LOOK AT YOU NOW What an accomplishment - Fans praise Leon Edwards after the welterweight champ earns black belt in jiu-jitsu × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News LOOK AT YOU NOW What an accomplishment - Fans praise Leon Edwards after the welterweight champ earns black belt in jiu-jitsu By Umar Modified 14 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards [Image credits: Getty Images] Leon Edwards' rise as a champion has not halted his pursuit to become a better mixed martial artist. He recently became a jiu-jitsu black belt, less than a month after conquering the UFC welterweight division by knocking out Kamaru Usman at UFC 278. Edwards took to Instagram to announce his achievement and expressed his gratitude to his coach: "Last night I finally got my black belt in jujitsu what a month it has been thanks again @tombjj @victorestimagb and @graciebarra the journey continues. #OSS #beltsonbelts" Check out his Instagram post: View this post on Instagram Instagram Post Fans and colleagues alike reacted to the champion's achievement with congratulatory messages. Edwards' brother Fabian was foremost in offering his best wishes: "congrats bro " Others, too, congratulated the new 170lbs king. "Congrats man! What an accomplishment" "CHAMPPPPP " "Congrats Champ!! ?" "Congratulations champion! Hard work pays off, two accomplished belts in one month! Enjoy it " Many fans quoted his iconic octagon speech after becoming the welterweight champion in his first-ever title bout. "LOOK AT YOU NOW!!" "Look at me now P4p headshot dead!!! Greatest speech ever ?" "LOOK AT ME NOW! Yes king " Others noticed his bulging leg muscles and joked about his work ethic. "Bro been doing his squats for sure" Fans comment on Edwards becoming a jiu-jitsu black belt. Relive Leon Edwards' rousing speech after his championship win: Khamzat Chimaev believes Leon Edwards is avoiding him Third-ranked welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev has his sights trained on the newly crowned champion. Chimaev also believes Leon Edwards is consciously avoiding anything to do with him. Ahead of UFC 279, Chimaev addressed the press on media day and spoke about Edwards' championship win: “That was an amazing performance. He showed his heart, and last minute he knocked him out. I’m happy for him. He deserved that. He worked hard [but] he doesn’t want to talk about me. I see somebody ask my name, and he just jumps over it and speak about Diaz, speak about Masvidal, Usman, Holloway. Guy doesn’t want to see my face.” While he praised 'Rocky' for his incredible come-from-behind win against Usman, 'Borz' also pointed out that Edwards is doing everything to avoid any mention of him. Chimaev absolutely blitzed Kevin Holland after missing weight and being demoted from the main event against Nathan Diaz. The Russian-born Swede overwhelmed Holland in the first round and grappled him at an incredible pace. He eventually submitted Holland to win his sixth straight UFC fight and place himself in a strong position to contend for welterweight gold. Catch Chimaev's comments on Leon Edwards at UFC 279 media day: Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Aziel Karthak × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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