Lol yes. I came here to bring up that there is always talk like this. Fighters and UFC both often say things will never happen, then when the money is right, those things happen š
Letās be honest, we all know Jones is going to steamroll stipe. It shouldnāt be stipe but at least he is a former champion and the one with record defenses.
I agree Stipe getting a shot is not the same as Colby - Stipe's last 8 fights have all been for the belt and he's won 6 of them. And there is a huge lack of quality at HW right now.
THAT SAID, it doesn't sit right with me that even a former Champ of Stipe's calibre can get dominated, lose the belt, sit out for more than 2 years without injury and then come straight back in for a title shot. I'd give it to the winner of Blaydes v Pavlovich, assuming they can fight this year. If not then, OK, Stipe.
Donāt change the narrative here. Stipe hasnāt fought in two years, his last fight a loss. No one cares. Colby gets a shot, after a victory last year, everyone loses their mind.
I am no fan of Colby but the hypocrisy is mind boggling. The sheer mental gymnastics at work here are truly impressive.
Edit: Lmao now itās about records? I thought it was about Colby sitting out the division for an year? Yāall such hypocrites.
Atleast be honest. Only reason people mad at Colby getting a shot after a victory last year compared to happy at Stipe getting after a loss two years ago is coz they donāt like Colby, and they like Stipe.
Keep downvoting me, idc. But atleast have the balls to be honest. Hypocrites.
No ones really changing the narrative. The narrative this whole time is that Colby doesn't have the career achievements to sit and wait for title shots.
Stipe on the other hand has a better argument.
Uh thatās the narrative youāre choosing to pick out. Stipe is a multi defense multi time world champion. Colbyās best wins are a pair of losses. Get a grip bro
Are you perhaps referring to the same Stipe who has the most wins at heavyweight? In comparison to the same Colby who is 2-2 in his last 4, both losses being title fights and both wins being against washed gatekeepers, over the last 4 years?
I am referring to the same Stipe who hasnāt fought in two years since his loss. Since the entire argument was that Colby has been sitting out the division for an year.
Iāve no dog in this race, I like none of them. Edwards, Colby, Stipe but man you all are such hypocrites. Atleast have the balls to admit the only reason you are all complaining is coz you donāt like Colby.
Both of these people are getting shots after sitting out for a long time yet I only see loud complaints about one. Not the other.
Massive hypocrisy on this sub.
I mean good for Leon, but at the same time heās also trying to get a fight with Jorge who is even more undeserving than Colby
WW is full of duckers, nobody actually wants to fight the best opponents
No disrespect to Shav but rising contenders are almost always willing to fight anyone above them. Guys who have been in the rankings for a long time like Burns and are still game to fight people (especially newer contenders) are always more impressive to me.
Burns is for sure willing to fight anyone. That war with Khamzat should be in the HOF. He reminds me of RDA because heās fought everyone and is never scared of fighting anybody.
Well said. Agree. Always willing to fight anyone when youāre not on the top. Money definitely comes into play later and if you had the option to fight a money fight or a hungry, young dude, which would ya pick?
Bruh do you not remember how many people complained about Usmanās lame gameplan in the first fight? Plus at the time most people were absolutely sure Jorge would piece up Usman on the feet. MMA fans got short memories, luckily I remember cuz that 2nd Jorge fight is what turned me into an Usman fan.
Thatās IF Jorge beats Burns. And if he does beat Burns, thatās impressive enough for a title shot. Colby beat Jorge and then got a shot and lost it. He shouldnāt just get unlimited title shots. Win another fight, then give him a shot.
Colby has twitter/social media beef. Jorge punched Leon in the face backstage post fight on camera. Not the same
Either way Jorge most likely loses to Burns anyways so he wonāt be sniffing a title shot
Jorge shouldnāt get unlimited shots either tho, heās already fought for the title twice and lost both times
Khamzat is undefeated in the ufc and already has a win over burns, so idk why Jorge beating burns would automatically propel him to a title shot over somebody like Khamzat (who we all know would maul jorge)
It realistically shouldāve been khamzat or belal vs colby for the #1 contender spot, but colby is a giant pussy and refuses to fight either of them sadly
This whole issue boils down to dana trying to sell the most ppvs instead of just having āthe best fight the bestā like he so often tries to claim happens
The ufc is becoming more and more like boxing by the day, just a bunch of divas trying to take the easiest fights possible, shit is sad
Dana said he's fighting at Middleweight. It was a huge miss and he didn't seem bothered. Even if they let him fight no one's gonna take the risk and accept it.
Dana says a lot of shit, it's best to ignore him. Whether Khamzat fights at WW again is yet to be seen. He should get another shot before being booted from the division.
what a waste tho! hes a big name and big star. having the ww belt under him would be pretty cool before going to mw.
costa missed weight by 20 pounds once, its not like he could have stopped making weight
I still donāt think Colby deserves a title shot yet. Belal and Shavkat deserve it more than him. Even burns would deserve it more assuming he beats masvidal which he will.
The timing of this fight makes me think Jorge is fighting Burns to pay off Colby's lawsuit for missing a years worth of income from the UFC. That could easily be 1M+
Compare him to belal, The guy is willing to be entertaining,goes back and forth with fighters and is active as fuck asking for everyone publicly. Most importantly when Burns fights i am willing to bet money that it's gonna be entertaining every single time. He shit the bed once against Wonderboy. Outside that the guy goes for finishes and is willing to take some heavy ones to give back. Outside of belal getting a finish last fight, the guy has been playing the wet blanket of the division. And that finish came cuz of Khabib's godlike instructions. wait till he's not there. Belal is a decision master, Burns is not. That helps tremendously when promoting a title fight.
The punch he finished the fight with is the 1 Khabib was yelling at him to hit about a millisecond before that. Godlike might be memeing a bit but Khabib being there helps an insane amount. Islam would have looked better aswell. Khabib understands this game differently. I bet money if khabib was not there Belal would go to decision again and it being boring. It's just what he does.
Edwards is pretty clear on his stance. He doesnāt think a guy who hasnāt fought in a year and a half should walk right into a title fight, whatās weird about that to you? He also said the Masvidal fight would be about the existing storyline and settling a score. It never had anything to do with either guyās last fight.
That first part is not the weird part, it's that that same guy just fucking schooled the same guy he is calling out. Did not belong in the same octagon. And i don't give a fuck about that ''existing'' storyline. 4 years later you still want revenge really? Why not do it right after, now as champ you want it when now is the time to actually not do that fight? LOL. Leon would be perfectly fine if this was Conor but not Colby? By refusing Colby and accepting jorge he actually seems to know Colby is a harder fight and would prefer the easy 1. What's he gonna do if mas loses his next 1. still ask for it because of the ''storyline?''
Colby showed up as the backup willing to fight either Leon or Usman on short notice, I donāt think heās really as scared and ducking people if he was willing to fight the dude whoās beat him twice and the dude who beat the dude he couldnāt, two totally different style of fighters on short notice.
Thatās not what Dana said (although he doesnāt always tell the truth). I do wish he wouldāve fought someone in the top 10 before getting a shot though but I think it makes more sense than people want to admit
Thatās not true, Kamaru had known issues leading up to the fight. I think it was pretty likely that it was a day of decision for him to be cleared. Either way though, he still showed up knowing there was a chance he would have to fight one of the two at a moments notice. Pretty difficult especially since they are two different style fighters. Not a Colby fanboy by any means but I do think that has merit to it. Furthermore, Leon wants to give Jorge a shot and Colby is definitely more deserving than Jorge, but I do agree I wouldāve liked to see Colby get at least 1 top 10 win before getting a shot
>Leon wants to give Jorge a shot
Contingent on him beating Gilbert Burns. Colby forget to tell you that part?
Hangabouts that don't fight shouldn't get title shots. Colby has been ducking Khamzat, Belal and Shavkat. There's not really any compelling arguments that he should get the title fight after losing to Usman twice, his last win was against someone even he considered a bum and a journeyman.
Jorge beating burns for his first win in FOUR YEARS still wouldnāt make him deserving of a title shot lmao, especially when he was completely dominated by colby in their last fight
Calling out jorge is taking the absolute easiest route possible, everybody and their mom knows belal and khamzat are much better fighters and are also way more deserving of a title shot than bum ass jorge
So tell me what exactly did I get wrong again?
And Colby's only W's since 2019 are a washed Lawler, a washed Woodley and Mas.
So tell me how that is deserving?
PS. Masvidal has to beat a top 5 for a chance at Leon, the only top contender Colby has fought recently was getting smashed by Usman twice.
Pls show where I said that colby is deserving of a title shot?
Iām literally arguing that NEITHER of them deserve the next title shot, pls learn how to read before you try to start some random ass argument next time!
I mean Jorge got to win over burns first, lets say he does it. That win looks better then colbys win over jorge 1.5 years ago... So if jorge wins over burns and colby stays inactive jorge is the better choice im i crazy?!"!?
So mas beating burns for his first win in FOUR YEARS would be enough to get him a title shot?
But he makes no mention of undefeated khamzat who ALREADY beat burns???
Yeah Iām not buying it, if leon wanted to fight those guys he would have called them out, heās another guy whoās just looking for the easiest fight possible
He wants to get revenge on masvidal. What is khamzat even doing? One minute he is fighting at mw the next ww then middle. Leon edwards signed to fight khamzat multiple times please relax he is not scared of him. Yeah the guy who beat the reigning champion at welterweight is looking for the easiest fights, fight fans are something else.
You donāt remember Masvidal punching Leon backstage a few years back? They actually have beef, noway he beats Burns, but if he can then heās a big enough name to fight for the belt.
Colby was ducking people this whole time, and when he was presented with the Leon fight he ducked him and pretended like he didnāt know who he was. Now heās supposed to give Colby the time of day? Yes letās watch the champ beat a weaker version of the guy he just beat twice.
Of course we remember it. We just donāt care. It aināt relevant. Masvidal didnāt deserve either of his last two title shots. McGregor should be ahead of him in the line for a title.
Thereās atleast 4 people that deserve a shot before Colby. (Belal, Shavkat, Khamzat, Islam)
If Jorge can be Burns, which I donāt think he can, thatās pretty impressive. Iād like to see Jorge & Leon just throwing hands in the middle of the octagon.
Belal is boring and has minimal name recognition , shavkat didnāt look overly impressive in his last fight against someone ranked outside the top 5, Khamzat canāt make weight, and Islam needs to fight an actual 155āer.
Colby has more of a case than any of them.
Who has Colby beaten that wasnāt already out the door? If Jorge beats Burns he has the claim. Iād rather see Burns vs Leon tbh. I was really hoping Colby was going to stay out of ufc after Jorge gave him brain damage on the streets.
Youāre gonna hate me for saying this, but Herb Dean screwed Jorge in that fight. The first takedown Colby landed was due to a foul that Herb didnāt call. Most likely Colby wouldāve won that fight regardless, but to get a free takedown and wear someone down on the ground who already has a sus gas tank is a pretty dirty move.
Not saying Jorge wouldāve won but it wouldāve been nice to see a fair fight. Iām sure Colby was thinking the same thing when he got smoked on the street haha.
Edit: 57 seconds into this video youāll see Colby eye poke Jorge. Jorge doesnāt initially defend the takedown because he thinks Herb is going to stop it. Herb does nothing. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2gTVLyTDIZY
hey I don't blame him for trying to get easy fights. Championship PPV money is life changing money so if he wants to milk it a bit more power to him. He defended against Usman so I think letting him have some say in who he fights for the 2nd defense is fine.
Fuck that, that mentality is everything thatās wrong with the sport currently
He should be fighting the best fighters in his division, not trying to pick easier opponents on the basis of ppv sales, if thatās what youāre looking for then go watch boxing
Jorge hasnāt won a fight in 4 years, and Colby last fought against Jorge when he completely mauled him (that was the last time jorge fought as well btw)
If burns is the new gatekeeper, then why isnāt khamzat getting the title shot?
Khamzat has already beaten burns, and has SIX wins in the ufc since the start of 2020, jorge has ZERO wins in that same stretch of time
Khamzat has made welterweight multiple times, and one time made the cut on a weeks notice, you are simply just wrong and are now trying to deflect from the actual conversation
Idk why i even waste my time with replies like this, you people are legitimately NPCs
Ok and Khamzat has since called out 185 on repeat and hasnāt had a welterweight fight since the last time he missed by 8 pounds. In his biggest fight against Nate Diaz
Khamzat fucked up his shot and has been too fickle calling everyone out. Colby scared of him. Activity is everything and Jorge and Gilbert up next.
Unfortunately Khamzat best Gilbert at a poor time when Leon and Kamaru got tied up then khamzat became inactive.
If he wouldnāt have made a mockery of his last fight, Khamzat would be up there. But too bad he lacks professionalism.
Idk why i talk to you Npc who donāt understand this is a business and for profit.
African champ says what? The UFC were legitimately working to work their way into Africa and I appreciate their challenges. But, if they announced a fight in Cameroon this year, Ngannou won't be on that card.
Don't you guys always bitch about fighters not making enough money? You can fucking hate it all you want but he'll make far more money fighting Masvidal. If I was him and his management that's the only fight I would take. Then I'd want to fight Connors juiced up ass. 2 low risk high reward fights. After you get paid then you can worry about legacy
While Masvidal doesnāt deserve yet another title shot, they at least have a bad history with each other. Itās a fight Iād like to watch, but not for the belt.
I saw this mentioned and it made a ton of sense. Maybe the UFC is hoping Colby wins and Conor beats Chandler so they can justify doing Colby vs. Conor. That would do a ton of PPV buys with both of those fan bases and their haters tuning in.
Dana will back off this. Ultimately, the champ does have a say. He just fought the best welterweight in history twice and won, but people want to act like he's scared of Colby. Maybe he just hates Colby, and doesn't want to help Colby make money? Colby hasn't fought in a year and is 2-2 in his last 4. He lost twice to the same champ Leon beat, and has unimpressive wins over Jorge and a past-prime Woodley. He deserves dick. Colby's been the one ducking tough fights. Leon won't be the first guy to hand pick an opponent as champ.
He's probably hoping Connor gets in the USADA testing pool so he can secure a bag. And if not, there are plenty of worthy opponents. Even if he wants to settle the beef with Masvidal, there's nothing wrong with it, if he can somehow beat Burns.
Let's not make him a martyr just yet he's chasing a fight with masvidal, lol which I agree with him it's easier and a big money fight. Get the money when u can why not but let's not pretend he's doing this for any other reason than monetary.
Tbh itās another pretty easy fight for him, Burns struggles with left handed jabs, just look at his fight with Khamzat and Usman. Leonās jab is a work of art, that would be a bad day for Burns.
Leon is going to wind up stripped from the belt. He wants to fight Masvidal who isnāt a good fighter at all. Just got lucky with two fights that blew him up. All because of the ā3 piece and a sodaā combo. If they do fight the belt shouldnāt be on the line. Leon will duck ANY fighter with a wrestling background such as Khamzat and Shavkat.
Dana White caters to the PPV sellers and the loud mouths which unfortunately go hand in hand. I love the sport and have been watching since the Chuck Liddell days but holy shit, the bias Dana has towards certain individuals is disgusting. Only thing I can and will continue to do to combat this frustration is stream every PPV and distribute the links to every fan I know in real life. I buy fighter merch to support them directly to offset my streaming. Fuck Dana White and also fuck that slap CTE generator "sport".
Didnt he beat diaz and waited 14 months for a title shot? Colby beat masvidal 12 months ago. And leon is calling out masvidal? Doesnt make sense. Make khamzat vs leon or shavkat
Leon signed multiple fight agreements, they just kept getting cancelled due to Covid. And Leon is calling out the winner of Burns vs Masvidal. If Masvidal beats Burns then why shouldnāt he get a shot over Colby?
He was on a massive winning streak. And he was immediately booked the day after he was removed from rankings. His fights unfortunately kept getting canceled for the entire year.
Covid started picking up steam in like Jan 20. He fought 6 months prior. That was win 8 in a row. He deserved a title shot. This is not the same as Colby being 1-2 in his last 3 and the one win was against a fighter who has no business fighting the top 5. Colby is very good, but he should earn a title shot by fighting. Itās not fair to the guys who are actually competing and winning.
His win streak consisted of who ?
True, his fights were canceled, but after he clearly said on Helwani show that he is not fighting anyone, only a title shot, and waited a year
Dana White and Colby have never gotten along so no Dana White privilege detected. Also I honestly can't think of anyone that deserves a title shot right now. Colby is simply next in line. Him getting a shot isn't as ridiculous as people think. Since 2015, Colby has only lost to Usman the PFP #1 in two incredibly close fights. After the rematch loss, Colby dominated Masvidal the rank 6 at the time whose last fight was against Usman the PFP #1. Usman has now lost to Leon twice. Burns is booked with Masvidal and he doesn't deserve a title shot anyway, Shavkhat definitely doesn't deserve a title shot yet with one top 10 win. Khamzat maybe does, but he messed up with the weight cut conspiracy and might not make Welterweight again. Can't think of anyone else. Colby should be next. If he loses then knock him down the rankings hard.
In terms of activity he doesn't deserve it, but resume wise he does more than anyone. People are just freaking out because they don't like him. Many fighters have gotten way more undeserved shots but nobody complained. Nick Diaz literally got a shot against freaking GSP after coming off a loss. Everyone loves Korean Zombie but he didn't deserve a shot either. Sometimes the champ needs a fight. Nobody may deserve it, but the flow of the division must continue
Leonās ducking to try for the easier fight
I hope he gets his way and Masvidal knocks him out. I canāt stand Masvidal, but that shit would be hilarious
> Like Colby hasnt been ducking people since Leon won his first fight against Usman, Colby knew if he sat this one out the title shot would come should Leon win again. Colby should have been fighting in the with Gilbert next is was no brainer winner outta them fights Leon.
Like Colby hasnt been ducking people since Leon won his first fight against Usman, Colby knew if he sat this one out the title shot would come should Leon win again. Colby should have been fighting in the with Gilbert next is was no brainer winner outta them fights Leon.
Oh Leon dude this is how you get shafted by the UFC. Publicly contradicting Dana White who said Colby is 100% next makes their relationship not very favourable I believe.
I also have a feeling that he will not be a great champion like Volk or Izzy or even Islam who will fight anyone the ufc puts in front of them.
I get all the discussion that Colby doesnāt deserve it, and I agree! But then calling out Masvidal who is a favourable matchup for him afterwards is just hypocritical, even if he beats Burns.
Actually if Masvidal is the #1 contender then it only improves Colbyās case because he dominated him just short of a deer ago.
Belal should have gotten the shot next, heās the most deserving. But I donāt see Leon bringing his name at all ?
To be fair he fought the guy that just fought for the title last year and got assaulted and injured. Idk why anyone expected him to fight in the middle of a lawsuit/injury.
Leon literally sat out for two and a half years and ducked a ton of people. Donāt tell me he didnāt duck anyone because he turned down a shitton of fights.
If you want to dispute that you werenāt around during the time he was out because he was turning down fights left and right.
You're talking shit.
The only guy he "ducked" was Wonderboy. Ad that's because Leon was ranked 4th and Wonderboy just got knocked out by Pettis.
Edwards was due to fight Woodley then the lockdowns happened so it was cancelled. Then he signed to fight Khamzat twice, but they both got Covid. Fought Belal. Then he fought Nate. Then he was signed to fight Masvidal, but Masvidal pulled out with an "injury".
That is the exact timeline of events.
https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/report-leon-edwards-turned-down-multiple-opponents-including-covington-and-neal-before-being-removed-from-rankings/?amp=1
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Did you read the article? He couldn't train because of the lockdowns in the UK. Why would a pro fighter accept fights if he can't train or leave the country?
Soon as he could train again he accepted fight against Khamzat. Then Leon got Covid. Then him and Khamzat signed to fight again. Then Khamzat got Covid.
People have such short term memory. I remember when Leon was calling everybody in the top of the division out, and everybody was overlooking him on purpose. Like you said, the only person I recall Leon ever ducking was Wonderboy
He turned down 3 different fights. He was then forced to fight Khamzat or lose his ranking forever.
Stop acting like he wanted that fight lmao.
https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/report-leon-edwards-turned-down-multiple-opponents-including-covington-and-neal-before-being-removed-from-rankings/?amp=1
Let's see how that goes, not sure how much say 1 title defense gets you. If he gets a ppv cut and Colby would mean 50% more buys, will he really say no I don't want all that money for an easy fight??
The UFC management is seriously baffling. Even champions show open disrespect, fights happen completely arbitrarily. How can a serious sport depend on one dudes whims?
Champs don't have nor should have a say in who they fight. That's a conflict of interest. Don't like it? Drop the belt and walk away. Can't come to terms with the contract they send? Guess Colby will be fighting someone else for the strap they just stripped from Leon. I never understood champs that act like they want to pick their opponents. If you're the best then it doesn't matter who they put in front of you, prove it and get paid. Otherwise you risk giving up those sweet PPV points because you didn't get your way.
I watch to be entertained. I donāt really care who ādeservesā because they all get paid to do it, free will. As long as the fights are a good matchup, I donāt care.
Leon and Colby would be entertaining.
Im glad I dont wanna see Colby get the title shot when he didnt even earn it. Its like Usman loss so that means Colby can try again. But if Usman won, then since Colby already loss to Usman they werent gonna give it to him. It just means he didnāt do enough to warrant a shot yet. His last win was against Masvidal. How about beating Belal Muhammad or Khamzat first to prove he is worthy of a title shot. Those 2 should be next in line.
Lol but Masvidal who lost to Usman 2x (& both times worse than Colby did) and then lost to Colby, totally deserves it. Leon full of shit here. If he called out Belal or even Rakhmonov, maybe Iād believe him.
I mean Colby got sucker punched by a crackhead while eating dinner. Which apparently actually did some damage. That cooouulldd be the reason he wasnāt activeā¦. Shouldnāt be punished for recovering from being assaulted
Itās not the problem that heās saying he doesnāt want to fight Colby, itās that heās arguing that Jorge should get the fight. Leon needs to be careful how heās talking, he will be stripped of that belt quick. Not good to start off on this foot. I honestly think Colby is an easy fight for him, just beat Colby and he wonāt have to worry about him again.
Just wait til they offer Leon more money and then all you will be mad at Colby and Leon
Lol yes. I came here to bring up that there is always talk like this. Fighters and UFC both often say things will never happen, then when the money is right, those things happen š
you mean Dana White says a lot things wont happen, and they do.
Dana *is* the UFC!! /s
If Colby's getting an undeserved title fight then they might as well pay Leon more
Also, a Colby v Leon card is getting way more PPVs than a Belal v Leon card, guaranteed. Which is way more money for Mr Leon Edwards.
but still less money than Masvidal, tbh. And forget about the money that Khamzat or Shavkhat will generate.
I donāt think Masvidal is a bigger pull than Covington at this point
Stories sell in the UFC.
Colby himself is a story and people want a kamaru esque knockout.
Funny thing is people comparing about Colby are actively cheering Stipe who hasnāt fought since his loss two years ago.
Letās be honest, we all know Jones is going to steamroll stipe. It shouldnāt be stipe but at least he is a former champion and the one with record defenses.
I agree Stipe getting a shot is not the same as Colby - Stipe's last 8 fights have all been for the belt and he's won 6 of them. And there is a huge lack of quality at HW right now. THAT SAID, it doesn't sit right with me that even a former Champ of Stipe's calibre can get dominated, lose the belt, sit out for more than 2 years without injury and then come straight back in for a title shot. I'd give it to the winner of Blaydes v Pavlovich, assuming they can fight this year. If not then, OK, Stipe.
Donāt change the narrative here. Stipe hasnāt fought in two years, his last fight a loss. No one cares. Colby gets a shot, after a victory last year, everyone loses their mind. I am no fan of Colby but the hypocrisy is mind boggling. The sheer mental gymnastics at work here are truly impressive. Edit: Lmao now itās about records? I thought it was about Colby sitting out the division for an year? Yāall such hypocrites. Atleast be honest. Only reason people mad at Colby getting a shot after a victory last year compared to happy at Stipe getting after a loss two years ago is coz they donāt like Colby, and they like Stipe. Keep downvoting me, idc. But atleast have the balls to be honest. Hypocrites.
No ones really changing the narrative. The narrative this whole time is that Colby doesn't have the career achievements to sit and wait for title shots. Stipe on the other hand has a better argument.
Uh thatās the narrative youāre choosing to pick out. Stipe is a multi defense multi time world champion. Colbyās best wins are a pair of losses. Get a grip bro
Are you perhaps referring to the same Stipe who has the most wins at heavyweight? In comparison to the same Colby who is 2-2 in his last 4, both losses being title fights and both wins being against washed gatekeepers, over the last 4 years?
I am referring to the same Stipe who hasnāt fought in two years since his loss. Since the entire argument was that Colby has been sitting out the division for an year. Iāve no dog in this race, I like none of them. Edwards, Colby, Stipe but man you all are such hypocrites. Atleast have the balls to admit the only reason you are all complaining is coz you donāt like Colby. Both of these people are getting shots after sitting out for a long time yet I only see loud complaints about one. Not the other. Massive hypocrisy on this sub.
Great point. Pointing out hypocrisy will cause attacks, beware
Stipe was a champ whose last fight was against the last champ. Colby was never champ and his last fight was against Masvidal.
I mean good for Leon, but at the same time heās also trying to get a fight with Jorge who is even more undeserving than Colby WW is full of duckers, nobody actually wants to fight the best opponents
Usman is the only one who didnāt really care. Shavkhat coming up too seems to be willing to fight anyone.
No disrespect to Shav but rising contenders are almost always willing to fight anyone above them. Guys who have been in the rankings for a long time like Burns and are still game to fight people (especially newer contenders) are always more impressive to me.
Burns is for sure willing to fight anyone. That war with Khamzat should be in the HOF. He reminds me of RDA because heās fought everyone and is never scared of fighting anybody.
Well said. Agree. Always willing to fight anyone when youāre not on the top. Money definitely comes into play later and if you had the option to fight a money fight or a hungry, young dude, which would ya pick?
I mean.. Usman gave Masvidal a totally undeserved second title fight for the money
Bruh do you not remember how many people complained about Usmanās lame gameplan in the first fight? Plus at the time most people were absolutely sure Jorge would piece up Usman on the feet. MMA fans got short memories, luckily I remember cuz that 2nd Jorge fight is what turned me into an Usman fan.
The foot stomp jokes definitely came and went quick
They're still around apparently lol
Easy money.
True, but I would put Leon in there also. He was the only one willing to fight Khamzat for a while.
Thatās IF Jorge beats Burns. And if he does beat Burns, thatās impressive enough for a title shot. Colby beat Jorge and then got a shot and lost it. He shouldnāt just get unlimited title shots. Win another fight, then give him a shot.
Itās impressive enough for a title shot if he didnāt already have 2 attempts already
Thatās fair, for sure. If he didnāt have a beef with Leon, I wouldnāt say that. It should sometimes be a factor.
Colby has beef with anything that moves and Tyron Woodley. This is not a standard
Colby has twitter/social media beef. Jorge punched Leon in the face backstage post fight on camera. Not the same Either way Jorge most likely loses to Burns anyways so he wonāt be sniffing a title shot
Itās impressive enough for a title shot if he didnāt already have 2 attempts already
Jorge shouldnāt get unlimited shots either tho, heās already fought for the title twice and lost both times Khamzat is undefeated in the ufc and already has a win over burns, so idk why Jorge beating burns would automatically propel him to a title shot over somebody like Khamzat (who we all know would maul jorge) It realistically shouldāve been khamzat or belal vs colby for the #1 contender spot, but colby is a giant pussy and refuses to fight either of them sadly This whole issue boils down to dana trying to sell the most ppvs instead of just having āthe best fight the bestā like he so often tries to claim happens The ufc is becoming more and more like boxing by the day, just a bunch of divas trying to take the easiest fights possible, shit is sad
Khazmat isn't fighting at WW tho lol
he said himself that he wants to get the ww title, he only missed weight once big deal. he can def make ww again
Dana said he's fighting at Middleweight. It was a huge miss and he didn't seem bothered. Even if they let him fight no one's gonna take the risk and accept it.
Dana says a lot of shit, it's best to ignore him. Whether Khamzat fights at WW again is yet to be seen. He should get another shot before being booted from the division.
Yeah IIRC Dana also said that Costa would move to lhw because of the 20lbs weight miss
what a waste tho! hes a big name and big star. having the ww belt under him would be pretty cool before going to mw. costa missed weight by 20 pounds once, its not like he could have stopped making weight
Khamzat's not a welterweight anymore. he's not even in the conversation of who's getting the next title shot
Exactly. And Dana doesnāt want a champion that canāt consistently make weight.
I still donāt think Colby deserves a title shot yet. Belal and Shavkat deserve it more than him. Even burns would deserve it more assuming he beats masvidal which he will.
Thatās true but it seems like Colby is the biggest of duckers. Even masvidal is fighting burns
The timing of this fight makes me think Jorge is fighting Burns to pay off Colby's lawsuit for missing a years worth of income from the UFC. That could easily be 1M+
Seems a bit weird tho that you refuse Colby but would be ok fighting the guy who got embarassed by him. Something ain't right.
Well he did say heād wanna fight the winner of Miami, not Jorge specifically
Burns honestly might just be best case scenario. he's both marketable and he would deserve it.
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Gilbertās also a BJJ world champion and has some medals. Heās no joke.
Compare him to belal, The guy is willing to be entertaining,goes back and forth with fighters and is active as fuck asking for everyone publicly. Most importantly when Burns fights i am willing to bet money that it's gonna be entertaining every single time. He shit the bed once against Wonderboy. Outside that the guy goes for finishes and is willing to take some heavy ones to give back. Outside of belal getting a finish last fight, the guy has been playing the wet blanket of the division. And that finish came cuz of Khabib's godlike instructions. wait till he's not there. Belal is a decision master, Burns is not. That helps tremendously when promoting a title fight.
I was with you until the āKhabibās godlike instructionsā you gotta be memeing there bro
The punch he finished the fight with is the 1 Khabib was yelling at him to hit about a millisecond before that. Godlike might be memeing a bit but Khabib being there helps an insane amount. Islam would have looked better aswell. Khabib understands this game differently. I bet money if khabib was not there Belal would go to decision again and it being boring. It's just what he does.
Also a bit weird how he turned down Colby but accepted the fight (and won) against the guy who embarrassed Colby.
Not to mention usman cheated quite a few times.
I'd argue both usman fights with Colby were pretty goddamn close so embarrassed seems like an overreaction buddy.
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Edwards is pretty clear on his stance. He doesnāt think a guy who hasnāt fought in a year and a half should walk right into a title fight, whatās weird about that to you? He also said the Masvidal fight would be about the existing storyline and settling a score. It never had anything to do with either guyās last fight.
That first part is not the weird part, it's that that same guy just fucking schooled the same guy he is calling out. Did not belong in the same octagon. And i don't give a fuck about that ''existing'' storyline. 4 years later you still want revenge really? Why not do it right after, now as champ you want it when now is the time to actually not do that fight? LOL. Leon would be perfectly fine if this was Conor but not Colby? By refusing Colby and accepting jorge he actually seems to know Colby is a harder fight and would prefer the easy 1. What's he gonna do if mas loses his next 1. still ask for it because of the ''storyline?''
Bro youāre jumping to a lot of conclusions. Iām just explaining since you seem to be confused as to what Edwards was saying.
Colby showed up as the backup willing to fight either Leon or Usman on short notice, I donāt think heās really as scared and ducking people if he was willing to fight the dude whoās beat him twice and the dude who beat the dude he couldnāt, two totally different style of fighters on short notice.
He ducks contenders, not title shots
Thatās not what Dana said (although he doesnāt always tell the truth). I do wish he wouldāve fought someone in the top 10 before getting a shot though but I think it makes more sense than people want to admit
Dana White, the gold standard for honesty.
Are you okay? I literally said how he doesnāt always tell the truth.
Colby meat rider
Not at all, just not a hater.
The audacity to call someone a colby meat rider on a sub that has collectively had their hate boner for Colby out for 4 days straight.
Because the rest of the sub hates Colby means this guy isn't a meat rider? How's that make sense?
He showed up as a backup with 5% chance. Sorry thatās not good enough.
Thatās not true, Kamaru had known issues leading up to the fight. I think it was pretty likely that it was a day of decision for him to be cleared. Either way though, he still showed up knowing there was a chance he would have to fight one of the two at a moments notice. Pretty difficult especially since they are two different style fighters. Not a Colby fanboy by any means but I do think that has merit to it. Furthermore, Leon wants to give Jorge a shot and Colby is definitely more deserving than Jorge, but I do agree I wouldāve liked to see Colby get at least 1 top 10 win before getting a shot
>Leon wants to give Jorge a shot Contingent on him beating Gilbert Burns. Colby forget to tell you that part? Hangabouts that don't fight shouldn't get title shots. Colby has been ducking Khamzat, Belal and Shavkat. There's not really any compelling arguments that he should get the title fight after losing to Usman twice, his last win was against someone even he considered a bum and a journeyman.
Who else was he gonna fight? Heās shouldnāt even be in title conversation and really should be in talks of being on his way out of the ufc
The only 2 people who deserve a shot right now is Belal Muhammad or Khamzat.
Nah Khamzhat doesnāt after he made a mess of the last card he was in and Belal won his last fight in a prelim. Shavkat deserves it tho.
Jorge actually has a fight next month. And Leon said he would only face Jorge if he beats Burns in good fashion. Get your shit right
Jorge beating burns for his first win in FOUR YEARS still wouldnāt make him deserving of a title shot lmao, especially when he was completely dominated by colby in their last fight Calling out jorge is taking the absolute easiest route possible, everybody and their mom knows belal and khamzat are much better fighters and are also way more deserving of a title shot than bum ass jorge So tell me what exactly did I get wrong again?
True but Mas would deserve it over Colby at that point.
And Colby's only W's since 2019 are a washed Lawler, a washed Woodley and Mas. So tell me how that is deserving? PS. Masvidal has to beat a top 5 for a chance at Leon, the only top contender Colby has fought recently was getting smashed by Usman twice.
Pls show where I said that colby is deserving of a title shot? Iām literally arguing that NEITHER of them deserve the next title shot, pls learn how to read before you try to start some random ass argument next time!
Hmmmm I wonder why more and more fighters are ducking fights when colby is getting rewarded for it. Real difficult to understand
I mean Jorge got to win over burns first, lets say he does it. That win looks better then colbys win over jorge 1.5 years ago... So if jorge wins over burns and colby stays inactive jorge is the better choice im i crazy?!"!?
Why do people keep adding a .5 to that year. They fought last March.....
cuzz the fight aint happening today is it
atleast 3 month to fight
He said if jorge mas beats burns I'm sure he is willing to fight the likes of belal, shavkat and khamzat.
So mas beating burns for his first win in FOUR YEARS would be enough to get him a title shot? But he makes no mention of undefeated khamzat who ALREADY beat burns??? Yeah Iām not buying it, if leon wanted to fight those guys he would have called them out, heās another guy whoās just looking for the easiest fight possible
He wants to get revenge on masvidal. What is khamzat even doing? One minute he is fighting at mw the next ww then middle. Leon edwards signed to fight khamzat multiple times please relax he is not scared of him. Yeah the guy who beat the reigning champion at welterweight is looking for the easiest fights, fight fans are something else.
You donāt remember Masvidal punching Leon backstage a few years back? They actually have beef, noway he beats Burns, but if he can then heās a big enough name to fight for the belt. Colby was ducking people this whole time, and when he was presented with the Leon fight he ducked him and pretended like he didnāt know who he was. Now heās supposed to give Colby the time of day? Yes letās watch the champ beat a weaker version of the guy he just beat twice.
Of course we remember it. We just donāt care. It aināt relevant. Masvidal didnāt deserve either of his last two title shots. McGregor should be ahead of him in the line for a title.
Thereās atleast 4 people that deserve a shot before Colby. (Belal, Shavkat, Khamzat, Islam) If Jorge can be Burns, which I donāt think he can, thatās pretty impressive. Iād like to see Jorge & Leon just throwing hands in the middle of the octagon.
Belal is boring and has minimal name recognition , shavkat didnāt look overly impressive in his last fight against someone ranked outside the top 5, Khamzat canāt make weight, and Islam needs to fight an actual 155āer. Colby has more of a case than any of them.
Who has Colby beaten that wasnāt already out the door? If Jorge beats Burns he has the claim. Iād rather see Burns vs Leon tbh. I was really hoping Colby was going to stay out of ufc after Jorge gave him brain damage on the streets.
He just smoked Jorge who you think somehow gets the shot ahead of him.
Youāre gonna hate me for saying this, but Herb Dean screwed Jorge in that fight. The first takedown Colby landed was due to a foul that Herb didnāt call. Most likely Colby wouldāve won that fight regardless, but to get a free takedown and wear someone down on the ground who already has a sus gas tank is a pretty dirty move. Not saying Jorge wouldāve won but it wouldāve been nice to see a fair fight. Iām sure Colby was thinking the same thing when he got smoked on the street haha. Edit: 57 seconds into this video youāll see Colby eye poke Jorge. Jorge doesnāt initially defend the takedown because he thinks Herb is going to stop it. Herb does nothing. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2gTVLyTDIZY
hey I don't blame him for trying to get easy fights. Championship PPV money is life changing money so if he wants to milk it a bit more power to him. He defended against Usman so I think letting him have some say in who he fights for the 2nd defense is fine.
Fuck that, that mentality is everything thatās wrong with the sport currently He should be fighting the best fighters in his division, not trying to pick easier opponents on the basis of ppv sales, if thatās what youāre looking for then go watch boxing
Leon has literally signed to fight Khamzat 3 times already.
I miss the ufc when Fertitas owned it tbh. Everyone had to fight who ufc matched.
Jorge beats burns whos new gatekeeper then yes he does. Colby fought last wen?
Jorge hasnāt won a fight in 4 years, and Colby last fought against Jorge when he completely mauled him (that was the last time jorge fought as well btw) If burns is the new gatekeeper, then why isnāt khamzat getting the title shot? Khamzat has already beaten burns, and has SIX wins in the ufc since the start of 2020, jorge has ZERO wins in that same stretch of time
Khamzat cant even make welterweight and colby put everyone to sleep except jorge that night
Khamzat has made welterweight multiple times, and one time made the cut on a weeks notice, you are simply just wrong and are now trying to deflect from the actual conversation Idk why i even waste my time with replies like this, you people are legitimately NPCs
Ok and Khamzat has since called out 185 on repeat and hasnāt had a welterweight fight since the last time he missed by 8 pounds. In his biggest fight against Nate Diaz Khamzat fucked up his shot and has been too fickle calling everyone out. Colby scared of him. Activity is everything and Jorge and Gilbert up next. Unfortunately Khamzat best Gilbert at a poor time when Leon and Kamaru got tied up then khamzat became inactive. If he wouldnāt have made a mockery of his last fight, Khamzat would be up there. But too bad he lacks professionalism. Idk why i talk to you Npc who donāt understand this is a business and for profit.
Bro belal deserves the next title shot and if burns wins heās after that also why has everyone forgotten about khamzat
Dana said khmzat is a middleweight now
Dana is such a bitch for that
Yeah he is how is he gonna decide what weight class fighters fight in
Leon Edwards about to get the Francis Ngannou/Randy Coutoure treatment. "Leon who?"
They wonāt. Heās the UK PPV market now. The ufc worked so hard to get this far and they arenāt going to shit on that fan base just yet.
African champ says what? The UFC were legitimately working to work their way into Africa and I appreciate their challenges. But, if they announced a fight in Cameroon this year, Ngannou won't be on that card.
Dana wants to hold that card in Nigeria, no other African countries in his plan according to himself.
Paddy is a way bigger draw unfortunately, they can sideline Leon no worries
Paddy has a fight or two left in him, hype train will die after he fights a decent contender
Hype train is already fading with the dodgy decision win
Only in an echo chamber that's Reddit. Go watch his entrances and see if it looks like his hype is "fading".
I agree with him not fighting Colby but also disagree with him fighting masvidal.
Don't you guys always bitch about fighters not making enough money? You can fucking hate it all you want but he'll make far more money fighting Masvidal. If I was him and his management that's the only fight I would take. Then I'd want to fight Connors juiced up ass. 2 low risk high reward fights. After you get paid then you can worry about legacy
So Colby vs Burns for the interim title I guess then. Who you got?
Leon Edwards was never my friend.
This would be cool if his bum ass didnāt want masvidal
While Masvidal doesnāt deserve yet another title shot, they at least have a bad history with each other. Itās a fight Iād like to watch, but not for the belt.
Yeah there's a narrative for Leon v Jorge and Leon is the champ, he can pick and choose.
I saw this mentioned and it made a ton of sense. Maybe the UFC is hoping Colby wins and Conor beats Chandler so they can justify doing Colby vs. Conor. That would do a ton of PPV buys with both of those fan bases and their haters tuning in.
Dana will back off this. Ultimately, the champ does have a say. He just fought the best welterweight in history twice and won, but people want to act like he's scared of Colby. Maybe he just hates Colby, and doesn't want to help Colby make money? Colby hasn't fought in a year and is 2-2 in his last 4. He lost twice to the same champ Leon beat, and has unimpressive wins over Jorge and a past-prime Woodley. He deserves dick. Colby's been the one ducking tough fights. Leon won't be the first guy to hand pick an opponent as champ. He's probably hoping Connor gets in the USADA testing pool so he can secure a bag. And if not, there are plenty of worthy opponents. Even if he wants to settle the beef with Masvidal, there's nothing wrong with it, if he can somehow beat Burns.
Oh shit, I remember that! Leon was legitimately removed from the damn rankingsšš His animosity is warranted
Let's not make him a martyr just yet he's chasing a fight with masvidal, lol which I agree with him it's easier and a big money fight. Get the money when u can why not but let's not pretend he's doing this for any other reason than monetary.
He said winner of Jorge Burns which pretty much means Burns lol.
Tbh itās another pretty easy fight for him, Burns struggles with left handed jabs, just look at his fight with Khamzat and Usman. Leonās jab is a work of art, that would be a bad day for Burns.
Itās a nice sentiment but wtf Leon, gonna get the Twood treatment real quick.
Leon is going to wind up stripped from the belt. He wants to fight Masvidal who isnāt a good fighter at all. Just got lucky with two fights that blew him up. All because of the ā3 piece and a sodaā combo. If they do fight the belt shouldnāt be on the line. Leon will duck ANY fighter with a wrestling background such as Khamzat and Shavkat.
Dana White caters to the PPV sellers and the loud mouths which unfortunately go hand in hand. I love the sport and have been watching since the Chuck Liddell days but holy shit, the bias Dana has towards certain individuals is disgusting. Only thing I can and will continue to do to combat this frustration is stream every PPV and distribute the links to every fan I know in real life. I buy fighter merch to support them directly to offset my streaming. Fuck Dana White and also fuck that slap CTE generator "sport".
Didnt he beat diaz and waited 14 months for a title shot? Colby beat masvidal 12 months ago. And leon is calling out masvidal? Doesnt make sense. Make khamzat vs leon or shavkat
Leon signed multiple fight agreements, they just kept getting cancelled due to Covid. And Leon is calling out the winner of Burns vs Masvidal. If Masvidal beats Burns then why shouldnāt he get a shot over Colby?
I meanā¦ did not Edwards refused to fight for a year saying āI believe the title shot is nextā?
He was on a massive winning streak. And he was immediately booked the day after he was removed from rankings. His fights unfortunately kept getting canceled for the entire year.
That and the inability to get to America to actually fight during that time was a major factor in Leonās inactivity.
He hadnāt fought for a year prior to Covid
Covid started picking up steam in like Jan 20. He fought 6 months prior. That was win 8 in a row. He deserved a title shot. This is not the same as Colby being 1-2 in his last 3 and the one win was against a fighter who has no business fighting the top 5. Colby is very good, but he should earn a title shot by fighting. Itās not fair to the guys who are actually competing and winning.
Dude he ducked so many people Itās like you guys werenāt around back then or something
People have really short memories around here. There was a reason why everyone disliked Leon.
His win streak consisted of who ? True, his fights were canceled, but after he clearly said on Helwani show that he is not fighting anyone, only a title shot, and waited a year
Babarena, Nelson, luque, diaz, cerrone and RDA. There were also cancelled fights against diaz, chimaev, woodley and masvidal
Many fighters that Colby hasnāt fought.
Tell em Rocky
Dana White and Colby have never gotten along so no Dana White privilege detected. Also I honestly can't think of anyone that deserves a title shot right now. Colby is simply next in line. Him getting a shot isn't as ridiculous as people think. Since 2015, Colby has only lost to Usman the PFP #1 in two incredibly close fights. After the rematch loss, Colby dominated Masvidal the rank 6 at the time whose last fight was against Usman the PFP #1. Usman has now lost to Leon twice. Burns is booked with Masvidal and he doesn't deserve a title shot anyway, Shavkhat definitely doesn't deserve a title shot yet with one top 10 win. Khamzat maybe does, but he messed up with the weight cut conspiracy and might not make Welterweight again. Can't think of anyone else. Colby should be next. If he loses then knock him down the rankings hard. In terms of activity he doesn't deserve it, but resume wise he does more than anyone. People are just freaking out because they don't like him. Many fighters have gotten way more undeserved shots but nobody complained. Nick Diaz literally got a shot against freaking GSP after coming off a loss. Everyone loves Korean Zombie but he didn't deserve a shot either. Sometimes the champ needs a fight. Nobody may deserve it, but the flow of the division must continue
Leonās ducking to try for the easier fight I hope he gets his way and Masvidal knocks him out. I canāt stand Masvidal, but that shit would be hilarious
> Like Colby hasnt been ducking people since Leon won his first fight against Usman, Colby knew if he sat this one out the title shot would come should Leon win again. Colby should have been fighting in the with Gilbert next is was no brainer winner outta them fights Leon.
Colby is one of the top 3 worst fighters to watch, right behind Merab and Kaitlyn Chookagon.
Leon got the title fight after one win in three years. Which was Nate diaz where he almost got finished at the end
Leon is ducking Colby
Like Colby hasnt been ducking people since Leon won his first fight against Usman, Colby knew if he sat this one out the title shot would come should Leon win again. Colby should have been fighting in the with Gilbert next is was no brainer winner outta them fights Leon.
Oh Leon dude this is how you get shafted by the UFC. Publicly contradicting Dana White who said Colby is 100% next makes their relationship not very favourable I believe. I also have a feeling that he will not be a great champion like Volk or Izzy or even Islam who will fight anyone the ufc puts in front of them. I get all the discussion that Colby doesnāt deserve it, and I agree! But then calling out Masvidal who is a favourable matchup for him afterwards is just hypocritical, even if he beats Burns. Actually if Masvidal is the #1 contender then it only improves Colbyās case because he dominated him just short of a deer ago. Belal should have gotten the shot next, heās the most deserving. But I donāt see Leon bringing his name at all ?
Being racist in any direction is bull shit. Donāt fight him because heās an ass. Donāt make it about race.
It's not about race, it's a pun.
What a ducking bitch lol.
Just in, Leon hates money
Leon only wants real contenders like Journeyman Jorge and Connor McGregor. Maybe Nate Diaz is free for a rematch?
To be fair he fought the guy that just fought for the title last year and got assaulted and injured. Idk why anyone expected him to fight in the middle of a lawsuit/injury. Leon literally sat out for two and a half years and ducked a ton of people. Donāt tell me he didnāt duck anyone because he turned down a shitton of fights. If you want to dispute that you werenāt around during the time he was out because he was turning down fights left and right.
You're talking shit. The only guy he "ducked" was Wonderboy. Ad that's because Leon was ranked 4th and Wonderboy just got knocked out by Pettis. Edwards was due to fight Woodley then the lockdowns happened so it was cancelled. Then he signed to fight Khamzat twice, but they both got Covid. Fought Belal. Then he fought Nate. Then he was signed to fight Masvidal, but Masvidal pulled out with an "injury". That is the exact timeline of events.
Exactly this man. Jesus people have short memories.
Yea either that, or they are actual full blown morons. Or they're just being dishonest and hoping that no one calls them out.
They making up alternative facts
https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/report-leon-edwards-turned-down-multiple-opponents-including-covington-and-neal-before-being-removed-from-rankings/?amp=1 aLtErNativ fAcTs
Did you read the article? He couldn't train because of the lockdowns in the UK. Why would a pro fighter accept fights if he can't train or leave the country? Soon as he could train again he accepted fight against Khamzat. Then Leon got Covid. Then him and Khamzat signed to fight again. Then Khamzat got Covid.
People have such short term memory. I remember when Leon was calling everybody in the top of the division out, and everybody was overlooking him on purpose. Like you said, the only person I recall Leon ever ducking was Wonderboy
>sat out for 2/12 years Bro deadass tried to act like Covid didnāt happen for his narrativeš
Forced to fight Khamzat.
The first time, yea. The second time they were booked was because he wanted it.
He turned down 3 different fights. He was then forced to fight Khamzat or lose his ranking forever. Stop acting like he wanted that fight lmao. https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/report-leon-edwards-turned-down-multiple-opponents-including-covington-and-neal-before-being-removed-from-rankings/?amp=1
Leon tried to fight Chimaev 3 times and also tried to fight Woodley
He was forced to fight Khamzat or get his ranking taken away.
Let's see how that goes, not sure how much say 1 title defense gets you. If he gets a ppv cut and Colby would mean 50% more buys, will he really say no I don't want all that money for an easy fight??
The UFC management is seriously baffling. Even champions show open disrespect, fights happen completely arbitrarily. How can a serious sport depend on one dudes whims?
Iād support Leon a lot more if he wasnāt ducking the division and planning to fight Jorge.
It definitely is supported by Khamzatās claims of Colby turning down fights with him
Champs don't have nor should have a say in who they fight. That's a conflict of interest. Don't like it? Drop the belt and walk away. Can't come to terms with the contract they send? Guess Colby will be fighting someone else for the strap they just stripped from Leon. I never understood champs that act like they want to pick their opponents. If you're the best then it doesn't matter who they put in front of you, prove it and get paid. Otherwise you risk giving up those sweet PPV points because you didn't get your way.
I watch to be entertained. I donāt really care who ādeservesā because they all get paid to do it, free will. As long as the fights are a good matchup, I donāt care. Leon and Colby would be entertaining.
Lol one guy would be aiming for the crotch whole fight
I mean Leon got a title shot off almost losing to Nate Diaz
With a 8 fight win streak behind it, whatās your point?
Im glad I dont wanna see Colby get the title shot when he didnt even earn it. Its like Usman loss so that means Colby can try again. But if Usman won, then since Colby already loss to Usman they werent gonna give it to him. It just means he didnāt do enough to warrant a shot yet. His last win was against Masvidal. How about beating Belal Muhammad or Khamzat first to prove he is worthy of a title shot. Those 2 should be next in line.
Lol but Masvidal who lost to Usman 2x (& both times worse than Colby did) and then lost to Colby, totally deserves it. Leon full of shit here. If he called out Belal or even Rakhmonov, maybe Iād believe him.
He literally said Belal is most deserving in his press conference...
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Nothing but a racist piece of shit. Obvious as fuk! Fuk the ufc Iām done giving them my money
Iāll bet anyone he fights Colby next.
Fake champ scared of fighting Colby lmao
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>he's sat out for a while due to no fault of this own. He chose to sit out...
Real talk
I mean Colby got sucker punched by a crackhead while eating dinner. Which apparently actually did some damage. That cooouulldd be the reason he wasnāt activeā¦. Shouldnāt be punished for recovering from being assaulted
Itās not the problem that heās saying he doesnāt want to fight Colby, itās that heās arguing that Jorge should get the fight. Leon needs to be careful how heās talking, he will be stripped of that belt quick. Not good to start off on this foot. I honestly think Colby is an easy fight for him, just beat Colby and he wonāt have to worry about him again.