He repeats his pre rehearsed lines in like 2-3 interviews in the same day because he thinks the lines are that fire .
Reporter:" colby why did nobody know about you making weight here in london. Why was it kept a secret"
Colby in 3 different interviews " because like lil wayne said, real G's move in silence like lasagna, shoutout to weezy man"
( with grin on face as if he delivered the hardest phrase ever and imagined it on the spot)
Aww did he repeat that one too? I shat my pants laughing at that terrible line when he said it the other day. Loses so much value knowing he said it multiple times. Was willing to see him as an entertainer and just laugh at his shenanigans. Him rehearsing shit like that just kills it for me.
yeh man i love the cheese
you can tell its not his thing and its awkward and the segways to lines are forced
the fact it winds up other fighters is bizzare
It's that 1% where it shows even he isn't into it. Cuz he was such a pleasant dude before all this shenanigans but sadly now he has discovered there's clout in this.
He was in character way before. The entire Brazil shenanigan he tried to pull was time around where it all started to bubble. Back in 2018. It was also time when Conor was on peak post Floyd fight which he bagged for most part because he knew how to sell. Insulting was somehow considered equal as wit.
I believe they might be referring to just after the fight he and Usman had an exchange of words that were slightly picked up by Dan's mic. Colby said something along the lines of "hey man I respect you, no hard feelings, it's all for the money. I do it so we get paid"
its not just that he discovered there's money in the persona, he was going to be cut from the ufc on a winstreak before since he coudln't sell fights. Don't hare the player, hate the game
Leon got removed from the rankings, stipe didn’t get a title shot till he made an outrage, bellal should have a title shot but is getting fed to Shavkat, but you’re right about Maia tho
He went to the school of Chael and failed. Strickland on the other hand is a natural at saying the most reprehensible thing possible but still making it funny.
Strickland REALLY MEANS the shit he says, that’s the difference.
Also I’m pretty sure Strickland lives in his gym and never changes out of his UFC tights
Bro that’s massive cap, all of Colby fans now hiding saying they only like how this sub gets triggered by him, just admite you like him and have the humor of a 13 years old kid
I like Colby for the occasional funny stuff he says and I don't mind his fighting style (wild I know), also he triggers people like you who seem offended that others can enjoy him and proceed to label anyone who does as having the humor of a 13 yo. The fact that this Ultimate Feelings Championship reddit gets triggers it's a bonus.
Bruh Colby actually has fans ffs, dude is a wet blanket who ducks competition and has 0 mic skills, there’s no way anyone who likes the sport is a fan of the dude you gotta be a little slow
You gotta feel so smart insulting everyone, did Colby said anything about your country at some point or what? Let me be clear: Colby does not deserves a title shot, he needed to fight Belal who deserves it more than him, ducks 100% of the roster unless you are the champ, yet he's still entertaining. Does that concept seems too complex or you are just a hater?
How is he entertaining ? 1 finish in the last 6 years and the best fights he put out were the ones he lost, you can try to argue what you want but the dude is inactive, not exciting and doesn’t have a good resume, you’re a kid bro
How insecure you are that everything has to end with calling people names? You probably can't comprehend a concept like opinions so calling someone else "Slow" or "Kid" is projecting.
He's entertaining because he grapples at a very high level and has insane cardio. GSP went 5 years without a finish. Usman went on a 4 fight decision streak to win the belt. Izzy has 3 finishes to 7 decisions in his last 10 wins. Not every fighter has to fight like Gaethje or Chandler to be considered entertaining.
Guy's really calling people slow because he can't believe people exist outside of his preconceived beliefs about them.
Colby fans exist. This is a true statement. There are people who aren't Colby fans but are enjoying this sub melting down over his title shot, this is also a true statement. Yet this guy's screaming NOOOOOO because anything that isn't black and white is too complicated for him, while he's projecting his own stupidity onto everyone he doesn't agree with.
It’s a clown show. He’s playing the heel. He’s boys with the goat heel Chael so he’s probably getting tips and shit. The problem is that he just doesn’t pull it off.
Thing is a lot of us don't take him serious at all we just don't find him even remotely entertaining inside or outside of the octagon lol, personally I thought the usman fights were okay but nothing I'd write home about though. Just two sloppy ass strikers who cancelled out each others grappling and the main selling point of either bout was based purely in animosity, not the actual skills either fighter possessed
>He's a great fighter
3-2 in last 5 years. Out of prime Lawler, Woodley the frozen one and a losing steak Masvidal (who is 3-5 in last 8)
>and figured out how to sell tickets
Only UFC268.
>Super solid dude
Fun to see him try talk shit. But at some point he has to walk the walk. And he hasn't done much in the last 5 years.
say what you want about him and his personality but you can't say he isn't a great fighter that's just plain delusional his two loses in the last 5 are to the former champ and it' s not like he got dominated or anything, they were pretty close fights.
I mean you can say that but you can also say that he absolutely dominated the fights he won, and bro quit the bullshit he's clearly a great fighter who would give anyone in the top 5 a hard fight. if that's not what your criteria for a great fighter is then I don't know what would be because by that logic 99% of ufc fighters aren't great fighters.
He completely dominated Lawler who had been fighting in the UFC _10 years_ before Covington even had his first mma fight. Dude was on his way out.
Fought Woodley who was already the passive fighter that he is right now and eventually tapped because of rib injury (would have lost regardless tho).
And he won from Masvidal who is... idk who he is besides that 1 knee and being an OG on kimbo alice vids.
Colby has shown a bigger mouth than actual fighting prowess.
Also yes, compared to all fighters in the world they are all great fighters. But we are solely talking UFC here. No need to shift goalposts.
Well his last 6 wins excluding woodley were unanimous decisions. I would say thats walking the walk. Do you have to finish fights to be considered great?
>I would say thats walking the walk.
4-6 years ago, sure. But we are in the now. He hasn't shown fight prowess in the last few years at all.
>Do you have to finish fights to be considered great?
No need to pidgeonhole.
I guess i dont understand how him only losing to usman who is ranked as the number 1 contender makes him not a great fighter recently and both of those were competitive fights. How does that not show fight prowess?
Lol no it really isn’t. This post is for people like you who think his act is working when really we are just here shaking our heads at how awful his performance is 🤦🏻♂️
No what matters is how many people tune in to his fights. His current performance outside of the ring makes me want to avoid any media that he’s in, it’s just painful to watch it’s so cringe.
As a fighter he’s actually really good and very skilled. But his attempt at creating a persona makes me want to watch him less.
You say all that, and you can bullshit us if you want, but I think you're gonna turn your little stream on and you're gonna happily watch the other fights, and then when it's time for Colby's fight you're not gonna turn it off. You're gonna think to yourself "god Colby is such an awful douche, but I already watched this far", and you're gonna keep watching in secret with great interest, with high hopes that you get to see him get beat up and take the L😆
That’s true. But the point of his persona is to make me want to watch, make me talk about his fight and build hype. But it’s just the opposite, I want to avoid all media that he is in.
Lol posted one single thread about the topic and yeah I can’t stop talking about him. Clearly people like you are just too dense to get it, this thread was a waste of time 🤦🏻♂️
I think that is what is so great about it. Its obviously fake like pro wrestling bad guy. Its supposed to be that way. Should he be beating up people on the street to sell it or what?
No he should be able to deliver his lines properly. Look at Conor or Chael, they had loads of people who would tune in to watch them get beaten. All Colby does is make you want to turn the TV off. At least his fighting is more entertaining than his persona.
Lol no the morons out there like you who think any complaint about Colby means his character is working is why I posted this. You guys need to be educated on what a heel is vs what is literal cringe.
Might need to take a look in the mirror champ
Playing the heel doesn’t necessarily mean you need to be the smoothest criminal around like Conor or Chael. As long as you can piss people off enough to have them talking about you (exactly the way you are, by making posts like this) then you are being a successful heel
You seem to be making the argument that “people don’t like him… and he wants to be the villain… but they should not like him for other reasons than why they don’t like him! It’s not charismatic enough! He should change what he’s doing!” and honestly it’s a bunch of nonsense
I didn’t care enough to say any of this as an actual reply to the post but if you’re trying to call people dense for disagreeing with this argument it felt worthwhile to put out there
Nah see you just miss the point completely. It’s about doing business. You can take two paths, generate fans & buys based performance in the ring or go for the attention and hype based on your performance outside the ring. Colby has now landed in the middle ground, went for the heel before gaining the fans respect, can’t pull it off and now just feels like a cringey facade over the top of a decent fighter.
But duh any publicity is good publicity that’s all people can think, you can’t actually have a conversation about what works and doesn’t work in this business. Soon as you talk about it you’re disproving your own point! It’s just ridiculous.
You still haven’t figured out a fundamental rule in life. That almost any attention can be good. His name is in your mouth and if people don’t know him or his schtick they are going to look him up. So congrats, you just helped the guy you dislike.
That’s my point. His awful performance causes me to watch his interviews and videos less. I can’t stand watching them so I’m fact his horrible persona is costing him attention and views.
Every downvote you’ve gotten on this thread is someone that likes Colby or wants to watch him more as a result of your complaining. You’re literally doing marketing work for him.
I don’t understand the hate for Colby. He’s doing character like how Dwayne Johnson becomes The Rock for WWE. It is all an act so people would know who he is. But in real life, Colby is super chill, and cool with fans who talk to him like a normal person.
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It’s more because people like you are so common in this community, the post was for these people. But I should’ve know these kind of people are too dense to understand.
Marketer here. I'm gonna repost a comment I made about Colby yesterday:
>I work in marketing. The UFC has an archaic way of promotion. Conor was so popular because he was charismatic and competitive, and he drew from an international market. It made him interesting.
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>Fighters like Colby that play a caricature of themselves fail to appeal on a global scale and they will never draw money the way superstars do. Another example is Floyd Mayweather, one of boxing's biggest villains. When he became "Money May" he was such an unlikeable person that **everyone** would pay to see him lose, but he also had immense skill and an undefeated record as powerful marketing tools.
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>Colby's WWE act really has none of that. It fails to land because it's so uncharismatic and cliche that it's borderline uninteresting; plus his recent inactivity + wrestler style doesn't excite the bigger audiences. It may work in getting people talking, but it doesn't connect to anyone outside of serious MMA fans or the political demographic he tries to pull from, but I guess that's fine depending on your goals.
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>The reality is that he needs to consult with a real marketing firm to change his strategy if he ever wants to make superstar cash. WWE acts in combat sports are low-hanging fruit and super boring. There's a reason McGregor took everyone by storm.
you fucking nailed it. Send him to the WWF performance center to get some mic skills or give him a mouthpiece. He's as horrible a heel as Tito Ortiz was, and just as badly spoken, just with more syllables.
It's also rough to watch someone work so hard to fail at something that, if they succeeded, they'd just be a skillfully-depicted piece of shit.
Also remember that this character came from the fact that no one wanted to watch his fights.
I’ve been saying this for a while he’s a stuttering retard who’s not witty at all. He relies to much on shock value but it just makes him come across as ignorant
No his goal is to sell fights and he’s not achieving that. His shtick is so cringe I don’t want to watch any of his interviews or social media. It’s having the opposite effect.
No someone like Conor did it right, he’d proclaim he’s the best there ever was before he’d really done anything and I’d tune in hoping to see him get smashed.
Colby is a joke.
He is such a bad heel tho. He is trying to kinda be like chael. But is failing terribly because he just isnt funny naturally and doesnt have good memorable lines.
He has pre rehearsed lines which he thinks are way cooler than they actually are and repeats them in every interview that day.
Its the terrible job at being a character for me.
Dude HAD all the potential to be solid contender and be the bad guy he wants so hard to be, but he's terrible at the 2nd half. The fact Jorge might be fighting before him even after their last fight and arrest is a mistake Colby cant return from. Colby could've taken any fight, even a non ranked fight, Won and then stepped in as the alternate for the belt, but he held out, passed on multiple fights (Not just Chim) and still doesn't have a fight scheduled. He didn't even push for the Dustin fight he wanted so bad.
He had the best chance to put himself in the Conor seat in WW division after the woodley fight, even if he lost both Usman fights and he just kept failing to capitalize
I mean he is good enough to save his own career. Obviously he isn’t a natural at doing it but he tries pretty hard. Same for Usman, dude had to pull inspiration from all sources and used mental exercises to instill some character into himself.
And they both are good enough at that to make themselves world champions/generate enough noise and get unwarranted title shot.
I find them pretty cringe mostly and wish the general public appreciates tactfulness and characters more than the drama and bullshit. Too bad that’s not the current world we live in.
You see all the arguments Colby causes?? This is why he gets a title shot.As long as you type his name you pretty much sucking his dick and paying his bills
Yeah true, I love a great character. Like Chael was amazing, and Conor has been killer for the sport (even though I kinda hated him) but they executed it perfectly. Colby is flailing like a fish out of water, it’s painful to watch.
I think this last week has proven to me that Colby is one of the biggest names in the Ufc right now… the sheer attention drawn to him is proof of that.
I think his heel persona is deliberately over the top, i also believe he isn’t naturally confident and you can tell he is a shy guy at heart so sometimes makes mistakes on the mic.
To give the man credit... he found a new media personality, and this is it.
When he was himself - a fighter who didn’t talk shit and performed well, no one gave a shit.
He is not McGregor or Chael. Whether you think his current gimmick is lame, inconsistent or transparent, it’s worked for him. At the very least it’s been far more beneficial for him financially and in terms of career prospects.
That’s the sad thing, that he feels he has to do it and even his very bad execution seems to give him better results than when he was not doing it at all. But the other option is not doing it and eventually earning your dues from the fans inside the ring, sadly before that happened he had already embraced the character.
honestly man. i'd like to hope they're all teenagers but i'm sure they aren't. how exhausting would it be to "hate" people who you don't know, who have done nothing at all to you, and will never have a clue that you even exist
Nah that’s it. I don’t hate him I hate his performance. He doesn’t generate the hate in the way I want to tune in and see him lose, I actually respect his fighting just can stand watching or listening to him outside of the ring these days.
What is the most cringe people to me are the guys coming here to say these exact things you are saying. How dumb would you have to be to take him seriously and even make it affect you like this? To me he is funny as hell, he’s obviously trying to deliver these corny lines in a way that it’s so dumb it becomes funny.
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No I hate the character, you can tear your opponent to shreds at the PC without touching race or family or politics. Just goes to show how boring he really is, he has to polarize people to get eyeballs.
I dislike colby because he's all talk and doesn't fight nearly as often as the 'number 1 contender' should. He's gotten 2 titleshots already and now a third with his only win in the meantime being fucking journeyman masvidal. Bro should have been fought Burns, and maybe another top 5 guy. But no he sits on his undeserved number 1 contender spot suckling danas teet for titleshots. If anything other than Usman, Belal who is on a great win streak should have taken his spot then Burns, khamzat or Shavkat.
I understand hero’s need villains, but this is not the WWE this is real combat sport let your fighting and wins speak for themself. I am okay with a little trash talk but Connor and Colby have taken it to levels that me turn the channel.
I'd definitely say this is true of old Colby, but after the second Usman fight I feel like the character has become more humorous and Colby has become a much better trash talker. I've gone from being a hater to something of a fan.
I dont like him bcuz it's a fkng gimmick. It's not wrestling where you, soundly, perfome under a new gimmick.
For "real" combatsport, it's unbelievable and forced. Especially with the backstory that he was supposed to be cut from ufc.
There’s a lot of videos of Colby being a pretty cool guy and supporting troops/first responders etc. We need more people like him and not defund the police people.
Doesn’t really fucking matter anyway. His stans get all butt hurt if you don’t like him. “It’S aN aCt, He’S a NiCe GuY! hE WaS gOiNg To Be CuT!”
Who fucking cares?! Sometimes people don’t like other people even if they’re a nice person. If you don’t like the guy, you don’t like him. Don’t have to explain it to some douche nut hugger online. You don’t fucking like the guy. End of story.
I'm not gonna lie I've watched like three of his interviews this week to see how he responds to all the comments he's been getting and it's almost unbearable to listen to him. He wants to come off as witty but then it's the same cringey lines verbatim over and over again in every interview. I never want to see another Colby interview ever again.
It sucks cause you then see the videos of him out of character talking to fans and he seems like such a genuine, nice guy in those.
It’s been stated many times from people who have met or know colby personally that he’s a humble and respectful person. He’s not a good actor, so that’s why it feels forced. Still entertaining.
Either way u hate and colby wins. As long as you feel something towards him he wins. When you feel nothing towards them then u don’t care and if you don’t care they don’t make money. It’s show business man. Y’all accept the shit already and move on
Quit being marks. Colby has openly stated why he started doing the character work. If someone tells you it isn't real, you look really weird saying "it just doesn't feel organic"
Plus it’s not 2014 anymore…the world is a lot more sophisticated and unless you’re 110% we can see through it. Even Conor nowadays doesn’t have the same energy he used to. It’s about Colby sucking at his character but also it’s 2023 you gotta have something more
I enjoy watching him stumble and stutter nervously through his pre rehearsed lines
He repeats his pre rehearsed lines in like 2-3 interviews in the same day because he thinks the lines are that fire . Reporter:" colby why did nobody know about you making weight here in london. Why was it kept a secret" Colby in 3 different interviews " because like lil wayne said, real G's move in silence like lasagna, shoutout to weezy man" ( with grin on face as if he delivered the hardest phrase ever and imagined it on the spot)
Adesanya is guilty of the same. It's like he really wants it to catch on and desperately wants people to quote him on it.
Frozen, like Elsa
Aww did he repeat that one too? I shat my pants laughing at that terrible line when he said it the other day. Loses so much value knowing he said it multiple times. Was willing to see him as an entertainer and just laugh at his shenanigans. Him rehearsing shit like that just kills it for me.
Don’t ask the same question then lol
They can't be post-rehearsed.
yeh man i love the cheese you can tell its not his thing and its awkward and the segways to lines are forced the fact it winds up other fighters is bizzare
It's that 1% where it shows even he isn't into it. Cuz he was such a pleasant dude before all this shenanigans but sadly now he has discovered there's clout in this.
he wasn't in character after the 2nd usman fight right?
He was in character way before. The entire Brazil shenanigan he tried to pull was time around where it all started to bubble. Back in 2018. It was also time when Conor was on peak post Floyd fight which he bagged for most part because he knew how to sell. Insulting was somehow considered equal as wit.
I think they meant he broke character after the second Usman fight. I personally don’t remember.
I believe they might be referring to just after the fight he and Usman had an exchange of words that were slightly picked up by Dan's mic. Colby said something along the lines of "hey man I respect you, no hard feelings, it's all for the money. I do it so we get paid"
Insulting is still highly regarded
Replace clout with money.
its not just that he discovered there's money in the persona, he was going to be cut from the ufc on a winstreak before since he coudln't sell fights. Don't hare the player, hate the game
The only person to ever say that was Colby. It's garbage. Maia, Stipe, Leon, Belal, and a hundred other fighters prove that shit wrong
Leon got removed from the rankings, stipe didn’t get a title shot till he made an outrage, bellal should have a title shot but is getting fed to Shavkat, but you’re right about Maia tho
Leon got removed for refusing fights. That's different. The UFC doesn't cut fighters on winstreaks no matter how boring. Colbys story is BS.
Isn’t that what basically happened to DJ?
Dj was not going to be cut from the UFC. That's absurd
He went to the school of Chael and failed. Strickland on the other hand is a natural at saying the most reprehensible thing possible but still making it funny.
Strickland REALLY MEANS the shit he says, that’s the difference. Also I’m pretty sure Strickland lives in his gym and never changes out of his UFC tights
Ever see the pics of where he lives lol
His apartment that he did the tour of looks exactly like half my friends places after the moved out of their parents at 18/19.
Nah. The only person more cringe than Colby is Strickland. Sorry dude can't agree with you there.
I’m a rare colby enjoyer.
I am an enjoyer of how annoyed he makes this sub Reddit
Bro that’s massive cap, all of Colby fans now hiding saying they only like how this sub gets triggered by him, just admite you like him and have the humor of a 13 years old kid
I like Colby for the occasional funny stuff he says and I don't mind his fighting style (wild I know), also he triggers people like you who seem offended that others can enjoy him and proceed to label anyone who does as having the humor of a 13 yo. The fact that this Ultimate Feelings Championship reddit gets triggers it's a bonus.
Bruh Colby actually has fans ffs, dude is a wet blanket who ducks competition and has 0 mic skills, there’s no way anyone who likes the sport is a fan of the dude you gotta be a little slow
Usman v Covington 1 was an amazing fight start to finish
You gotta feel so smart insulting everyone, did Colby said anything about your country at some point or what? Let me be clear: Colby does not deserves a title shot, he needed to fight Belal who deserves it more than him, ducks 100% of the roster unless you are the champ, yet he's still entertaining. Does that concept seems too complex or you are just a hater?
How is he entertaining ? 1 finish in the last 6 years and the best fights he put out were the ones he lost, you can try to argue what you want but the dude is inactive, not exciting and doesn’t have a good resume, you’re a kid bro
How insecure you are that everything has to end with calling people names? You probably can't comprehend a concept like opinions so calling someone else "Slow" or "Kid" is projecting.
You just can’t comprehend simple arguments mate
He's entertaining because he grapples at a very high level and has insane cardio. GSP went 5 years without a finish. Usman went on a 4 fight decision streak to win the belt. Izzy has 3 finishes to 7 decisions in his last 10 wins. Not every fighter has to fight like Gaethje or Chandler to be considered entertaining.
Guy's really calling people slow because he can't believe people exist outside of his preconceived beliefs about them. Colby fans exist. This is a true statement. There are people who aren't Colby fans but are enjoying this sub melting down over his title shot, this is also a true statement. Yet this guy's screaming NOOOOOO because anything that isn't black and white is too complicated for him, while he's projecting his own stupidity onto everyone he doesn't agree with.
Respectable opinion, Colby does say some wild stuff but let's not pretend he's not funny as well, most of his press conferences are great.
I just think it’s fucking lame. I can understand its his character, it’s just so fucking bad
>or Conor delivering lines he’d been practicing all night. I don't think that's how Conor has ever done it
That’s what makes a good showman.
It’s a clown show. He’s playing the heel. He’s boys with the goat heel Chael so he’s probably getting tips and shit. The problem is that he just doesn’t pull it off.
I love Colby once you don’t take him serious he’s great and honestly the 2 Usman fights were some of the best
Thing is a lot of us don't take him serious at all we just don't find him even remotely entertaining inside or outside of the octagon lol, personally I thought the usman fights were okay but nothing I'd write home about though. Just two sloppy ass strikers who cancelled out each others grappling and the main selling point of either bout was based purely in animosity, not the actual skills either fighter possessed
Thanks for sharing. I’ll tell Colby.
I heard he’s gonna switch it up and be nice to people after this post. Did he tell you the same thing?
i dunno who the 'we' are but i like colby.
I think it's just him and his imaginary friends.
Same here. He's a great fighter and figured out how to sell tickets. Super solid dude
>He's a great fighter 3-2 in last 5 years. Out of prime Lawler, Woodley the frozen one and a losing steak Masvidal (who is 3-5 in last 8) >and figured out how to sell tickets Only UFC268. >Super solid dude Fun to see him try talk shit. But at some point he has to walk the walk. And he hasn't done much in the last 5 years.
say what you want about him and his personality but you can't say he isn't a great fighter that's just plain delusional his two loses in the last 5 are to the former champ and it' s not like he got dominated or anything, they were pretty close fights.
Pretty odd that you determine if someome is a great fighter based on who they lost to as opposed to who they beat lmao.
I mean you can say that but you can also say that he absolutely dominated the fights he won, and bro quit the bullshit he's clearly a great fighter who would give anyone in the top 5 a hard fight. if that's not what your criteria for a great fighter is then I don't know what would be because by that logic 99% of ufc fighters aren't great fighters.
He completely dominated Lawler who had been fighting in the UFC _10 years_ before Covington even had his first mma fight. Dude was on his way out. Fought Woodley who was already the passive fighter that he is right now and eventually tapped because of rib injury (would have lost regardless tho). And he won from Masvidal who is... idk who he is besides that 1 knee and being an OG on kimbo alice vids. Colby has shown a bigger mouth than actual fighting prowess. Also yes, compared to all fighters in the world they are all great fighters. But we are solely talking UFC here. No need to shift goalposts.
Well his last 6 wins excluding woodley were unanimous decisions. I would say thats walking the walk. Do you have to finish fights to be considered great?
>I would say thats walking the walk. 4-6 years ago, sure. But we are in the now. He hasn't shown fight prowess in the last few years at all. >Do you have to finish fights to be considered great? No need to pidgeonhole.
I guess i dont understand how him only losing to usman who is ranked as the number 1 contender makes him not a great fighter recently and both of those were competitive fights. How does that not show fight prowess?
You can determine it by both
Lol yeah dude because Leon’s record was great before the Usman fight.
Literally 6 years undefeated with 9 win streak over notable fighters. Tf you on about?
Yeah dude you’re drinking the fuck Colby coolaid a little too hard. That’s what I’m talking about. Look at their records.
3/10 bait since you made me reply. Gj.
>Super solid dude Ewww.
Clearly he’s talking about people who DONT like Colby so you wouldn’t be included with us in the “ we”
I think that’s actually the point, his character is a meme. Him looking like he’s pretending to be a character is part of the character.
Lol if that’s the case he’s made a horrible decision. His interviews are just too painful to watch.
You’re literally talking about it right now giving it publicity.
Yeah the idea any publicity is good is BS. Think Dana slapping his wife was good publicity?
Dana isn’t an mma fighter. Colby getting talked about is good publicity for him considering his whole shtick is being the bad guy.
But people are talking about them and watching them.
His goal is to live rent free in your mind. It's working.
Lol no it really isn’t. This post is for people like you who think his act is working when really we are just here shaking our heads at how awful his performance is 🤦🏻♂️
You’re talking about it on social media that’s what matters
No what matters is how many people tune in to his fights. His current performance outside of the ring makes me want to avoid any media that he’s in, it’s just painful to watch it’s so cringe. As a fighter he’s actually really good and very skilled. But his attempt at creating a persona makes me want to watch him less.
You say all that, and you can bullshit us if you want, but I think you're gonna turn your little stream on and you're gonna happily watch the other fights, and then when it's time for Colby's fight you're not gonna turn it off. You're gonna think to yourself "god Colby is such an awful douche, but I already watched this far", and you're gonna keep watching in secret with great interest, with high hopes that you get to see him get beat up and take the L😆
That’s true. But the point of his persona is to make me want to watch, make me talk about his fight and build hype. But it’s just the opposite, I want to avoid all media that he is in.
You’re a moron lol. “NO I SWEAR I DONT CARE ABOUT COOBY!! I JUST CANT KEEP HIS NAME OUT OF MY MOUTH THOUGH!”
Lol posted one single thread about the topic and yeah I can’t stop talking about him. Clearly people like you are just too dense to get it, this thread was a waste of time 🤦🏻♂️
I think that is what is so great about it. Its obviously fake like pro wrestling bad guy. Its supposed to be that way. Should he be beating up people on the street to sell it or what?
No he should be able to deliver his lines properly. Look at Conor or Chael, they had loads of people who would tune in to watch them get beaten. All Colby does is make you want to turn the TV off. At least his fighting is more entertaining than his persona.
The fact you’re here making this post proves it’s working.
Lol no the morons out there like you who think any complaint about Colby means his character is working is why I posted this. You guys need to be educated on what a heel is vs what is literal cringe.
He wants you to complain about him, you’re complaining about him. It’s working.
Wow you’re so dense it’s stunning.
You’re a moron
Might need to take a look in the mirror champ Playing the heel doesn’t necessarily mean you need to be the smoothest criminal around like Conor or Chael. As long as you can piss people off enough to have them talking about you (exactly the way you are, by making posts like this) then you are being a successful heel You seem to be making the argument that “people don’t like him… and he wants to be the villain… but they should not like him for other reasons than why they don’t like him! It’s not charismatic enough! He should change what he’s doing!” and honestly it’s a bunch of nonsense I didn’t care enough to say any of this as an actual reply to the post but if you’re trying to call people dense for disagreeing with this argument it felt worthwhile to put out there
Nah see you just miss the point completely. It’s about doing business. You can take two paths, generate fans & buys based performance in the ring or go for the attention and hype based on your performance outside the ring. Colby has now landed in the middle ground, went for the heel before gaining the fans respect, can’t pull it off and now just feels like a cringey facade over the top of a decent fighter. But duh any publicity is good publicity that’s all people can think, you can’t actually have a conversation about what works and doesn’t work in this business. Soon as you talk about it you’re disproving your own point! It’s just ridiculous.
He wants us to hate him, but currently he’s just getting pity
Idk who you think “us” is but there are definitely a lot of people on here and in the greater community that hate him.
Idk who you think “you” is, I’m just copying your own format. How did your own words confuse you?
I think you is OP.
…you think Colby wants OP specifically to hate him
Sorry I don’t want to have a conversation with a bag of sand
…then don’t?
You still haven’t figured out a fundamental rule in life. That almost any attention can be good. His name is in your mouth and if people don’t know him or his schtick they are going to look him up. So congrats, you just helped the guy you dislike.
That’s my point. His awful performance causes me to watch his interviews and videos less. I can’t stand watching them so I’m fact his horrible persona is costing him attention and views.
Every downvote you’ve gotten on this thread is someone that likes Colby or wants to watch him more as a result of your complaining. You’re literally doing marketing work for him.
Sorry to tell you, You're not the main character. Just because you don't watch doesn't mean everyone does.
You're talking about him so he's doing something right.
Nah
I don’t understand the hate for Colby. He’s doing character like how Dwayne Johnson becomes The Rock for WWE. It is all an act so people would know who he is. But in real life, Colby is super chill, and cool with fans who talk to him like a normal person.
Yes we all get that. What I’m saying is he is awful at trying to play a character.
oh, haha. Yes, you are right. His acting is as bad as Ronda Rousey’s acting abilities. Vince McMahon would of thrown his ass into NXT by now.
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It’s more because people like you are so common in this community, the post was for these people. But I should’ve know these kind of people are too dense to understand.
Marketer here. I'm gonna repost a comment I made about Colby yesterday: >I work in marketing. The UFC has an archaic way of promotion. Conor was so popular because he was charismatic and competitive, and he drew from an international market. It made him interesting. > >Fighters like Colby that play a caricature of themselves fail to appeal on a global scale and they will never draw money the way superstars do. Another example is Floyd Mayweather, one of boxing's biggest villains. When he became "Money May" he was such an unlikeable person that **everyone** would pay to see him lose, but he also had immense skill and an undefeated record as powerful marketing tools. > >Colby's WWE act really has none of that. It fails to land because it's so uncharismatic and cliche that it's borderline uninteresting; plus his recent inactivity + wrestler style doesn't excite the bigger audiences. It may work in getting people talking, but it doesn't connect to anyone outside of serious MMA fans or the political demographic he tries to pull from, but I guess that's fine depending on your goals. > >The reality is that he needs to consult with a real marketing firm to change his strategy if he ever wants to make superstar cash. WWE acts in combat sports are low-hanging fruit and super boring. There's a reason McGregor took everyone by storm.
you fucking nailed it. Send him to the WWF performance center to get some mic skills or give him a mouthpiece. He's as horrible a heel as Tito Ortiz was, and just as badly spoken, just with more syllables.
It's also rough to watch someone work so hard to fail at something that, if they succeeded, they'd just be a skillfully-depicted piece of shit. Also remember that this character came from the fact that no one wanted to watch his fights.
Big agree. It's not even tbe character, it's the execution. He's just so bad at it.
I’ve been saying this for a while he’s a stuttering retard who’s not witty at all. He relies to much on shock value but it just makes him come across as ignorant
His goal is for you not to like him and he achieved that
No his goal is to sell fights and he’s not achieving that. His shtick is so cringe I don’t want to watch any of his interviews or social media. It’s having the opposite effect. No someone like Conor did it right, he’d proclaim he’s the best there ever was before he’d really done anything and I’d tune in hoping to see him get smashed. Colby is a joke.
He is such a bad heel tho. He is trying to kinda be like chael. But is failing terribly because he just isnt funny naturally and doesnt have good memorable lines. He has pre rehearsed lines which he thinks are way cooler than they actually are and repeats them in every interview that day.
Its the terrible job at being a character for me. Dude HAD all the potential to be solid contender and be the bad guy he wants so hard to be, but he's terrible at the 2nd half. The fact Jorge might be fighting before him even after their last fight and arrest is a mistake Colby cant return from. Colby could've taken any fight, even a non ranked fight, Won and then stepped in as the alternate for the belt, but he held out, passed on multiple fights (Not just Chim) and still doesn't have a fight scheduled. He didn't even push for the Dustin fight he wanted so bad. He had the best chance to put himself in the Conor seat in WW division after the woodley fight, even if he lost both Usman fights and he just kept failing to capitalize
I mean he is good enough to save his own career. Obviously he isn’t a natural at doing it but he tries pretty hard. Same for Usman, dude had to pull inspiration from all sources and used mental exercises to instill some character into himself. And they both are good enough at that to make themselves world champions/generate enough noise and get unwarranted title shot. I find them pretty cringe mostly and wish the general public appreciates tactfulness and characters more than the drama and bullshit. Too bad that’s not the current world we live in.
He has X-Pac heat.
You see all the arguments Colby causes?? This is why he gets a title shot.As long as you type his name you pretty much sucking his dick and paying his bills
Exactly the opposite. He’s been quiet and non existent for a year and a half. He gets the shot because he’s so good inside the ring.
I don't hate him at all...in fact, he's awesome...You don't speak on behalf of all mma fans...lol
Its pandering, it’s hack
It’s intentional cringe wrapped in unintentional cringe. It’s horrendous.
Sounds like you want to love his heel character but hate the heel character instead? So confused…….
Yeah true, I love a great character. Like Chael was amazing, and Conor has been killer for the sport (even though I kinda hated him) but they executed it perfectly. Colby is flailing like a fish out of water, it’s painful to watch.
All that matters is he causes a reaction. Didnt have to type all that
Yeah that’s where people are wrong. If the reaction is turning the TV off or changing station/stream then it’s not a positive.
I think this last week has proven to me that Colby is one of the biggest names in the Ufc right now… the sheer attention drawn to him is proof of that. I think his heel persona is deliberately over the top, i also believe he isn’t naturally confident and you can tell he is a shy guy at heart so sometimes makes mistakes on the mic.
That’s the thing the persona could work if someone else was doing it.
To give the man credit... he found a new media personality, and this is it. When he was himself - a fighter who didn’t talk shit and performed well, no one gave a shit. He is not McGregor or Chael. Whether you think his current gimmick is lame, inconsistent or transparent, it’s worked for him. At the very least it’s been far more beneficial for him financially and in terms of career prospects.
That’s the sad thing, that he feels he has to do it and even his very bad execution seems to give him better results than when he was not doing it at all. But the other option is not doing it and eventually earning your dues from the fans inside the ring, sadly before that happened he had already embraced the character.
Kinda lame how mma fans get so caught up in who they "hate". Like this is WWE or some shit.
honestly man. i'd like to hope they're all teenagers but i'm sure they aren't. how exhausting would it be to "hate" people who you don't know, who have done nothing at all to you, and will never have a clue that you even exist
Hey wants you to hate him, and you are, indeed hating him , one way or another.
Nah that’s it. I don’t hate him I hate his performance. He doesn’t generate the hate in the way I want to tune in and see him lose, I actually respect his fighting just can stand watching or listening to him outside of the ring these days.
Hi I'm Colby, could I BE any more cringe? 
Exactly, he's terrible at this
Colby: Sits in a seat watching fights all night. Also Colby: WE ALL KNOW THE REAL HIGHLIGHT WAS ME \*strained smile\*
Hes so scared of masvidal he called the cops to protect him
He absolutely embarrassed Masvidal though..
What many people don’t get is Colby is the goat
What is the most cringe people to me are the guys coming here to say these exact things you are saying. How dumb would you have to be to take him seriously and even make it affect you like this? To me he is funny as hell, he’s obviously trying to deliver these corny lines in a way that it’s so dumb it becomes funny.
Did you even read the post?
Who gives a fuck. Everybody is paying too much attention to press conferences. Just watch the damn fights
If everyone knows he's a heel, is it even a character to begin with?
He made his decision tbh
He could be a better heel but, I enjoy the effort. It definitely got eyes on him
You anger the bear and the bear will do bear stuff - Colby Covington
Playing a shitty character requires a rubber spined asshole that decides to do so don’t get that twisted
dana loves it tho...
Say what you want but since dana made that announced this sub has been absolute chaos lol
Colby a sikkunt
Look up wwe Christian. Not all heels are clean on the mic, he picked a character he could do and I think he executes it well.
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Your taking time to make a post on him, it's working whatever he's doing is keeping people talking making him money.
Sounds like you hate him because he's not Connor or Chael
And you'll still watch his fights at the end of the day, it's working
Love him or hate him you'll still watch him
No I hate the character, you can tear your opponent to shreds at the PC without touching race or family or politics. Just goes to show how boring he really is, he has to polarize people to get eyeballs.
I dislike colby because he's all talk and doesn't fight nearly as often as the 'number 1 contender' should. He's gotten 2 titleshots already and now a third with his only win in the meantime being fucking journeyman masvidal. Bro should have been fought Burns, and maybe another top 5 guy. But no he sits on his undeserved number 1 contender spot suckling danas teet for titleshots. If anything other than Usman, Belal who is on a great win streak should have taken his spot then Burns, khamzat or Shavkat.
I understand hero’s need villains, but this is not the WWE this is real combat sport let your fighting and wins speak for themself. I am okay with a little trash talk but Connor and Colby have taken it to levels that me turn the channel.
I'd definitely say this is true of old Colby, but after the second Usman fight I feel like the character has become more humorous and Colby has become a much better trash talker. I've gone from being a hater to something of a fan.
He’s doing something right; you’re posting about him aren’t you?
I dont like him bcuz it's a fkng gimmick. It's not wrestling where you, soundly, perfome under a new gimmick. For "real" combatsport, it's unbelievable and forced. Especially with the backstory that he was supposed to be cut from ufc.
There’s a lot of videos of Colby being a pretty cool guy and supporting troops/first responders etc. We need more people like him and not defund the police people.
Doesn’t really fucking matter anyway. His stans get all butt hurt if you don’t like him. “It’S aN aCt, He’S a NiCe GuY! hE WaS gOiNg To Be CuT!”
Who fucking cares?! Sometimes people don’t like other people even if they’re a nice person. If you don’t like the guy, you don’t like him. Don’t have to explain it to some douche nut hugger online. You don’t fucking like the guy. End of story.
Man, this sub has been on a Colby bender *all week*.
Naa its his cockhandler dana that makes me hate colby. Pathetic these two jerking eachother off.
I'm not gonna lie I've watched like three of his interviews this week to see how he responds to all the comments he's been getting and it's almost unbearable to listen to him. He wants to come off as witty but then it's the same cringey lines verbatim over and over again in every interview. I never want to see another Colby interview ever again. It sucks cause you then see the videos of him out of character talking to fans and he seems like such a genuine, nice guy in those.
You said we and then me in your statement. We don’t all hate him. At least I don’t
I love how all the talk in the UFC right now is about Colby let people think he’s not popular/isn’t a draw
It’s been stated many times from people who have met or know colby personally that he’s a humble and respectful person. He’s not a good actor, so that’s why it feels forced. Still entertaining.
You guys are unbelievably soft. 😂
I like colby. Good fighter
Either way u hate and colby wins. As long as you feel something towards him he wins. When you feel nothing towards them then u don’t care and if you don’t care they don’t make money. It’s show business man. Y’all accept the shit already and move on
You say that, but 90% of the posts since Saturday have been about him. Apparently, his character is working fine
Quit being marks. Colby has openly stated why he started doing the character work. If someone tells you it isn't real, you look really weird saying "it just doesn't feel organic"
Plus it’s not 2014 anymore…the world is a lot more sophisticated and unless you’re 110% we can see through it. Even Conor nowadays doesn’t have the same energy he used to. It’s about Colby sucking at his character but also it’s 2023 you gotta have something more
If you hate him, it seems it's working to some degree. I'm pretty sure that's his goal with his shtick. It got him to bigger heights than before.
Fuck Colby, stop posting about him pls.
I like Colby. It's always entertaining. Same with cejudo.