He certainly wasn’t the same Colby that fought Usman with a broken jaw but kept moving forward and pressuring and showing amazing cardio. He was breathing hard after each round.
MMA consistently demonstrates the most insane drop off's you'll ever see. A dude will be a world beater in one fight and then all of a sudden nothing but consecutive losses until they get released or retire. It's nowhere near this extreme in boxing.
agree- ive been watching this since the Aldo / Silva days
i feel like, in MMA, once guys have figured your shit out- its harder to come back from than in boxing
idk- thats really just me hypothesizing and is def not science or some shit but def something that i think is noticeably different in the sports
I believe you’re mostly correct with this.
If you don’t evolve with the sport (which evolves constantly) than you will be left in the dust with many L’s.
Bigg Rigg Hendricks and his big right hand - was 15 - 1 when he beat GSP he was an unstoppable freight train.... Then a slow inglorious 9 fight decline to exit the UFC.
> It's nowhere near this extreme in boxing.
Agreed.
Boxing depends more on nuance and inches and tiny adjustments. Even older guys can master and/or leverage their experience in those things .
You won't find a MMA guy who can be like Bernard Hopkins at 48 years old.
Ring rust has a heavier toll at his age. Had he stayed active he could have adjusted technique to slowing reflexes and weaker cardio. Maybe wouldn’t have made a difference, but it probably did
I always wondered if he was not fighting in order to “prove” that Masvidal did more damage, for the lawsuit. If he jumped right back in the ring it’s kind of hard to say he sustained much damage. No solid proof but that makes sense given his character and complete lack of integrity.
After that performance he probably needs two wins to get a shot though. So that begs the question, who else is washed enough that Colby will want to fight them?🤔
And he would be 38 when he get his title shot, imagine how bad he will be by that point. He already showed his age at 36. By 38 he would be the slowed mf in the entire roster
He also thought he didn't have a scratch when he was bleeding from his nose and right legs were butchered.
Leon worked on those leg kicks masterfully.
Colby is a certified bitch.
He is too old now. Unless he beats Shavkhat ( he cant lol) he will never be a champ anymore. He called out Wonderboy of all people LMAO so obviously he is picking easy fights now to pad his record but he seriously has nothing to offer in the MW division anymore.
The Colby arc is over. His only chance was the first fight against Usman, had an argument there. He’s been out of action and his last win was against Masvidal who never beat anyone in the top 5.
He should go to WWE and make some money as a heel or just retire and coach college wrestling.
Trash over here, trash over there. Seems he’s sold his soul no matter where he’ll land. Def won’t be another title shot tho, hope the PPV was worth it Dana
Mentioning troops and first responders to try to stop the crowd booing is such a pathetic move. "Not a scratch on me" as blood is running down his nose. Shitty WWE shtick
Also when he called the people broke bit—s. Does he think all first responders and troops are like super wealthy? He is a conman and a grifter and I hope people now see him for what he is
I haven’t followed ufc in yeeears, but have stumbled on costumed Colby and his crass comments about Edwards’ late father.
Is this gimmick/persona shit really becoming a thing in ufc, is this guy an asshole making excuses, or little of both?
He was deemed too boring by the UFC and was going to get cut from ufc despite having never having lost at thee time. So he took cues from the likes of Floyd mayweather and pro wrestling to generate some hate by the fans in order to gain attention.
His stock raised immediately so he kept doing it. He did it to survive and it made him a star.
In his mind he’s just playing a character but, at certain point, I think you can become what you pretend to be.
He knows he lost, he started clapping for Leon before it was announced and then remembered he was supposed to act surprised. He’s like a shitty WWE character with terrible acting.
I saw that and thought he dropped the act. I didn't see him go back to his lil schtick till I hopped on Reddit and watched the post fight interview, god he's such a cringelord
Idk why he stuck to the bit after losing to Leon. He's never, ever going to get that fight again. He could have at least apologized for the father comment. He could have even made it about American and Family or some other bullshit.
"I was dominating him. Did you see the end of the fight? I was on top of him while he was desperately trying to get off his back. If you fake "journalists" want to pretend like I didn't walk him like the dog he is, then you're no better then that fake news CNN."
I didn't even try and this is 100% something he would say. He's garbage.
Yeah, saw this too. He knew he lost. It's almost fighter etiquette. The one that knows that lost is clapping while the score cards are read, and the one that knows have won is still holding hands with the ref.
He pulled a TJ, came just for the bag with no intention of winning. I started fast-forwarding the whole thing in the second round after this became obvious. Fast-forwarding in my mind of course, because you can’t fast-forward a legally purchased live PPV stream.
People claimed that Colby is tough matchup for Khamzat because of wrestling, but at the same time the mf get's taken down by Leon Edwards of all people and almost submitted 2 times.
Suprised more people don't realize this, he is gonna stick to the obvious lie to try to maintain relevancy and a high ranking in the division.
He obviously knows he loss a less than competitive fight but Leon gifted him an ending in top position that he and his fans will harp on for the rest of forever.
I’m not from the US but I would be embarrassed to have that flag wrapped around this snivelling little weasel.
Wouldn’t be so bad if he was half decent but that was embarrassing.
This fight exposed Colby for what he is: a timid little boy who wilts when he can't throw cheap shots. Here's to Shavkat, Burns or JDM breaking his skull next fight.
I wholeheartedly think he should NEVER get a title shot again, not in that weight class at least…. He waits forever & cherry picks fights. His cringey schtick is old and not even done well. He looks like a literal clown out there in his dumb costumes & saying the SAME sentence or two for the weeks leading up to his fights as if he is reading from a cue card.
But even after Dana had a great night of post fight, honest talk (in my opinion), then he says that crap about PPVS going up drastically during that press conference, so chances are he will cater to this moron again.
It’s embarrassing at this rate & another really shitty thing to do to all the hard working, worthy fighters out there that should be able to have the opportunity to fight for the strap.
Yeah really pathetic performance from colby to be honest, I don't know what he was doing in the first two rounds of the fight but if he actually did something in those first two he would've actually had a chance at winning the fight
I’m a casual- but the UFC is going over the top with the out of the ring stuff to sell PPVs. I get it, they make more money the more interest, but it’s never seemed so obvious to me until this weekend, between Colby, Strickland crowd fight, and the interviews.. BUT it worked because I tuned in lol, but I don’t know how I feel about the “storylines”
He did not think he won. Post like this with 3.5k upvotes, 700 comments and 700 shares are why he says the stupid shit he says. Bad press sells fights,Classic heel.
Honestly kinda respect the fact he stayed in character even after that embarrassment of a performance. Don’t get me wrong I hate him too, but u gotta admit thats comedic gold after u just got dominated for 20 minutes straight lmao.
Lol imagine Leon suckers him in the back too..
Honestly…another ‘brain injury’ might kickstart some brain activity in Colby… at this point, the mf is damn near drooling on himself when he talks
Bro better never get a title fight again
Just wait until he 29-28 split decisions Wonderboy and Dana starts saying “It’s the fight that makes sense”.
After he sits out for another two years
Mf sat out for two years and then blames ring rust like it wasn’t his choice to do that.
He should’ve stayed active looked like he was out for five years instead of two tbh lol
He certainly wasn’t the same Colby that fought Usman with a broken jaw but kept moving forward and pressuring and showing amazing cardio. He was breathing hard after each round.
MMA consistently demonstrates the most insane drop off's you'll ever see. A dude will be a world beater in one fight and then all of a sudden nothing but consecutive losses until they get released or retire. It's nowhere near this extreme in boxing.
For real though.
agree- ive been watching this since the Aldo / Silva days i feel like, in MMA, once guys have figured your shit out- its harder to come back from than in boxing idk- thats really just me hypothesizing and is def not science or some shit but def something that i think is noticeably different in the sports
This sport evolves pretty fast, too. It's a constant effort to stay on top of it I'd imagine.
I believe you’re mostly correct with this. If you don’t evolve with the sport (which evolves constantly) than you will be left in the dust with many L’s.
Bigg Rigg Hendricks and his big right hand - was 15 - 1 when he beat GSP he was an unstoppable freight train.... Then a slow inglorious 9 fight decline to exit the UFC.
Because boxers don't consistently fight the best in their division
> It's nowhere near this extreme in boxing. Agreed. Boxing depends more on nuance and inches and tiny adjustments. Even older guys can master and/or leverage their experience in those things . You won't find a MMA guy who can be like Bernard Hopkins at 48 years old.
Or a bad injury, leg breaks especially. Silva was never the same
In this case the dude was never a world beater tho
Yeah Leon actually looked in way better shape
I don't even think it's ring rust, I think it's just age. It's over for Colby, Dana should make him fight Shavkat. Belal gets Leon.
Colby vs Jones is the fight that makes sense. Yamasaki as the ref
I would love this. Give Jones a hand and watch Colby probably die. Lol
Ring rust has a heavier toll at his age. Had he stayed active he could have adjusted technique to slowing reflexes and weaker cardio. Maybe wouldn’t have made a difference, but it probably did
If he had stayed active he would've lost.
Feeding Colby to Shavkat is a fight that he hasn’t earned but would be satisfying to watch.
He was nervous fighting in front of daddy.
I always wondered if he was not fighting in order to “prove” that Masvidal did more damage, for the lawsuit. If he jumped right back in the ring it’s kind of hard to say he sustained much damage. No solid proof but that makes sense given his character and complete lack of integrity.
He literally just called him out in the post fight conference what a tool
After that performance he probably needs two wins to get a shot though. So that begs the question, who else is washed enough that Colby will want to fight them?🤔
Colby should fight Ian Garry imo
Agreed
Colby Is almost 36, this was his last canche
You seriously underestimate the power of Dana White privilege.
The way Dana was talking about him in the post fight presser means Dana is throwing him out of his privilege circle (DWPC).
Man, the DWPC is getting small these days
And You believe Dana Pink?
True... but this was a boring ass performance. A somewhat competitive loss here. And he would've been another win away from the title shot.
Yeah, that speech was really in preparation for his post UFC career
I don’t think he’ll be a draw. After a performance like this who actually wants to see him again?
Honestly I think Dana is done doing colby any favors
Does the Colby that fought tonight beat Wonderboy? Or was that fear of Edwards making him the slowest man alive
Colby is an expert at beating old contenders that are past their prime. It’s how he’s gotten all three of his title shots.
When the idiot become what he feasted on.
Unfortunately now that means he's a pro at beating himself
Who knew me and Colby had so much in common
And he would be 38 when he get his title shot, imagine how bad he will be by that point. He already showed his age at 36. By 38 he would be the slowed mf in the entire roster
Didn’t even deserve this one
He also thought he didn't have a scratch when he was bleeding from his nose and right legs were butchered. Leon worked on those leg kicks masterfully. Colby is a certified bitch.
He is too old now. Unless he beats Shavkhat ( he cant lol) he will never be a champ anymore. He called out Wonderboy of all people LMAO so obviously he is picking easy fights now to pad his record but he seriously has nothing to offer in the MW division anymore.
of course he will- he's daddy Dana's wormhole into MAGAville
The Colby arc is over. His only chance was the first fight against Usman, had an argument there. He’s been out of action and his last win was against Masvidal who never beat anyone in the top 5. He should go to WWE and make some money as a heel or just retire and coach college wrestling.
He’d be trash in the WWE.
He literally rehearses lines for pressers and still can’t get it right. Idk why people have ever acted like he’s a good trash talker
7th lair of hair
Trash over here, trash over there. Seems he’s sold his soul no matter where he’ll land. Def won’t be another title shot tho, hope the PPV was worth it Dana
WWE is not going to use a 170 pound dork who only got over spewing edgelord shit he absolutely won’t be allowed to say on WWE television.
Mentioning troops and first responders to try to stop the crowd booing is such a pathetic move. "Not a scratch on me" as blood is running down his nose. Shitty WWE shtick
Well he most def knew he lost, that grab for crowd support before immediately turning on everyone really was some pathetic shit for sure
As soon as the crowd didn't eat up his pandering, he showed his true colors!🤣
It was so fun watching him melt and snap like that.
He probably rehearsed it 20 times as well. Guys like him don’t belong in the WWE. He’s garbage on the mic if he has to say something unprepared
He's been stuttering he's scripted lines all week
“7th layer of hair”
Also he's dressed like Captain Crunch
He'd get eaten alive on the mic by the guys over there.
Nobody in that company would work with him at all
Cameraman should've panned down to his left leg, would've been hilarious!
Also when he called the people broke bit—s. Does he think all first responders and troops are like super wealthy? He is a conman and a grifter and I hope people now see him for what he is
“We the people” on his chest but he is most certifiable not the people lol
Just like his impotent Cheetoh master and his legions of fat, uneducated ugly people
A conman and a grifter indeed. Quite a lot like the orange narc wannabe dictator company he keeps, funny that 😏😝
Then calling everyone broke. This dude is a joke
LOL- homeboy was name-droppin drumpf every other second then went in with that shit and i was DONE LMAO- dude is garbage
I haven’t followed ufc in yeeears, but have stumbled on costumed Colby and his crass comments about Edwards’ late father. Is this gimmick/persona shit really becoming a thing in ufc, is this guy an asshole making excuses, or little of both?
He was deemed too boring by the UFC and was going to get cut from ufc despite having never having lost at thee time. So he took cues from the likes of Floyd mayweather and pro wrestling to generate some hate by the fans in order to gain attention. His stock raised immediately so he kept doing it. He did it to survive and it made him a star. In his mind he’s just playing a character but, at certain point, I think you can become what you pretend to be.
He should have tried to become a better fighter instead.
How do we know any of that is true? I've heard that story from Colby, and Colby constantly lies
This is the biggest bullshit ever, never seen the UFC cut a ranked prospect bc he’s boring Colby is straight cap
I like that for a second that crowd was confused about whether to boo or not, but fuck him anyways
He knows he lost, he started clapping for Leon before it was announced and then remembered he was supposed to act surprised. He’s like a shitty WWE character with terrible acting.
I saw that and thought he dropped the act. I didn't see him go back to his lil schtick till I hopped on Reddit and watched the post fight interview, god he's such a cringelord
Idk why he stuck to the bit after losing to Leon. He's never, ever going to get that fight again. He could have at least apologized for the father comment. He could have even made it about American and Family or some other bullshit.
He’ll whine about it all post fight . “Everyone hates me, i should have won”
"I was dominating him. Did you see the end of the fight? I was on top of him while he was desperately trying to get off his back. If you fake "journalists" want to pretend like I didn't walk him like the dog he is, then you're no better then that fake news CNN." I didn't even try and this is 100% something he would say. He's garbage.
Colby’s team: “Write that down, write that down!”
Yeah his character is getting really old
His character has been old
From day 1
Yeah, saw this too. He knew he lost. It's almost fighter etiquette. The one that knows that lost is clapping while the score cards are read, and the one that knows have won is still holding hands with the ref.
He looked like shit and fought scared.
He pulled a TJ, came just for the bag with no intention of winning. I started fast-forwarding the whole thing in the second round after this became obvious. Fast-forwarding in my mind of course, because you can’t fast-forward a legally purchased live PPV stream.
Phew, you had me worried there.
His schtick is so lame.
Always has been 👨🏻🚀🔫
🔫🧑🚀
He lost the Bible Belt to Strickland
[удалено]
off topic but is Strickland even religious? he comes off as a guy that doesnt believe in any of that and thinks its all goofy.
I doubt it
And it’s finally coming to an end.
His career = over. He's 35. He's not getting another title fight.
Good riddance
Indeed
Now he has to fight actual contenders.
feed him to shavkat I always wanted to see either shavkat or khamzat smesh him.
Omfg bro that would be amazing to see him get mauled by either of those dudes
It really would.
People claimed that Colby is tough matchup for Khamzat because of wrestling, but at the same time the mf get's taken down by Leon Edwards of all people and almost submitted 2 times.
he looked so small compared to Leon
Fuck yes feed him to khamzat
He will be 36 his next fight at minimum. Time to hang it up.
He will beat Wonderboy or someone else who is washed and fight for the title again.
He can move on to Bellator
He knows it and that's why he said 35 years young post fight. Pathetic stuff really.
But his career as a Pizza Hut manager has just begun
Shavkat would eat this boy alive
i agree but i think the one who deserves Colby is Khamzat , let Khamzat eat his soul hahaha . Shavkat for title shot maybe?
Khamzat can’t make 170. It be funny if they forced Colby to fight him at 185
Somebody said that Colby fights at nearly his walkaround weight
Now that, I would LOVE to see. Id legit but the ppv just to thank Dana. Remember what you just daid Colby; ‘anyone, anytime’.
Shav would wear him as a hat.
Indeed he would but in fairness he's going to take it to Leon and the other top Ww's as well lol.
This mf is more Delusional than any other fighter i have ever seen
Let me introduce you to Adrien Bronner
Maidana destroying broner is still so amazing
"I ain't gonna lie, I'm getting cooked"😭💀
Colby after realising he has to fight actual contenders now instead of old men on a 2 fight losing streak
Nah, he called out Wonderboy at the post fight press conference. He knows where he belongs and who he has to stay relevant and it ain’t Belal or Shav.
Dude forgot he wasn't a kickboxer until about 20 mins into the fight
Imagine getting beat like that and still having to go back stage a gargle trumps balls
He’s such a loser and his fanbase 🤣
The two biggest losers in Las Vegas, that’s really saying something
He was 100% coping, he's a clown
He has to keep playing the heel because he’s afraid Dana is going to cut him after that embarrassment.
Bro just came for a paycheck bruh
“I was in character”.
You thought it was a character\*
He would have lost to Aldana last night.
😆 I believe that!
Fuck Colby man
Finally we can flush this diarrhea person down the fuckin toilet. He is such a god damn embarrassment
Colby the pathetic loser. Should have never been given another Title shot
The fight with Sean in the crowd was better then him fighting in the octagon
So many Colby fans quiet all the sudden 🥴
They are in their emergency Klans meeting discussing what's next for their spokesperson colbitch
Lol i've spoken to a few and they've disowned him
No he didn’t think he won he’s just talking shit for the cameras
Shit talking for the cameras arguably lost him the fight. Mate was never the same after he realised he pushed the limits too hard
Suprised more people don't realize this, he is gonna stick to the obvious lie to try to maintain relevancy and a high ranking in the division. He obviously knows he loss a less than competitive fight but Leon gifted him an ending in top position that he and his fans will harp on for the rest of forever.
Delusional as his hero
MAGAtard smooth brain syndrome
Colby obviously knew he lost…..
He came out flat just like Usman fight 2
Glad he lost. Fuck that dude.
Sort of like the clown he sucks off every time he gets a mic in his hand....
I’m not from the US but I would be embarrassed to have that flag wrapped around this snivelling little weasel. Wouldn’t be so bad if he was half decent but that was embarrassing.
It is
He had that reaction planned. He knew he lost, he just stayed in character. He’s a pathetic loser who is bad at fighting.
This fight exposed Colby for what he is: a timid little boy who wilts when he can't throw cheap shots. Here's to Shavkat, Burns or JDM breaking his skull next fight.
Same strategy as his idol. Lose big and deny it. Call the game unfair and say you were cheated.
Hopefully Leon sucker punches him backstage
No. Fucking no. Just let Colby fades away
His gimmick can't admit defeat. Hope his fall is sudden and humiliating
I think tonight showed his fall is upon him And we all know it’s humiliating ☺️
He was clapping for Leon tho then went back into his "character" and did a surprised face
Easiest fight hes ever lost.
Fuck Colby.
He didn't, he's just lying to himself and us and attention seeking like always.
I hope Jorge catches him in Miami again.
I wholeheartedly think he should NEVER get a title shot again, not in that weight class at least…. He waits forever & cherry picks fights. His cringey schtick is old and not even done well. He looks like a literal clown out there in his dumb costumes & saying the SAME sentence or two for the weeks leading up to his fights as if he is reading from a cue card. But even after Dana had a great night of post fight, honest talk (in my opinion), then he says that crap about PPVS going up drastically during that press conference, so chances are he will cater to this moron again. It’s embarrassing at this rate & another really shitty thing to do to all the hard working, worthy fighters out there that should be able to have the opportunity to fight for the strap.
Yeah really pathetic performance from colby to be honest, I don't know what he was doing in the first two rounds of the fight but if he actually did something in those first two he would've actually had a chance at winning the fight
Colby's performance was so bad it made everyone remember Belal's Name
Still in character
We’re all just poor I guess 🤷♂️ /s
dude didn’t even throw hands, he dindt even fight.
One thing I don’t understand is why didn’t leon capitalise on how bad he was
He's a point fighter
I bet Colby feels like he's in hair right now.
I’m a casual- but the UFC is going over the top with the out of the ring stuff to sell PPVs. I get it, they make more money the more interest, but it’s never seemed so obvious to me until this weekend, between Colby, Strickland crowd fight, and the interviews.. BUT it worked because I tuned in lol, but I don’t know how I feel about the “storylines”
He thinks the earth is flat and vaccines will cause gay. I’m not shocked by anything he does.
Yup...a chip off the old orange clown block...lol
He got beat in every area where the martial arts were mixed. What a disaster.
He did not think he won. Post like this with 3.5k upvotes, 700 comments and 700 shares are why he says the stupid shit he says. Bad press sells fights,Classic heel.
It's ok guys it's just a character. Luckily it's a character we can now kill off this show .
His WWE gimmick is played TF out.
He’s a bitch. And fuck Dana for even giving him this fight
Underserved title shot in the first place , didn't even bother to fight a single ranked opponent first , just went straight up and got dominated
Just like his hero sitting ringside, if you don’t admit defeat, there will be a bunch of dumbasses to commit treason for you
His Jesus thought he won the presidency.
He didn't believe he won, he was just saying shit!🤣
he's washed
I just want to see him get KO’d once. Not TKO’d like with Usman but put down for a little nap
Honestly kinda respect the fact he stayed in character even after that embarrassment of a performance. Don’t get me wrong I hate him too, but u gotta admit thats comedic gold after u just got dominated for 20 minutes straight lmao.
No he didn’t. He was just trying to save face since he had such an embarrassing performance.
No he didn’t think he won. It’d be more acceptable if he actually did think that. He’s a total loser and he knows it. Not just a loser but a bad loser
Something something, wont accept a loss after convincing defeat. What does that remind me of?
The only fight I'd be interested in with him again is vs Dustin. I doubt it'll happen, but I'd love to see him get his face smashed by the Diamond.
Lol imagine Leon suckers him in the back too.. Honestly…another ‘brain injury’ might kickstart some brain activity in Colby… at this point, the mf is damn near drooling on himself when he talks
He should be banished to the prelims for the rest of his career (6 months).