down contained in the Co-op Reside area.
Topping the lineup will likely be a pair of English titleholders in welterweight kingpin Leon Edwards and interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. Whereas the previous targets his third profitable protection on the expense of Belal Muhammad, the latter will likely be placing his strap on the road for the primary time reverse Curtis Blaydes.
Like most, Holloway has his eyes firmly locked on these two championship collisions. And considered one of them will see a fighter who boasts a selected expertise lauded by “Blessed” enter the Octagon…
Holloway Commends Edwards’ Battle IQ Forward Of UFC 304
Throughout a video not too long ago uploaded to his YouTube channel, Holloway offered his breakdowns and predictions for the foremost matchups set to play out in Manchester on Saturday evening.
By way of the primary occasion, “Blessed” acknowledged that each Edwards and his challenger are “tacticians.” However on the subject of general combat IQ, the BMF champ instructed that only a few can match what “Rocky” brings to the desk.
“Belal is a tactician. he’s a gameplanner. He doesn’t stray away from his gameplan,” Holloway stated. “However so does Leon, bro. Leon is a tactician. He’s a gameplanner. He sticks to his gameplan it doesn’t matter what. … Lots of people had been counting Leon out (forward of the Covington combat) like he was gonna get grappled.
“Leon is likely one of the only a few IQs on this recreation that I respect, man,” Holloway continued. “His combat IQ is tremendous excessive, tremendous good. It’s simply onerous to go towards the champ right here, bro. I believe Belal places on a combat. Early within the combat, I believe it’s a troublesome combat. However then after we get to the third after which the championship rounds, I believe Leon is gonna take over.”
Apparently, Muhammad has branded his combat IQ as one of many points of his recreation that’s being most underrated within the lead-up to UFC 304.
He’ll look to show that’s the case through the use of his intelligence and strategical strategy to upset the chances and get the higher of Edwards on combat evening, reaching his long-held purpose of UFC title glory within the course of.
