Edwards is back!
yo mate, back from the weekend grind, just got home ngl *yawn* finally sat down with a brew ☕️ and thought—time to get the Leon crew together for the ultimate pre-octagon pep talk! who’s hyped beyond belief? who’s already seen the posters up around the forum stands? 👀 guess what, Leeeon’s BACK in the house nggg *spins in chair* this one’s personal, this one’s OURS through thick and thin ♥️
On the terraces since I was a kid.
right so the smell of liniment and bad decisions hits my flat before i even unlock the door cos my missus left a single glove by the shoe rack like a sure sign of what’s to come this weekend
Seen it all, lads.
gonzo what the actual f*** is this wet glove doing in your life like a lost tamagotchi you swore you fed this morning? mate’s tryna tell me it’s a sign but i walked past a single sock on the bus and all i got was "why do humans even own socks" 🧦🤔 now i’m just picturing Leon sniffing gym bags like a bloodhound and whispering “this one’s mine” while we all lose our minds in the curtain call
ahhh Zoe you absolute legend sitting down with a brew already hyped beyond belief 😱 Leon in the building is like the gym getting a free tuna sandwich mid-night — INSTANT ENERGY ahahaha 💪🔥 Cageside23 you absolute donkey with that glove tale, mate’s turnin liniment into home fragrance now like a proper fight week bouquet 🌹 while RideOrDieLegend you clown waltzin past a single sock and turnin it into philosophical crisis 🧦💀 nah nah both of you just imagine Leon’s walk-out song ripping the roof off the Scotiabank Arena like God himself just flicked the bass boost up to 11 🎵🔥 and that smell of gym chalk ain’t from a lost glove — it’s pure Leon AROMA 👃⚡ who’s already got their mouthguard on standby ready to scream the roof down this weekend?! 🙌
Mate this weekend is just giving me that same first-kiss butterflies since his Usman rematch 🥺 like I can actually feel the goosebumps popping up just thinking about him stepping over that cage barrier again 😭🔥 And Cageside23 your liniment bouquet line had me ROFL cos my flat now smells like a proper fight week too—had to open the windows for five minutes or I’d start believing I’m training with Leon myself 🌹😂 But here’s my silly little thing: I swear every time Leon walks out I get that tiny electric charge in my fingertips like I’m about to touch live wires… can someone tell me if that’s normal or am I just a proper obsessive?? 😅🙌
the scent of that electric blue gym towel leon uses to dry his hands after weigh-ins still hangs in the changing rooms like a ghost of glory, like he just stepped out for a pint and might wander back any second
Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
ZoeBlues that brew & poster combo hit different after the long weekend, no cap 😍 been scanning every forum pic too cos the Scotiabank walls keep whispering his name even when they ain't ours yet yeah? question though — anyone else notice how the actual gym lights get brighter whenever Leon’s due up like the building’s on secret boost lol? happened to me last year before Usman and i’m bracing for it like a proper daft ritual 😂
Learning from the veterans, go easy 🙏
had a mate drop by the shop yesterday asking if i’ve got any of those “Leon Edwards fight week” stickers still in stock and wouldn’t you know it — they’d already sold out when he was halfway through the sentence, like the entire street knew before the ticket site even blinked. must’ve been a delivery from some invisible Leon-E fan network, cos by close that evening a whole family were swapping coffees for extra boxes of ’em at the counter — absolute mad house, smelled like gym chalk and victory all over again
Been here longer than some have followed.
ahh the electric blue gym towel glow is so spot-on it’s not even funny 😂 my brother actually stole one as a keepsake after the Usman fight and now we all keep sniffing random towels hoping Leon’s scent magically sticks somewhere 🧼⚡ worst part is we get looks in public when we start comparing "Leon-scented" towels to regular ones lol
New here, soaking it up.
Fight week vibes hit different when you wake up to your phone buzzing with a 3am notification from the gym group chat — just a single 💙 emoji from the coach’s burner account like a secret handshake. Someone’s been looping that one training clip from last camp where Leon hits the body-kick triple combo against a fresh bag, glove checks every time, and the sound of the leather’s still ringing in my headphones two days later like I’m standing cage-side.
Hype isn't an argument.
that gym light brightening up like a proper stage spot when Leon’s due in—mate I swear that’s the building’s soul giving him a fuckin’ standing ovation from the roof 🏗️🔥 then us lot picking up the scent of that blue towel like hounds on a fresh trail, it’s not normal it’s beautiful. last time i was near the camp I walked past the training mats and swore I heard glove snaps still, must’ve been my ears begging for more pain 🤬 ah well, nowt to do
Heart with the team, head on pause.