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Well, I was born and raised just outside of Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the Vaudreuil-Soulange region. I just recently made the move to my nation's capital with my long time girl friend. I graduated from McGill university with a B.Sc. in psychology and am currently working in residential and car insurance sales. I am a die hard sports fan, I watch NFL, NHL, CFL, UFC, Snowboarding, the olympics and both ATP and WTA tennis. I am not a tremendous athlete myself, but I was a competitive swimmer, I pitched in baseball, played water polo, began playing tennis to stay in shape and have been snowboarding for over 10 years. I enjoy commenting on sports and debating issues in the world of sports and am excited at the opportunity to be able to contribute to the Bleacher Report.

Here is one of pieces that I am proud of so far, it was featured on nbcsports.com:

http://blogs.nbcsports.com/tennis/2009/07/great-article.html

Leon's Recent Articles

NEW YORK - JANUARY 20: Heavyweight mixed martial arts champion Fedor 'The Last Emperor' Emelianenko of Russia attends the 'Day of Reckoning' press conference at Trump Tower January 20, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Joe Corrigan/Getty Images)

Fedor Emelianeko's Injuries the Thorn in Strikeforce's Side

Published 3 days ago
517 reads 5 comments

Five Points To Take from Strikeforce: Fedor Vs Rogers

Published 6 days ago
1,637 reads 19 comments

20 Sep 1998: Defensive tackle Marcus Jones #78 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on during the game against the Chicago Bears at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers defeated the Bears 27-15. Mandatory Credit: Scott Halleran /Alls

Marcus Jones Surprises Viewers with Skill

Published 9 days ago
590 reads 12 comments

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: MMA Heavyweight Sensation Kimbo Slice is seen during the Workout/Media Day with Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano at the Legends Mixed Martial Arts Training Center on September 17, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

Kimbo Slice vs Houston Alexander: EliteXC

Published 10 days ago
1,221 reads 8 comments

See 28 more of Leon's articles »

Leon Writes About

Opinion (21),
MMA (19),
Fighting (13),
UFC (9),
Roger Federer (7),
Brock Lesnar (7),
Men's Tennis (6),
Tennis (5)

Leon Horne commented on Chad Johnson Won't Fight Anderson Silva, and This Is Why!
Leon Horne commented on Chad Johnson Won't Fight Anderson Silva, and This Is Why!
Leon Horne commented on Blood Looks Good, or Why I'm Not Impressed with Brett Rogers
Leon Horne commented on Blood Looks Good, or Why I'm Not Impressed with Brett Rogers
Tim responded to a comment on How Would Gegard Mousasi Fare in the UFC's LHW Division?
Leon Horne responded to a comment on Strikeforce: 10 Things I Learned Last Night
Leon Horne responded to a comment on Five Points To Take from Strikeforce: Fedor Vs Rogers

The Short List What Leon thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Rafael Nadal, Randy Moss, Saku Koivu, Roger Federer, Marc Bulger the list goes on
Favorite Sports Teams

Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Alouettes, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Rams
All Time Sports Moment

New York Giants dashing the New Enganld Patriots perfect season in the 2007/2008 season
Most Memorable Game Attended

New England Patriots vs. Sandiego Charges in 2007/2008 Semi-Finals
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Wayne Gretzky's points Record or Jerry Rice's Career Reception record
Ruth or Mays?

indifferent
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big East

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by James
about 18 hours ago

Leon,

Please read the comments. I am declaring war! LOL :)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289493-creature-vs-creature-are-we-really-doubting-the-natural

James
by Doctor
1 day ago

Thought you might enjoy this one:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289443-will-we-see-the-truth-on-saturday
by King
about 1 month ago

Leon,
Bro we just completed the extended trailer for our MMA film!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/266296-king-j-producing-temecula-skeletor-the-greatest-mma-film-of-all-time
by Matt
2 months ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/254911-alistair-overeem-why-the-ufc-doesnt-co-promote-events
by Anthony
2 months ago

Hey bro, when you get the chance to, check out my latest article!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/252730-professional-boxing-promoter-calls-mma-homosexual

Comments appreciated. Let me know what you think,

Cheers!
by Niall
2 months ago

Breaking news! Jeff Hardy arrested, check it out:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/252662-breaking-news-wwe-star-jeff-hardy-arrested
by Stoker
2 months ago

this ones for Canada http://bleacherreport.com/articles/247331-georges-st-pierre-vs-mike-swick-a-future-matchup-looms-on-the-horizon
by Stoker
2 months ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/245942-cain-velasquez-vs-ben-rothwell-big-ben-better-bring-his-a-game
by Joseph
2 months ago

Please do not spam my bulletin board. Thank you.
by Brian
3 months ago

Hey Leon,

Glad to see your back with another MMA article. Hope all is well and let me know if there is anything you ever need.
by Conor
4 months ago

My tribute to Roger
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/219213-a-poem-for-roger-federer
Thanks.
by Conor
4 months ago

My tribute to Roger
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/219213-a-poem-for-roger-federer
Thanks.
by Farooq
4 months ago

It's Been a while since I last wrote an article .

UFC 100 is over, But were Brock Lesnar's actions positive or negative for the UFC?

Here are my thoughts. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217699-brock-lesnar-bad-for-the-ufc

Thanks, Farooq.
by Derek
4 months ago

Check out my new article based on an interview I did w/ GSP:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214333-georges-st-pierre-beat-thiago-alves-at-ufc-100-get-anderson-silva

Thanks!
by Mike
4 months ago

Who is the better A-Rod,
Alex Rodriguez or Andy Roddick?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/212676-bigger-a-rod-andy-roddick-or-alex-rodriguez

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Fedor Emelianeko's Injuries the Thorn in Strikeforce's Side

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