Leon Edwards pens emotional letter about how he got the nickname ‘Rocky’ growing up
Leon Edwards will mark an emotional homecoming when he makes his first title defence against Kamaru Usman in London at UFC 286.to become just the second British champion in the company’s history last August. with a devastating fifth-round leg kick to secure the UFC title and avenge his 2015 unanimous decision defeat.But where did Edwards’ nickname come from and how much do we know about his rise to the top? talkSPORT.
“It was mostly fighting. I fought to defend friends, I fought to intimidate and I fought because of beefs. I fought all the time. “That’s why my nickname is ‘Rocky’. I got that from school. That’s before I got into MMA. I got it just from scrapping in the streets.”
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