Covington VS Edwards: Who Will Fight Islam Makhachev? / UFC 296: Fight Preview And Predictions

Colby Covington vs. Leon Edwards at UFC 296: detailed analysis of the fight and predictions for the last title fight in 2023. Let's immediately analyze what chances Leon and Colby have in a potential fight against Islam Makhachev.
00:00 - Covington VS Edwards. Intro!
00:54 - Part 1: The fight itself
04:12 - Part2: Islam Makhachev
06:31 - Part 3: Strengths and weaknesses
13:19 - Part 4: MMA community’s prediction (Bisping, Cejudo, Cormier, O’Malley)

[@mmafightuniverse]

00:00 - Covington VS Edwards. Intro! 00:54 - Part 1: The fight itself 04:12 - Part2: Islam Makhachev 06:31 - Part 3: Strengths and weaknesses 13:19 - Part 4: MMA community’s prediction (Bisping, Cejudo, Cormier, O’Malley)

[@robinwolstenholme6377]

that was a very good brake down

[@mob7586.]

Good breakdown you might want it to go that way but it's not going to buffer will be saying by the end of round 2 and still then vacates and then beats my favourite american if he beats the test tube cracker with the thing's he pumps into himself either way Leon will be fighting a juicey lousie

[@jeffreynapisa122]

They both displayed fatigue at 286 because of the elevation, and yes Covington would have as well maybe not as obvious but he would have been affected as well..... elevation has a lot to do with cardio call but no matter how well conditioned you are and sometimes even where you train that in high elevations yes it makes your cardio off the charts but you will feel exhaustion to a point.

[@iviwediko7210]

🌟 think any champion that wants to attain a second belt in order to become champ champ, must first relinquish the title and then fight the number contender of the above class and then get the belt then immediately move back down to get the title shot from their previous belt (This would solve this hunger for champ-champ status) 🤞

[@tobysmith2081]

You didn't even mention Belal, like him or not he is the number one contender and dana already said he's next after Coby. If you want to be a real mma channel report the facts

[@dimasyudo9659]

Please understand the title, friend 😂

[@johndiengdoh4332]

Ppv will be under 10k with belal

[@KeithThaStallionAllen]

Thats why Leon wants to move up in weight after the colby fight. Hed rather face Shawn or Duplesis rather than Islam, he knows what time it is

[@robinwolstenholme6377]

first colby beats leon then fights khabib nagamernof vs colby covington at Welterweight - 170 pounds at ufc 300

[@WalkingN3rd713]

Imagine Islam fighting in weight class near his natural weight. How dangerous that smiling monster gonna be.

[@lsmls3243]

What is his natural Weight?

[@lsmls3243]

Khabib natural weight is 120 kg

[@WalkingN3rd713]

@@lsmls3243 iirc, Islam is around 180lbs plus naturally. So 170 is actually more optimal weight for him.

[@brianlamb8414]

Islam should defend the light weight belt a few times

[@caroukinganmo7343]

Honestly speaking that makhachev fight to each lightweight contenders really makes no sense so this must be happen at any case ,and probably Leon will fight makhachev🙏

[@kalaspears6288]

I myself think that Colby Covington versus Islam makhachev would be one of the best fights we could ever ask for so if Colby does win I believe Dana White should no doubt give Islam the fight

[@oscardean6351]

If I was fighting Kobe, I would totally ignore his acting skills and just laugh, you can’t take him seriously Until fight night that is 😁

[@999titu]

Leon will ko him.

[@frankcastle4213]

We will see.

[@Ashanty02]

You think WRONG FOOL. Bow down to the king of Chaos

[@abrardaiyan4268]

Cringe

[@aRsH-aJ]

Leon smokes Colby. We won't get to see Islam vs Colby :(

[@mob7586.]

Leon is going to strike fck out of this nearly guy cos that's all he will ever be the guy who trip's over his laces just short of the finish line then vacate and take the belt off of my favourite yank sorry Sean but if you get past izzys cousin in juiced up lasie

[@josemorbeylobo652]

Leon all the way. Colby's not gonna like what he sniffs and is gonna get KO'd. Gonna be a great fight. Island WILL retire COLBY.

[@brentlinkous4654]

Colby would KILL Islam! So would Leon. It would be bad.

[@aRsH-aJ]

Nah....! You are in a reverie. Colby is over-rated and over-hyped. Even Charles smokes Colby

[@kiabtoomlauj6249]

Neither is WWE nor D1 = elite MMA. Islam is likely at least 99% as good as the D1 in a pure standing Greco Roman wrestling; but in MMA wrestling, where Islam elite Judo, elite Muay Thai also come into play, the wild swinging WWE chaos would be badly punched and kicked by both Islam and Leon, both happens to be extremely technical, CONSERVATIVE counter strikers. On the ground, Islam will just dominate the elderly 36 like there's no tomorrow. Charles --- who also is 5'11" and as big as Islam and Colby --- will dominate Colby on the ground, too. At 155 or at 170, it doesn't matter. (... Leon is the only one way too big to cut down to 155; he'd only fight at 170 or 185, later. BTW, that's the only admiring features about the vulgar Trump-spired MAGA man: he actually fights in a division that is quite close to his walking around weight, unlike most UFC fighters... I bet both Islam and Charles walk around slightly heavier than Colby....) Sorry your 4-year-old childish WWE mind needs to be burst (before you lose substantial money betting on MAGA/WWE man beating either Leon or Islam). Five to 6 years ago, yeah, I could see a 30 - 31 year-old MAGA man out hustling Leon or Islam, in their mid 20s. No way an elderly, plodding, average striking wrestler is going to out maneuver two of the most technical, most elite, most all around skilled fighters at the UFC. Islam is as big and as tall as Colby, so he will have zero problem coming up to 170. But we know 100% Colby isn't sticking around after Leon trashes him. And it is close to 90% that Leon is trashing the elderly, slight, & plodding D1 MAGA man. Naturally, we all know Trump, a few feet away, and Colby would both cry foul... saying the corrupted judges STOLE MAGA man's landslide win, whether it's a decision or a KO win for Leon.

[@aRsH-aJ]

Colby goes into a brawl with Masvidal, who was slept by Usman, who was slept by Leon. Colby gets smoked. This is Basic math, not some rocket science.

[@arturolopez9597]

Islam don't deserve to go up he has 2 defense against a 145er he needs to clean out 155 first