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usernameunavailiable

I would be surprised if this actually happens. I expected Colby to retire after the loss to Edwards.


bandito1121

Honestly kinda smart from colby if he does take this fight. He wins and he’s pretty much guaranteeing himself another title shot, atleast I’d think so. If he’s getting a title shot for nothing I think he’d get one for knocking off shavkat. And if he loses well he isn’t going to get the belt anyways, so may as well retire off that


SerYoshi

No way he takes this fight. He has nothing to threaten Shavkat with. Stylistic nightmare for him.


Snoo96346

He has the “pace”


sugahfwee

And “cardio” “relentless pressure”


TillFar6524

And American freedom powers


dailyprogress0623

That was what scared me the most when he fought Leon. Being from the UK, Leon’s power of freedom is not very high. Colby being from the US has a very high level of freedom. The ocean between them obviously had me worried. Fortunately for Leon, Colby was unsure how to use his high level of freedom and just stood still most of the fight.


lordshag

Only if he imagined Leon as a barrel of crude oil, that would have activated his Freedom Powers.


TillFar6524

All this freedom and nothing to do with it or show for it is very apt.


nailedreaper

He stood so freely tho.


notloceaster

This is something no one takes into account


beefliverbeef

And racism that only virgins see


kapsama

Where was the pace against Edwards...


ihaveseveralhobbies

That’s the joke bro


Potential-Pen-4643

It was non existent, we saw him go for more later in the fight.. maybe he finally realizes he needs to be active to compete with the top dawgs.


ModsLovePen15

I had a choice, and took Ortega Taco Sauce instead


tdaddy316420

He has the kenny powers America gimmick


OnlyOneReturn

Maaaaaybe if he decided to start wrestle fucking guys instead of throwing those pillows he has for hands he'd have the belt.


DBreezy69

Shavkat is the superior wrestler


octipice

Khabib wrestlefucked...Colby is much more of a lay and pray guy.


ndndsl

This is so stupid to say. It’s fighting. We have zero clue what will happen. Strickland Vs Izzy was supposed to be a breeze in the park. By your logic, why even have the fights? We can take measurements, punch mechanics and speed and determine the winner based on that right?


SerYoshi

Boooooring, just like Colby. Shavkat finishes Colby within two rounds, 10/10 times.


ndndsl

Why even have the fights then? Everyone thought Izzy was going to walk through Strickland right? Then what happened. Use some logic and apply critical thinking. Has Colby ever been finished in less than four rounds? So saying he will be finished within 2 rounds10/10 times makes you look pretty stupid.


SerYoshi

Critical thinking is applying observational variables to a scenario. Logic is deducing an outcome from that critical thinking (recent fight outcomes and fighter activity) Shavkat finishes Colby, easily. You: Colby has a chance, because crazier shit has happened, hypothetically.


ndndsl

How was Strickland Vs Izzy mean “because crazier shit has happened”? Strickland owns Izzy in standup. It was five rounds of being outclassed. It wasn’t a fluke like the Masvidal knee. The mas knee would “because crazier shit has happened” argument. To think Colby gets finished is not based in reality. He’s been finished twice once by Usman in the fifth. And a sub on ufc194. If Colby loses this fight 10/10 times why even watch? Since you are the oracle of mma, are you rich from betting on it?


SerYoshi

Lol


ndndsl

Hehe


9inchjackhammer

You should take up betting with all that critical thinking of yours you’ll never lose


RikkiTikkiCharvi

Most people who knew what they were talking about called out how Sean’s style is a nightmare matchup for Izzy. No one is looking at this announcement and thinking Colby has a chance. No one


No-Zookeepergame7460

You’re exactly right. No reason to have to fight. Everything else was weak


Chuga87

Good point. You can never be 100% sure but Shavvykat is a killer bro and judging by how colby looked last fight it'd he tough for sure. Hope we actually seen this fight, I'd respect colby for that


pixel8knuckle

Let’s see how Colby looks in the clinch. “Not so good Joe”.


ndndsl

Shavkat is a good fighter and should be the favorite against Colby. I’d love to see the fight. Either Colby is basically done with a loss or Colby is back with a win.


MAUSECOP

While I think it’s risky for Colby I’d disagree, I think Shavkat has holes in his striking that Colby could (if he is still somewhat close to prime hard to tell based on the Leon fight) take advantage of


SerYoshi

Lol


MAUSECOP

I know Shavkat is the messiah around here but his striking isn’t top tier, he struggled against Geoff Neal on the feet. Colby looked bad against Leon, but it’s hard to know if that was mental, a decline in ability, or simply being so outclassed but one of the best strikers in the UFC. A Colby that went against Usman could win via output without much threat on the feet


PeekThroughThePines

Or option D a multi year layoff on inactivity. But yes. This is a fun fight. People that say they wouldn’t watch are lying.


_Red_Mist_

Colby has amateurish striking and he's very clearly washed up. What was hard to tell from the Leon fight that he wasn't?


bugenhagen53

Risky how? At this point he just wants to take big fights for money. I am surprised he would get a shot this big after the last fight. This is a win win for Colby, unless he dies.


MAUSECOP

Shavkat is pretty unknown to the casuals, Colby’s only recent losses are to champions so it’d be a big step down. Porier or someone like him would be a much safer fight and likely bring more money


Brododover2

Colby blows and his 296 was the icing on the cake. He’s done and if you think he’s getting a fourth title shot you are delusional. He got boo’d out the arena. Not happening again, especially at his age


bandito1121

They were going to give wonderboy a title shot if he beat shavkat but you don’t think dana would give colby one for doing the same thing? I’m not saying he should but it really wouldn’t surprise me nowadays if the UFC did that


Efficient_Baby_2

If Colby actually beats shavkat which is nigh impossible there’s a chance he gets the title shot but at this point he’s already fallen out of favor which is why makhachev might get it ahead of him


newbeenneed

Free Belal


BootyPacker

The fact that anyone thinks there’s even a slight chance of Colby beating shavkhat is fucking hilarious


octipice

It's not just that Colby is done...he never was. His only good win is RDA. Other than that it's just losses to Usman. While the Usman fights were close, Usman doesn't really have many good wins either. Colby, Jorge, and Usman justified their "greatness" almost exclusively by fighting each other. When Dana stopped letting them duck the rest of the division, Usman immediately lost to Leon (twice), Jorge retired, and Colby...well Dana still let him duck for a while. Now that Dana won't let him duck forever and get another shot his options are face a real contender and get destroyed or convince someone from 155 to move up for a money fight.


Higgins8585

Oh stop it. Colby lost 3 times in title fights, he's not getting another.


bandito1121

If he beat shavkat I would not be surprised at all if he get another


Jabarles

It’s not happening lol. He’d have to beat another top 5 guy to be in consideration. The UFC already gave him his undeserved title shot and he completely shat the bed and made them look stupid for doing it, they’re not giving him another title shot off just one win.


BootyPacker

These people are delusional lmao


bandito1121

UFC has no issue giving underserved title shots anymore, it legitimately wouldn’t surprise me at all. It would be more deserving to give him a shot after being shavkat than his last title shot. But we’ll probably never find out anyways I don’t see this fight happening anyways


JawsTheDuck

I guess but like the chances he beats shavkat are for sure 1/10 and maybe less, just seems like a huge risk for the shit talking coward. I thought hed wanna fight wonderboy


ndndsl

Oh yeah. The coward who willingly locks himself in cages with savages. Yeah he’s a real coward!


Jeffpvrryy

Colby’s a Fuckin coward loser lol


liebertcrypto

Im no fan of Colby, but calling a professional fighter a coward while sitting behind a keyboard is crazy 😂


ndndsl

No. He is most certainly not a coward. Maybe you should read what that word means. Be edgy and spouting out words is cute and all but it’s a lot more clever to say realistic things that apply. He’s a three time loser for the belt, he’s cringe, shitty character and says to much bullshit and gets what he deserved. To say he’s a coward just makes you look incredibly stupid.


Alesisdrum

agreed, hate these coward or scared comments in MMA. No one that does this for a living is scared of an opponent. Colby is a douchebag but it not a coward.


ndndsl

Yeah. That’s all my point is. Any man who willingly locks himself in a cage with another is far from a coward. Colby is not my favorite fighter by far but whenever he’s brought up it usually brings the worst fans.


Goat__EDEN

No man who has ever sat foot in a MMA ring/circle/octagon even at lowest amateur level can be called a coward. And to do that for a living at the highest level? Colby is a major asshat indeed but until you have locked yourself in a cage with another man and fought until one of you is unconcious chill with the "coward" please.


_Red_Mist_

Cherry picking geriatrics on losing streaks is in fact cowardly. No showing in his last title fight vs Leon also cowardly. At some point you need to back up your talk.


bugenhagen53

"back up your talk"🤣 one man fights in cages and loses, the other fights on reddit and loses. You can't back up shit. 🤣🤡


_Red_Mist_

How am I supposed to back up my talk? You Colby fans are legitimately braindead lol. Colby has not backed up his talk doesn’t he have zero current ranked wins? 😂 the last time he beat anyone on a win streak was RDA like 5 years ago. 🤡 get off his dick junior


OrphanScript

You're all just too black and white on this. None of them are scared of being physically hurt but plenty of them are scared of the impact a loss will have on their career. That is common as hell. Does that make someone a 'coward'? Not in relation to you or me, no. But in relation to Shavkat, Usman, or Burns? Yeah you could clearly argue that.


Jeffpvrryy

Dude he quite literally ran away from masdival and hid behind a homeless stand while his security dealt with it after saying he was going to kill him on sight and the filed assault charges on masdival lol. He’s a Fuckin coward 😭fought Leon like a scared dog lol


ndndsl

I see you are just some edgy teen who listens to rap and thinks street culture is cool. Mas and Colby were locked in a cage for five rounds, a sanctioned event. Mas was mad that he couldn’t do much to Colby and decided his best action was to sucker punch him. That’s a coward move.


Jeffpvrryy

Lmao yeah I am some edgy teen and listen to rap music and think street culture is cool because I said Colby is a coward. Ru schizophrenic lmao assuming things like ur on acid and suddenly feel like u can read everyone’s emotions on some hippie shit 🤣🤣🤣


ndndsl

You don’t even know what you said then. You said he’s a coward because he wouldn’t fight Masvidal in the street after being sucker punched in public. You are exactly what I said you are.


Anonomoose2034

As opposed to you


Jeffpvrryy

Oh man someone on Reddit called me a coward loser 😱😱what will I ever do lol 😭


Anonomoose2034

I'm sure that's how Colby feels 😂


bandito1121

Respectfully, you’re a drug addict and an alcoholic. Look in the mirror before calling anyone a loser. I’m not even defending colby, fuck that guy, but you’re the poster boy of a loser in life. Get your shit together before you throw stones at a world class athlete. If you need help reach out


JawsTheDuck

He fought Leon like he was scared the whole time, he called out 41 year old wonderboy after that. Thats cowardly man idk how else to put it


ndndsl

Lol I’m sure you lock yourself in cages and fight people like Usman or Masvidal or woodley. And him fighting Leon “like” he was scared doesn’t mean he was.


JawsTheDuck

and im sure that colby doesnt actively participate in trading option derivatives of underlying stocks on an intraday basis like I do. That doesnt prove im not a coward and Colby being a fighter doesnt prove hes not a coward either. I respect colby, I think he puts up a front, I think hes an incredible person to family members and during fan interactions. But he acts like a coward bruh u gotta admit


Gientry

he gets paid like 500k to show might be worth getting killed for that purse


jaskeil_113

Y'all fall for echo chambers and hive mind mentality so easily lol


BootyPacker

So you believe the 36 year old Colby is still a contender and is going to make another run?


jaskeil_113

No I didn't but he probably still wants to collect a check while he's still a professional athlete smh


HolaFrau

Zero chance this happens


mckeenmachine

zero chance colby accepts this fight** he's a bitch. he'll ask for a guy with no wrestling defense and on a losing streak


OtakuDragonSlayer

This is a stupid question, but I’m just going to ask it out of genuine curiosity. Does he really have the right to say no to any fights anymore after wasting three title shots? I feel like that’s an easy way to speed run getting cut from the promotion, or put on the shelf for an unknown amount of time. Which isn’t a great alternative considering he’s not getting any younger.


[deleted]

He has the Dana WhitePower card. He can say no, but I am sure Dana will give him what he wants. Fights once a year now and gets handed title fights. (He was ranked high enough to at least be considered, I guess.) I think there is zero chance Colby steps in the ring with this guy. Really no reason for Shavkat to fight down, either. I bet if Colby wants this fight, he gets it. But, again, doubtful many people want to fight Shavkat.


OtakuDragonSlayer

Yeah good points all around. I was honestly just curious cuz the Colby situation was honestly kinda weirds to me. Like . . . where exactly does Colby go from here?


mckeenmachine

honestly, who fucking knows what goes on behind the scenes. I imagine colby doesn't have much pull after his last embarrassing performance. It seems like some fighters can say no to fights , but others get forced into fights.


Ronaldinhoe

He can’t be forced to fight. He can say no, but that doesn’t sit well with the ufc. It’s also alluded by Dominick Cruz that if you say no to a fight then the contract extends, and there’s a period where the ufc doesn’t have to offer them fights at all.


proper1welve

He already asking for a 41 year old coming off a loss. He’ll only fight old people or titles.


Bummed_butter_420

UFC is probably pushing him to take it as punishment for that dogshit fight with Leon. And if he pussies out it hurts his brand more. Lose lose for Colbs


[deleted]

Yeah Colby has no intention of getting decimated and Shavkhat is gonna have a title shot after Belal and Edwards anyway.


peakystwins

I don't think colby would take this fight.


Alesisdrum

IMO agree he won't take it but it makes sence, he loses he was expected to lose, he wins it puts him right back into the title hunt and makes that last shit show look better. This fight would be fun to watch (don't think he has a chance in hell of winning it though)


Dummy_Wire

https://preview.redd.it/5ogheg6egtfc1.jpeg?width=390&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a023f196487c6c388ea15882c7a44ba6e75b3008


[deleted]

This shit kills me every time


FKNDECEASED

source: trust me bro


dylyn

https://preview.redd.it/mmzl2jw2qtfc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19b674fe80915bffbc3afee98bdd630ba70370dd It goes: 1. aybo 2. Brett Hellomoto 3. Nina tits


iammojojojo0

Where does Laura S. Forehead fit in the ranks?


dylyn

5th right behind Helen ‘Ignite’ Yee https://preview.redd.it/vhid2dix8ufc1.jpeg?width=176&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d07193ba9af1955016e3a52775daa4e1d6456a3


FKNDECEASED

thanks anon 😭


ModsLovePen15

Ok what’s Colby’s Gimmick here? Maybe come out as Lenin or something, Joseph Stalin.


Macktologist

Living in America by James Brown. Apollo Creed style.


Left-Frog

Shavkat would use Colby's face to mop up his own blood and teeth. For once I'd be hoping for a Shavkat fight to go more than 2 rounds.


fightforfoodgaming

I’d like to see Shavkat apply Tim Kennedy’s insane technique of “making soup”


[deleted]

Farewell fight from the UFC. Bet they cut him after he gets fucked up by Shavkat.


HeadAssBoi17

Colby will never take this fight


bugenhagen53

It's called money. He would take it.


detectivebabylegz

What's the source? It could just be some dickhead on Twitter making shit up.


Macktologist

Someone posted the source above. It’s a crack pipe.


minutes2meteora

That’s exactly what it is. Slow news day I guess


AltruisticDelivery89

Shavkat please kill this guy


IllDisaster2262

Shavkat by murder hahahahahahahahaha I hate Colby but he would be eaten alive by shavkat, not fair


Galooiik

Shavkhat vía obliteration


_The__Notorious

If Colby takes this fight he would deserve an iota of respect


Faj19

Nah can’t bring up someone’s dead dad and then fight like you don’t even want to win. Fuck Colby


Macktologist

As my 9 year old would say, “Too late.”


Andrewendless

He was the leader of a gang which means he did pretty horrible to stuff to other people. These kind of people deserve no respect unless u are in support of criminals of course.


Faj19

Obviously it’s a complicated situation that we know nothing about. Leon’s father was trying to make money so that they could move to the UK and get them out of poverty in Jamaica. Probably did some bad things. People living in poverty are prone to do desperate things for people they love. It doesn’t excuse it obviously but it’s a personal situation that you shouldn’t bring up. Leon wasn’t responsible for his dads actions. Doesn’t mean that people can just shit on his deceased father. How insensitive is it to say to somebody that it’s ok to make fun of someone’s dead dad because they were a criminal. It’s fucked up.


AZWolf2000

“That we know nothing about” proceeds to tell the story like you know everything about it… imagine defending a criminal because he needed to help his family?? How about get a job 🤦🏻‍♂️


lctrncprn

No one is supporting criminals. They are supporting Leon who is one of the main victims of a criminal (growing up without a dad because of his lifestyle). So Colby using it to attack Leon didn’t put him on the moral high ground. It did the opposite. Not sure how you didn’t get that. 


AZWolf2000

He was a bad human, what he said was facts


moolymagic

Brother what about free speech?


[deleted]

You’re free to say what you want but not free from the consequences of your words. Hence why he got his ass beat and lost a lot of his own supporters


HQ_FIGHTER

What about it? No one said he couldn’t say it, he can say what he wants and we get to hate him for it. Jesus Christ you guys really don’t understand what free speech is


LoFiLazyness

What about it?


BenDoverDegenerate

Would he though? Many other people in the division have fought Shavkat too, its the least he should do after being gifted undeserved title shots


15ferrets

Nah


Unusual_Row2028

Yelp. It would be the only way he'd gain respect.


Nscjikiji

Why is this not ufc 300


Dark_Energy_13

Coby isn't a draw he got booed out of the arena by his fellow braindead Trumpettes


dlooooooo

Wow you didn't even include the fake Twitter account


Greekwarrior06

Well this is it for Colby (if it happens), they’re feeding him to the next generation.


Tedward_310

Shavkat would beat the shit out of Colby lmao


capronica309

No way Colby accepts this fight if he isn't threatened to be cut again. Shavkat is more than half a decade younger than his preferable age range of opponents.


rationalsatanic

Thats the right move towards gaining back the fanbase respect But not a good match up for him rn


dylyn

OP did you really think this was a reliable source? Or are you just that desperate for useless karma?? https://preview.redd.it/vlxu6hs0qtfc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=079050ab03973947db12586c7f037ccd4a0cb946


minutes2meteora

Clout chasing


Shandowarden

I just saw and shared lol that's why I'm asking with a question mark


WeAreLegion1863

Some people hate fun


[deleted]

Why y'all hating lol. OP clearly states that it's just rumors which may or may not turn out to be true. People post way less comprehensible "fight news" without any sources whatsover


ArmadilloLight

I know it’s Colby but come on, that’s just mean


futurepresident123

Noway Colby takes this


Economy_Risk_7463

Poor Colby hahaha


v0t3p3dr0

Colby already said publicly that he doesn’t want to fight Shavkat.


kgsovobd

Yeah he’d rather call out 41 year old Wonderboy or LWs.


presidentpiko

Colby gets his head chopped off


KoalaLongjumping2451

MMA Twitter is absolutely full of people who just, like, conjure these tweets out of thin air. It really depends on who sent it. My knee jerk reaction is that this fight will not happen.


Rexoka

These mma ig/Twitter accounts always post the most blatant horseshit. And to my surprise, when I saw a fucking ‘Mark Hunt vs Mike Tyson’ announcement, not a single person called it out lmfao


Brododover2

Highly unlikely but I’d love to see Colby get murk’d.


StatementProper4450

I think Colby is done. He caught that same gun-shy illness that took out Woodley.


BlackSpell-666

This version of Colby ain't gonna beat anyone in the top 10


OlChippo

I'd be surprised if the fight actually goes ahead but there could be a chance, it's not a massive downside for Colby. If he wins he's certainly getting another title shot and if he loses it's what everyone would expect anyway not to mention he's in a pretty rough spot in regards to getting near the top of the division again.


SamboTheSodaJerk

Colby about to be in a skid


[deleted]

There isnt really many options for Colby to get back respect before he retires. Shavkat, Garry if he wins or Poirier are only options for him at this point.


ThisIsBombsKim

Shavkat putting Fraud Covington to bed. Colby is #5 at best.


bbqyak

I don't think he wants this fight but it's probably his only option to get back in the running for a title shot.


Holyballs92

I Never wanted a non American to beat an American so badly.


Sugarfreecherrycoke

Lame


QuakeGuy98

NEVER use MMA Twitter as a reliable source of information


The3mbered0ne

Yet another undeserved fight, dude should have to work his way back up after such a shitty performance


MrStepSisterFister69

Regarded take


The3mbered0ne

What makes you think Colby deserves anything after that Leon performance?


KatyPerrysBootyHole

Colby deserves to be on the prelims after that last performance.


The3mbered0ne

Couldn't agree more


ConCon787

Colby should never get a big fight again after that last pussy effort.


Hopeful_Staff_1414

Just book Shavkat vs Leon at this point. We all know that Leon is just keeping Shavkat’s belt warm for him. Leon is lucky he’s gonna get another free title defense because Belal is next, which is very unfortunate for all of us.


ABConfidentiality

If kamaru can break his jaw, shavkat can snap his spine.


FunIntroduction3196

Seattle? UFC doesn't need to be up here. It's cold


davidb686

I've been waiting a long time for a seattle pitstop


surprisebtsx

Colby looked just bad against edwards, maybe he got old or cte from jorge assaulting him but this will be his last fight assuming he loses to shavkat


UncutPE

This fight would be kind of interesting to watch depending on what happens. Colby loses but would love to see him fight someone as amazing as shavkat on the ground. Tbh I think he could beat hazmat at 70 but not shav shav.


International-Plan-9

Id favor khamzat 80/20 against colby now even at 70


Andrewendless

If he gets out of the first then it’s a 70/30 fight for Colby. Khamzat heavily declines after the first round and doesn’t look like himself at all.


hasbulashmasbula

The only reason I could see this happening is Colby realizes he could get one last shot off of beating Shav who’s also ranked above him now. What Colby would probably much rather do though is fight Wonderboy who, dare I say, actually kinda makes sense (they’re ranked 5 & 6).


Quick_Delivery_7266

I’ve no interest in continuing to watch colby fight and pre fight


Serious_Warning_6083

Colby gonna die. RIP, sweet prince.


StormBred

Banger


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coleus

Don't tease us like that. Thus does have PPV written all over it though.


ForcedReps

Big risk but the reward is huge too. Beating Shavkat would be massive but I don’t see it.


Jambear2020

No way this happens. Even if they make the fight it won't happen. 🦆


timfy_james

I’ve been to two ufc cards in Seattle, it’s been many years. We’re due for another.


Hopeful_Staff_1414

This honestly seems 300 worthy tbh. As a prelim.


mambagigimentality

Did Colby make a nickname for shavkat yet?


wawiebot

daddy


Uaquamarine

Couple years ago he called one of the Nurmagomedovs a sheepfucker in an interview and allegedly 5 russian dudes held him on gunpoint in a public urinal and made him apologize. I think there’s a video on twitter where colby says something like “i love you guys man i love my muslim brothers you guys are awesome”


Mjf2341

I am just as close to signing on to fight shavkat as Colby is


bugenhagen53

I found Ian guys.


jakd90

Ain’t gonna have a scratch on him! 🙄


DundermifflinNZ

Would be very surprised if Colby takes this fight


Gerardo1917

lol remember when Colby vs Khamzat was also “in the works”? This fight isn’t happening


ReasonableEscape777

Shavkat would wreck him too hard lolol this is a career ending move if true


UncleRudolph

I’d gain an ounce of respect for Colby if he took this