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I'm going through the contenders at 170 and Imo they don't look that dangerous for leon.
1. Belal
Obviously you can never count out Belal but the first fight did not turn out too well for Belal. Belal's pressure style gets countered by Leon easily and Leon is good enough at grappling to survive Belal's takedowns
2. Shavkat
Shavkat is a damm good grappler but his striking defense has too many holes for someone like Leon to exploit. If Shavkat takes Leon down, Leon might run into trouble but against Usman and Colby, Leon showed that he can hang in there with good grapplers. The guys shavkat submitted didn't have noteworthy grappling either.
3. Sean Brady
At least Shavkat has some striking to hang with Leon. Brady did strike with Belal but his cardio would doom him after round 2. Unlike Shavkat, Brady can control Leon on the ground but I doubt he gets there.
4. Jack Della Maddalena
Leon styles him on the feet. JDM's only hope is if he survives till the championship rounds where Leon fades and he's able to crack him. He'll need a knockout
5. Ian Cuck Garry
LOL
Wild card Islam:
Islam has the control such that Leon's grappling might not be enough and also has an awkward counterstriking style making him hard to hit. I can see Islam's striking proving difficult for Leon to deal with before Islam takes him down with the many trips and throws that he has used.
1. Belal
Obviously you can never count out Belal but the first fight did not turn out too well for Belal. Belal's pressure style gets countered by Leon easily and Leon is good enough at grappling to survive Belal's takedowns
2. Shavkat
Shavkat is a damm good grappler but his striking defense has too many holes for someone like Leon to exploit. If Shavkat takes Leon down, Leon might run into trouble but against Usman and Colby, Leon showed that he can hang in there with good grapplers. The guys shavkat submitted didn't have noteworthy grappling either.
3. Sean Brady
At least Shavkat has some striking to hang with Leon. Brady did strike with Belal but his cardio would doom him after round 2. Unlike Shavkat, Brady can control Leon on the ground but I doubt he gets there.
4. Jack Della Maddalena
Leon styles him on the feet. JDM's only hope is if he survives till the championship rounds where Leon fades and he's able to crack him. He'll need a knockout
5. Ian Cuck Garry
LOL
Wild card Islam:
Islam has the control such that Leon's grappling might not be enough and also has an awkward counterstriking style making him hard to hit. I can see Islam's striking proving difficult for Leon to deal with before Islam takes him down with the many trips and throws that he has used.
