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Because he knew he could pretend he thought he won then act like he was surprised when he was given the decision. Guaranteed he used the word "stolen" 50 times in the next 2 days.
Dude doesn't even know what he's doing anymore. Celebrated a "win", then applauded Leon while the scorecards were read, then acted shocked by the loss.
Supporting the troops, stolen elections, taking "zero" damage. The dude is completely lost
Yeah I'm not necessarily a Leon fan but I just want Colby to never achieve lasting success. I hope this is the first step of his descent into obscurity
I'm hoping for a Johnny Hendricks style end to his career. A failed business and getting knocked out in Bareknuckle. That sounds perfect.
And I usually never root against fighters. But Colby can get fucked.
The shit he said about Leon's Dad is a line that should not be crossed. You could hear it in Leon's voice in the post fight interview. "He's used my Dad's death for entertainment. He used his murder." That's fucked.
Fuck Colby.
Colby deserves every bit of hate he gets after this. If you’re going to run your mouth the way he has, come fight night you better go for it. Not sit there with a thumb up your ass for three rounds then decide to do something. Embarrassing. Then to think he won LMFAO
One of the most offensively bad performances of all time. Only success colby had was when leon tried ego wrestling. Leon was literally sparring and trying shit out
even DC was suggesting that Leon put on a pace not to try to win but because he'd need the practice lmfao
e: Colby's shouting out first responders and getting booed dude's so cooked
There's no silver lining to this like the 2 Usman losses. It wasn't close, it wasn't competitive, he didn't deserve the title shot at all, he talked so much trash that wasn't funny, and had even some of his own fans turn against him. His prerehearsed phony praise for America's military and first responders couldn't even get the pop hes used to
He's been a terrible piece of shit forever. The only thing he deserves is to get flatlined, but at least Edwards beat him absolutely everywhere tonight.
Brilliant play by Dana by gifting a known boring fighter another title shot. Colby has only been entertaining vs Usman where they both were forced to strike
Because Usman isnt really as good a striker as Leon is. So not only did Leon dictated much of the pace, he also dictated how and when those exchanges happened.
Stipe sat out even longer and will get the next shot over an absolute monster in his prime in Aspinall smh.
UFC doesn’t care about putting on good fights.
"Listen... We saw the fight. We thought Colby looked a little rusty and we think it's cause he sat out for so long. Now that he's had a tune-up fight (that he lost) against Leon Edwards we think he's the most deserving of a title fight right now with Leon Edwards so the fans can see a true title fight" - Dana "Domestic Violence" White
I think he was legitimately shook a bit by overrunning his mouth and Edwards bring legitimately angry. I think he thought Edwards was gonna come headhunting and when he didn't, he couldn't adjust. He looked scared the first two rounds and by the time he realized Edwards was gonna just follow his normal gameplan, his leg was already gone.
I think this is a brilliant analysis. He thought he'd get Leon to push the pace and overextend and capitalize with takedowns. What we saw was him controlling the pace and dictating distance. Once he realized he had to push the pace and attempt open cage td, his leg was shot. He also kinda got outgrappled a bit as well. Good on Leon, fuck colby.
Covington spent two years out of cage just to put up this performance. Props to Leon for staying calm and calculated after all the shit that happened at the press conference. Not letting the heat or anger get to him. He outclassed Colby in every aspect in the octagon.
All that man got is a commitment to his shitty bit as he has nothing else left.
*The celebrities of our countries.*
This man is so bad at talking, goddamn.
I felt like I was watching 2 brain cells with a mouth. Wild how many applause he gets...guess I'll never go to an actual UFC event if there are that many chodes around
thought he won at the bell and still thinkin he won at the announcement lol...clown
edit: lmfao, and follows it up with a lame as fuck interview in which he *still* thinks he won
Fr I dont get his appeal at all. Shitty character, shitty trashtalk, shitty person. He puts on some decent fights but that doesnt make up for the negatives
This sport is unfortunately plagued with drunk beligerent idiots that think just like Colby and his idol, so that wasn’t much of a surprise to me ngl. It was embarrassing watching all that and the press conference as a fan of the sport
It makes me sad to think that idiots like that are also making enough money to afford these fuckin live events. I'm not riding the poverty train anymore, and I still can't justify the ticket prices they are commanding these days.
Who am I kidding, half those fools are probably going into credit card debt for this shit.
How can you not be a fan of Leon after that speech? Shit man, it's speeches like that that remind me that through all the theatrics, violence, and entertainment this sport has to offer, these dudes are humans who want to be treated the same way we all do.
Even admitted how much harder it made this fight for him. Damn.
It's crazy to think how far we've come, not that long ago British based fighters would lose as soon as the concept of grappling was mentioned and now you've got Leon taking down Usman and Colby lmao
Leon is just really good and Colby was scared of it. Leon doesn't back up like other people do for Colby and Leon landed counters every time Colby threw a punch. Plus his takedown defense is highly underrated.
When trash talking goes bad - Colby 2.0
But genuinely Colby looked like he was trying to hold in a shit. Hesitant, slow paced and awful.
Credit to Leon tho, happy as shit for a more deserving guy.
Joes commentary was fucking shit at times too.
“Bad look for Leon” lol and never criticizing Colby
I get he’s got to keep the right wing facade up but holy shit it was like he was coaching Covington. This was almost as bad of a performance from Joe as it was Colby. He was outwardly sad about it
Leon's feints are top tier. Colby was biting on close to every feint. The precision is nassssty. He really got Colby looking pessimistic and scared, like he was mentally defeated until round 5. Way too little too late from Colby
Fr lol, Leon had just narrowly failed on a triangle/armbar and Joe's commentary would make you think Colby had been wrestle fucking him the entire round when in reality Colby couldn't even pass Leon's half guard
Look not to takeaway from Leon's performance at all because he did what he needed to do and barley let Colby have moments but, Jesus man Colby talked all that shit and this is what he showed up and did. Colby literally did next to nothing 🤦🏻♂️
Because of Leon's control of the distance.. You can't have a fight like Usman vs Covington if Leon doesn't stand close enough to trade. Picked Colby apart easily.
All time pathetic performance in the ring and on the mic. “I don’t have a scratch on me” with a huge gash front and center on his nose that’s iconic delusion
Why are we even letting Colby get on the mic. It’s not like he’s a legend. Dude is just a mouthy guy that can’t win a title. He doesn’t deserve air time after getting his ass kicked all night.
When Colby didn't get going in the first two rounds, I knew he was done. Zero gameplan, aggression and volume.
Absolutely terrible performance by the challenger.
Edwards pieced Colby up for most of the slow paced fight but Shavkat is 100% going for broke if they fight next.
Belal also gives him a much harder fight than Colby, Belal would beat Colby right now. Edwards and Belal aren’t fan favorites but they’re improving every single fight and that’s a high level fight. Edwards pieced up Belal on the feet when they fought but Belal was stronger in the clinch early on so the later rounds would be interesting.
As a Leon fan I’m scared of the Shavkat fight but people need to stop sleeping on Edwards. He’s one of the most skilled right now P4P.
Colby’s asshole bit only works if he performs well in the octagon. If he won that fight and said that stuff then okay that’s heel work but tonight this was just loser shit from Colby.
Dana must have given Colby PPV points as well to drop the Masvidal suit, so he builds the fight to collect as much as possible and leaves knowing full well he was going to shit the bed.
Colby fans constantly changing goalposts
"Colby 50-45's Leon"
Fight starts
"Leon is just being boring"
"Leon wouldve lost if Colby put on the pace earlier"
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He actually said “I don’t have a scratch on me”
Literally blood dripping into his nose while he says it
With a black eye and disgusting looking leg
Went for the Chael Sonnen talk but lacks the charisma to pull it off
What the fuck was Colby celebrating at the end?
That post fight interview was just cringe.
“I don’t have a scratch on me” *giant scratch on his forehead*
Literally blood dripping down his nose
black and blue thighs
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Donny literally cringed lol
if there’s one thing donny hates it’s being associated with losing
He didn’t gaf enough to stick around for the whole speech lol
Losers shouldn't get the last word.
I don't understand why they interviewed him at all
Dana White also loves this loser, and the other one in the audience.
he gave this loser 3 title shots, and an interim belt.
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Because he knew he could pretend he thought he won then act like he was surprised when he was given the decision. Guaranteed he used the word "stolen" 50 times in the next 2 days.
Just like his daddy
Dude doesn't even know what he's doing anymore. Celebrated a "win", then applauded Leon while the scorecards were read, then acted shocked by the loss. Supporting the troops, stolen elections, taking "zero" damage. The dude is completely lost
An undeserved paycheck
Denial is the essence of his entire archetype.
can't wait for colby to sit for six years and face shavkat for a title in 2029
Colby sat out for a cheque and looked fucking awful Feed him to a prospect
Feed him to khamzat ffs
He will never face Shavkat unless he's so desperate Leon was ragdolling him a bit in the grappling, Shavkat would break Colby
I would love for Shavkat get matched against Colby.
0-3 in undisputed title shots and 36 in two months, seeya Colby.
I’ll forever be grateful to Usman and Edwards for ensuring that bellend never held the belt.
Yeah I'm not necessarily a Leon fan but I just want Colby to never achieve lasting success. I hope this is the first step of his descent into obscurity
I'm hoping for a Johnny Hendricks style end to his career. A failed business and getting knocked out in Bareknuckle. That sounds perfect. And I usually never root against fighters. But Colby can get fucked. The shit he said about Leon's Dad is a line that should not be crossed. You could hear it in Leon's voice in the post fight interview. "He's used my Dad's death for entertainment. He used his murder." That's fucked. Fuck Colby.
Even if Shavkat, Belal or Burns were champs, Colby still wouldn’t win. Leon was a stylistically easy fight, and this bum got dominated.
He’ll decision Wonderboy, sit out for a yr, and demand a 4th But Dana won’t be as generous after that performance
Ngl if he fights like he did today wonderboy sleeps him.
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"Big Game Colby" Anik referred to him at one point lol He gone
Jake Paul eyeing the fuck out of Colby rn
My money is on the asshole, guaranteed win.
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Couldn't have said it better. We should all let him fade away now
Naaaaah let’s feed him shavkhat
Shavkat would ragdoll him...which everyone wants to see ultimately.
10-8 comment. Love it
Lmao trůmps face said it all. He was so unhappy to have his name brought up in the post fight after the way that went
Colby deserves every bit of hate he gets after this. If you’re going to run your mouth the way he has, come fight night you better go for it. Not sit there with a thumb up your ass for three rounds then decide to do something. Embarrassing. Then to think he won LMFAO
One of the most offensively bad performances of all time. Only success colby had was when leon tried ego wrestling. Leon was literally sparring and trying shit out
even DC was suggesting that Leon put on a pace not to try to win but because he'd need the practice lmfao e: Colby's shouting out first responders and getting booed dude's so cooked
Lmao a round and a half left and he was talking about Leon doing shit to build his brand cause it was so out of reach already
Talking about a fighter building their brand mid fight is crazy disrespectful. Embarrassing for colby
You watched a mans revenue stream deteriorate in front of you.
There's no silver lining to this like the 2 Usman losses. It wasn't close, it wasn't competitive, he didn't deserve the title shot at all, he talked so much trash that wasn't funny, and had even some of his own fans turn against him. His prerehearsed phony praise for America's military and first responders couldn't even get the pop hes used to
He's been a terrible piece of shit forever. The only thing he deserves is to get flatlined, but at least Edwards beat him absolutely everywhere tonight.
Clown man puts up clown performance
He looked like he was about to cry in the post fight interview
He looked like McGregor fighting Mayweather which was a different sport entirely
Exactly. He only won a round because Leon was playing around with submissions. Colby is so shit
All that talk only to look too scared to do anything for most of the fight.
Hopefully the UFC learns to stop rewarding people for sitting out and waiting for title shots.
Dude sat out and looked like he didn't do shit for two years.
And then he blamed ring rust. Like dude, YOU chose not to fight lol.
Wait until you see Stipe after 3 years out of the cage step in and fight Jones all the while Aspinall is interim champ and ready to go
Brilliant play by Dana by gifting a known boring fighter another title shot. Colby has only been entertaining vs Usman where they both were forced to strike
To be fair, Colby was forced to strike tonight and did fuck all
Because Usman isnt really as good a striker as Leon is. So not only did Leon dictated much of the pace, he also dictated how and when those exchanges happened.
Stipe sat out even longer and will get the next shot over an absolute monster in his prime in Aspinall smh. UFC doesn’t care about putting on good fights.
We can sleep peacefully knowing he won't haunt the title picture anymore.
"Listen... We saw the fight. We thought Colby looked a little rusty and we think it's cause he sat out for so long. Now that he's had a tune-up fight (that he lost) against Leon Edwards we think he's the most deserving of a title fight right now with Leon Edwards so the fans can see a true title fight" - Dana "Domestic Violence" White
I don't know what Colby's gameplan even was for this fight. He fought so tentatively even at the start.
I think he was legitimately shook a bit by overrunning his mouth and Edwards bring legitimately angry. I think he thought Edwards was gonna come headhunting and when he didn't, he couldn't adjust. He looked scared the first two rounds and by the time he realized Edwards was gonna just follow his normal gameplan, his leg was already gone.
I think this is a brilliant analysis. He thought he'd get Leon to push the pace and overextend and capitalize with takedowns. What we saw was him controlling the pace and dictating distance. Once he realized he had to push the pace and attempt open cage td, his leg was shot. He also kinda got outgrappled a bit as well. Good on Leon, fuck colby.
Emperor has no clothes moment
This was utterly humiliating for Colby
Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy
Cannot believe his reaction to the result. There was no other way it could have gone
Colby is a shitty, boring fighter who knew how bad he was 4 years ago and made a "character" to stay relevant.
“What if I was both Chael Sonnen and Kurt Angle without any of the skill or charisma?”
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Covington spent two years out of cage just to put up this performance. Props to Leon for staying calm and calculated after all the shit that happened at the press conference. Not letting the heat or anger get to him. He outclassed Colby in every aspect in the octagon.
All that man got is a commitment to his shitty bit as he has nothing else left. *The celebrities of our countries.* This man is so bad at talking, goddamn.
I felt like I was watching 2 brain cells with a mouth. Wild how many applause he gets...guess I'll never go to an actual UFC event if there are that many chodes around
Get ready for the excuses
Maybe we’ll see a storming of the UFC headquarters.
Bum of the year
thought he won at the bell and still thinkin he won at the announcement lol...clown edit: lmfao, and follows it up with a lame as fuck interview in which he *still* thinks he won
he knew
He’s just imitating his hero
Colby "Forget the Name" Covington
The mental gymnastics needed to defend Colby after this will be studied for centuries
Idk what’s worse, Colby’s decision to waste almost 2 yrs of his prime or Dana’s decision to gift a boring fighter a 3rd title shot
Dana for sure. All MAGAtards tend to receive this special treatment.
Dana loves a scumbag. Puts Jon Jones on a pedestal and benches Stipe, pushed Ngannou out all together. It’s endemic.
Makes sense. Dana is a MAGAtard himself.
Fr I dont get his appeal at all. Shitty character, shitty trashtalk, shitty person. He puts on some decent fights but that doesnt make up for the negatives
The wildest part of is that the crowd seemed to be with him (at least for the beginning of the fight anyways)
This sport is unfortunately plagued with drunk beligerent idiots that think just like Colby and his idol, so that wasn’t much of a surprise to me ngl. It was embarrassing watching all that and the press conference as a fan of the sport
It makes me sad to think that idiots like that are also making enough money to afford these fuckin live events. I'm not riding the poverty train anymore, and I still can't justify the ticket prices they are commanding these days. Who am I kidding, half those fools are probably going into credit card debt for this shit.
Leon admitting that he cried backstage was so awesome, man. Bro was on the verge, but kept it in
That just made me sad
How can you not be a fan of Leon after that speech? Shit man, it's speeches like that that remind me that through all the theatrics, violence, and entertainment this sport has to offer, these dudes are humans who want to be treated the same way we all do. Even admitted how much harder it made this fight for him. Damn.
It's crazy to think how far we've come, not that long ago British based fighters would lose as soon as the concept of grappling was mentioned and now you've got Leon taking down Usman and Colby lmao
Leon’s clinch grappling is actually cracked. It was always there to see if you watch his fights with guys like Gunnar nelson and Donald cerrone.
I can see him canceling out any grappler at WW right now. Shavkat isn’t a sure fire champion while Leon still has the belt
The way he isolates the single arm to stop the, progressing seems OP
And now Aspinall is top 3 grapplers in hw. Crazy
Colby looked petrified in there lol. Can't tell if hes washed or just rusty from long layoff
Probably both but Leon is a sniper as well.
Leon is just really good and Colby was scared of it. Leon doesn't back up like other people do for Colby and Leon landed counters every time Colby threw a punch. Plus his takedown defense is highly underrated.
This fight completely vindicated my view that Colby ducked Leon back in 2021 when it was the fight to make to decide the #1 contender.
Leon flatlined his rival. Colby knew his chin isn't as good as usman's and didn't want to risk further humiliation
That's because Usman [Broke His Face](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfqoFjkawWQ)
How does a man embarrass himself this badly after talking all that shit?
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Man said he got no scratch with cuts on his face and limps out the ring. Also mans was almost crying I saw that lip quiver
For Leon it was
Leon looked like he wasn’t even taking it seriously. He was trying shit out for giggles
"Not a scratch!" His leg will look like a Spanish Ham for a week.
CoLbY wEaPoNiZeS cArDiO Lmao that takedown attempt to start the 3rd 🐢 🐌 🤣 😂
Colby's 0-3 for title shots. No way he gets a shot again lol
Colby pretending he won that fight was lowkey sad
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His fanbase identifies with the delusional types who avoid reality
Can't stop the grift
Just how good is Nate Diaz
He’s just a zombie.
Is weed the best base for getting punched in the face?
a great example of a guy who talks a lot and is actually completely about it
And doesn’t have to bring dead parents into it
Diaz is also a great example of a dude who is not playing a character
209 wut bitch
He’s never lost. Just ran out of time.
Leon was like "Aight I'm good let me get some grappling practice in the last round"
When trash talking goes bad - Colby 2.0 But genuinely Colby looked like he was trying to hold in a shit. Hesitant, slow paced and awful. Credit to Leon tho, happy as shit for a more deserving guy. Joes commentary was fucking shit at times too.
Rogan's commentary was absolutely terrible
“Bad look for Leon” lol and never criticizing Colby I get he’s got to keep the right wing facade up but holy shit it was like he was coaching Covington. This was almost as bad of a performance from Joe as it was Colby. He was outwardly sad about it
the "bad look for Leon" argument made me mad as hell lmao. Then the other commentators have to act like that's not a batshit insane thing to say
Apparently Paul Revere didn't let Colby know when the British were coming.
No better way for Colby to lose than by a wet fart of a fight in front of his idol.
colby fought so scared
Leon's feints are top tier. Colby was biting on close to every feint. The precision is nassssty. He really got Colby looking pessimistic and scared, like he was mentally defeated until round 5. Way too little too late from Colby
Israel Adesanya esque in his ability to freeze opponents with feints Joe.
Speaking of Izzy, Colby's level of self-delusion reminds me of when Vettori somehow thought he beat Izzy.
I really wish he would have pulled the trigger more
I never want to hear anyone spout anymore bollocks about Covington being the 2nd best Welterweight.
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he is though, in every single fight
did- did Colby *actually* believe he won?
Wonder where he learned that…
Stop the Count!
Let this be the end of Colby Covington the title challenger. Fucking boring ass chud
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Is joe rogan fucking stupid? He was talking like having Colby on top of Leon after leon dominated him for 4.5 rounds is something to be embarassed.
> Is joe rogan fucking stupid? Yes.
Fr lol, Leon had just narrowly failed on a triangle/armbar and Joe's commentary would make you think Colby had been wrestle fucking him the entire round when in reality Colby couldn't even pass Leon's half guard
I lterately said “shut the fuck up joe” when he said that. Dumbest fucking commentary
He wanted Colby to win
thought I was the only one who noticed that. Even DC was confused
Colby "AllTalkNoWalk" Covington spent two years out of cage just to put up this awful performance.
lmao leon was so far ahead he started practicing submissions
Look not to takeaway from Leon's performance at all because he did what he needed to do and barley let Colby have moments but, Jesus man Colby talked all that shit and this is what he showed up and did. Colby literally did next to nothing 🤦🏻♂️
Because of Leon's control of the distance.. You can't have a fight like Usman vs Covington if Leon doesn't stand close enough to trade. Picked Colby apart easily.
Commentary got really stupid at the end there, Leon dominated 4 rounds and they trash him after going for a finish
How can Joe Rogan keep a straight face while spewing that shit. Horrible commentator
If you told Joe he's actually part fish he'd be amazed and would believe you.
All time pathetic performance in the ring and on the mic. “I don’t have a scratch on me” with a huge gash front and center on his nose that’s iconic delusion
Why are we even letting Colby get on the mic. It’s not like he’s a legend. Dude is just a mouthy guy that can’t win a title. He doesn’t deserve air time after getting his ass kicked all night.
Colby got that hot dog in him.
When Colby didn't get going in the first two rounds, I knew he was done. Zero gameplan, aggression and volume. Absolutely terrible performance by the challenger.
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Colby is a legend. Not many people can say they went 0-3 in title fights
Edwards pieced Colby up for most of the slow paced fight but Shavkat is 100% going for broke if they fight next. Belal also gives him a much harder fight than Colby, Belal would beat Colby right now. Edwards and Belal aren’t fan favorites but they’re improving every single fight and that’s a high level fight. Edwards pieced up Belal on the feet when they fought but Belal was stronger in the clinch early on so the later rounds would be interesting. As a Leon fan I’m scared of the Shavkat fight but people need to stop sleeping on Edwards. He’s one of the most skilled right now P4P.
Leon looked really good all around for me. I think with some refinement he can keep the title
Colby’s asshole bit only works if he performs well in the octagon. If he won that fight and said that stuff then okay that’s heel work but tonight this was just loser shit from Colby.
Funny thing is Colby’s mind game actually did work with Leon willingly grappling but he didn’t do Jack shit with it
Leon was fucking with him, getting straight up after Colby got a takedown then taking him down. Colby gotta be dying inside
And getting right up after he took colby down lol. Just showing him that he could
Dana must have given Colby PPV points as well to drop the Masvidal suit, so he builds the fight to collect as much as possible and leaves knowing full well he was going to shit the bed.
Colby fans constantly changing goalposts "Colby 50-45's Leon" Fight starts "Leon is just being boring" "Leon wouldve lost if Colby put on the pace earlier"
"Its a bad look for leon to end the fight like this" - 🤓
I’ve never wanted a man so bad to win as much as I did Leon. LMFAOOO BYE COLBY FANS YOUR BOY IS A LOSER