Is Colby Covington Done Fighting?

Chael Sonnen talks Colby Covington on this episode of Beyond the Fight
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All things UFC and MMA with the undefeated Bad Guy, Chael Sonnen. UFC Champions, Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, Colby Covington, Khamzat Chimaev, the MMA hour and commentary on the latest UFC news, UFC Champions in 2022, UFC knockouts and finishes.

[@JakeReynoldsYT]

No one knows this, but Chael doesn't know he's being recorded. He just sits in his basement and talks to himself.

[@brandonarredondo121]

He is looking in the mirror.

[@dfredankey]

@@brandonarredondo121lmao

[@robertsmith6177]

He can't let anything get close

[@enriqueshockwave]

@@robertsmith6177 cant let the comments get close

[@gtt8428]

I do that 👀

[@DouglasErnst]

Calling out Wonderboy after losing and then pretending as if he was responding to unacceptable trash talk on WB’s part was embarrassing.

[@executivelifehacks6747]

What triggers people most is lying. According to Chael. He's right, lol

[@draco2xx]

only way colby can redeem himself and to get another title shot is to get a win over shavkat, colby calling out old man wonderman is a joke

[@erikmanguslehnsherr4389]

Only thing to save Colby is to call out Belal or Shavkat....Shavkat, take the fight, and win.

[@billysummers1616]

​@@erikmanguslehnsherr4389Except Colby gets destroyed by Belal and Shavkat

[@evolicious-x]

It's fighting. Why would you rather fight someone you don't have beef with? Man u guys are basement dwellers

[@Makai77]

Problem is, Colby lost a lot of fans with that performance. And Leon trashed his legs.

[@KennyP99941]

If Colby lost fans with his performance, Leon did too. Colby fought a different fight than what he usually fought. I think Colby gameplay was to counter Leon punches and then take him down. Well Leon outsmarted him and threw no punches.

[@midasthestallion4105]

I don't think so, dude. Fans are fickle. Remember when people hated Leon for sitting out and waiting for his shot? Remember when people clowned him for getting hit by George or almost getting knocked out by Nate? 1 Head Kick later and Boom! All is forgotten, Leon's the best, blah, blah, blah. Colby comes out, refreshed and has an entertaining fight and he's in there like swimwear, I think.

[@DarkCloudian]

No he didn’t. His instagram numbers never dipped

[@PublicEnemyMinusOne]

@@KennyP99941If anything, Leon gained more fans - he proves he can control his emotions even under the most extreme circumstances - and he just proved he can wrestle with Colby “chaos” Covington. Not to mention the utter class he showed after the fight. Nah, Colby alienated himself even more whilst Leon only gains more support. 😊

[@PublicEnemyMinusOne]

@@KennyP99941”threw no punches” lmao. He threw a pretty dangerous punch that hurt Colby so much he “smiled it off” - that pretty much turned him into “Cautious Covington” for the rest of the fight. There was never a reality where Colby was going to counter Leon’s punches. Colby’s striking is pure amateur compared to Leon.

[@mattyu1818]

Chael trying to back peddle as fast as he can. Colbys owes this man an awful lot. Amazing PR assistance

[@lukasdeak3885]

shut up already with this stupid hate man

[@m.p.d.k8723]

Thats it✅

[@elmirbrdar1045]

I haven’t a clue why he is so protective of him

[@joeyduncan5804]

You noticed thar as well. Yes hes trying to get Colby out of the rut we just witnessed. I personally don't care to see him ever fight again. To say that stuff then look like shit in the cage and then insult everyone. Man screwed the pooch and I am no longer a fan.

[@randy5894]

​@elmirbrdar1045 it's not only Colby.. but also the UFC. If the UFC is making money then he has a job and a high paying job. Colby is a UFC Cash Cow. Should I continue an economics lesson?

[@quincyblue5098]

He might not be done fighting, but he is done fighting for the UFC championships. The best thing he could do, is take as many fights and make as much money as possible

[@robertsmith6177]

Agreed his character has become predictable and he's not the youngest fighter

[@libertarianpunk8558]

Bet he doesn’t fight for 14 months

[@quincyblue5098]

@@libertarianpunk8558 ha ha ha

[@1247.cccccc]

25% uptick in PPV buys.

[@jamesbennettmusic2154]

He should go to Bellator.

[@woody558]

Nobody ever stops fighting on the mean streets of West Linn

[@rajahferrier7475]

No one fights in West Linn as Uncles arms, the 2 biggest peacemakers are walking around

[@drewcarrigan4707]

Damn right!!!

[@bb5979]

I hear they eat gravel for breakfast down there

[@Jeff-nb8iy]

2:05 😂 funny how Chael is referencing what someone said about Colby as “terribly mean” knowing the kinda sh!t Colby says. But I get the point you’re making, Chael.

[@reyhaze5044]

I've been a fan of Colby, sometimes his trash talk was pretty finny, sometimes a little cringe, sometimes both. I know he hasn't always had the smoothest delivery, but that final pre-fight presser was difficult to listen to, capped off by the comments on Leon's dad. It didn't leave a good taste in my mouth. But at the end of the day, Colby had respect because he was always a warrior in the cage. Unfortunately, that performance against Leon was pitiful, bordering on cowardly. You can't talk that talk if you're gonna fight like a scared bitch. If I was Trump, I would've been embarrassed to be there publicly supporting him

[@jayybiggaveli6632]

Trump was embarrassed soon as Colby mentioned trump name in his after fight speech Donald trump face and body language alone showed you he was tryna leave before Colby even got on the mic

[@dixonbuttes]

It’s always weird to see people call people who could beat them up names like “bitch”

[@HoniTheCircleMaker13]

@@dixonbuttes there are more factors to being a man than getting good at MMA

[@dixonbuttes]

@@HoniTheCircleMaker13 agreed. I like being a husband and father. I don’t imagine myself calling a professional fighter a bitch if they’re not. Maybe they even are a bitch - but I always thought we shamed people who did/said things online they wouldn’t do/say IRL. Remember? We used to call them keyboard warriors and everyone agreed they were bad? I’m not being crazy here

[@HoniTheCircleMaker13]

@@dixonbuttes I can't say whether or not he'd say it to his face, but we do need to call out more bitch behavior regardless if a man can fight. Colby fought like he was scared to get KO'd in front of Trump and what he said about Leon's father was literally a bitch move. I've been scared in my life and said wrong things too, and hope Colby learns from his mistakes, but it is what it is

[@swifty123]

He should fight Shavkat in one last PPV spot like a co-main event. He called out Wonderboy but I’d prefer Stephen fighting MVP instead.

[@HipHopAn0n]

Wow, Stephen vs MVP is an amazing matchup

[@roflcakes7224]

No ones talking about a matchup with Poirier but that would be a great buildup and could be a main event. IMO Colby is not in his prime anymore and wont face any top welterweight, only money fights now

[@ahamilton1189]

Colby would not take that fight

[@andidunn9999]

Colby wants to fight another 40 yr old whop cant wrestle and get the 4th title shot🤣

[@HipHopAn0n]

@@roflcakes7224 Poirier probably wouldn't take that fight. But that's an amazing matchup too

[@randyjames2098]

Colby created new Edward fans his antics are a win win

[@360.Tapestry]

he played his part and got paid for it in cash, but it cost him a lot of respect from fans lol

[@kafkick82]

it's crazy that some people still think he gonna fight shavkat. no, he wont take that fight. he's done, and he just knew it after the leon fight. that's why he called out wonderboy. he wants some ez fight for paycheck and retire.

[@andre49ers]

Exactly. He said to give shavkat the next shot

[@fluzzerr]

Wonderboy won’t fight Colby. He doesn’t want to be called a pedo on television. Colby can fight Shavkat, otherwise he’s done. He’s not in a position to demand anything after that performance.

[@BroccoliLesnar]

I never thought I'd say this, but I actually think Wonderboy would have a real chance against Colby after that performance he had. I know Leon has better TDD than Wonderboy but damn.

[@kafkick82]

@@BroccoliLesnar lol, no he doesn’t

[@mitweakz866]

A fighter without fans is done. Colby just finished his own fans ... I don't know about his career but now.... He's Alone

[@AshleySmyth1212]

No he didn't, get a grip. 🤦‍♀️

[@AshleySmyth1212]

" he's alone " 😂 wtf

[@PublicEnemyMinusOne]

@@AshleySmyth1212Told his own fans that cheered him on that they’re “broke bitches. Fuck you” That post fight speech was pretty pathetic - there is going to be a great deal of irony when he walks out to Kurt Angle’s theme now.

[@mrm7659]

Aziz you don't know sh!t about mma fans😂 They booed Colby during post fight speech

[@h870]

First thing he’s ever finished in his life

[@mayito714]

Colby looked nothing like he did on any of his previous fights. It's not a speed issue it's that Colby lost his hunger, determination to win.

[@shahryar-khantemuri6571]

Not fighting for 21 months can have a bigger impact than you might think. As good as his training may have been, it doesn't fully replicate a real fight, because in training you wear headgears, shin pads, you go light to medium contact sparring, you lack the crowd, things that can get to you mentally. As much as he didn't want to admit it, he definitely was nervous, which messed up his whole gameplan. He still has that hunger within him, he just needs to fight more often to get himself back fully in to the game.

[@luckyspurs]

No, he's never fought anybody close to as fast as Leon Edwards. Robert Whitaker said it perfectly on his KZbin channel; Masvidal, Lawler, Usman, Dos Anjos, Maia, none of them were known for their speed and amazing footwork.

[@fightmilk209]

He looked the same in the Usman rematch for the first two rounds, once he got dropped that brought him into the fight. He's in his head too much, you could see him in the 1st round urging himself to action. It's like Volk during the Islam rematch he said he was telling himself to act but couldn't.

[@jxknight1980]

@@luckyspursBest comment.

[@bodrulm1]

He wasted his prime years of talent on the bench, rather than honing and evolving his skills. The division has left him behind. Face it. Washed up fighter or gatekeeper at best but that doesn't bring in PPVs. He should fight Jake Paul next

[@MajinBenjamin]

I wouldn’t consider what he did in his last match “fighting”.

[@m.a421]

That wasnt a inactivity problem If his timing was off we would see that by him consistently attemping to throw punches He was just standing there not trying to get hit

[@360.Tapestry]

0-3 and this last one with great protest from fans and most likely from those in line for contention... he'd really have to do something undeniable to earn his way back to a title match. with age creeping up, he most likely won't be back in a main event card

[@dee100bee]

I get what Chael is saying but, Colby passed an eye exam before the fight he's fine. He lost to the superior fighter on the night, he came to put the pressure on Leon and inadvertently put it on himself, and didn't show up. That being said I don't want he to retire I wanna see him give hell to some of the new contenders. my 2c

[@bodrulm1]

So he should be a gatekeeper for the division? Sounds about right but gatekeepers don't make PPVs or money. He's toast. Go fight Jake Paul

[@kev30631]

Refocus is good advice from Chael. I think that's his only way out or up.

[@UncoverTruth]

Refocus BUT there's more behind the scenes. Honestly believe the dynamics and energy shifted with the presser. He needs to fire his promotional guy John who comes up with these asinine sound bites for the pressers. Hope CC realizes how much damage John did and may have EVEN cost him the fight because the WHOLE energy changed after that presser. Everyone needs to tell him to #FireJohn!

[@Boudica234]

Chael missing the point. For the 1st time in his career Colby fought scared. U could see it in his eyes. His game had always been about movimg forward and applying relentless pressure (similiar to Khabib). Not against Leon. He played it safe. He fought like a guy who was afraid to get hit. The crowd saw it and that's why they turned on him. No way he's fighting Chimaev or Rakhmanov. He knows that he can't outwrestle them. Thats why he picked Wonderboy-a 40 year old striker whose past his time. Colby knows he's finished as a top contender. He'll never get another title shot. His time has passed.

[@luckyspurs]

I think Chael knows. He hasn't been able to put Leon Edwards down like he tried after the Usman fights. He knows Covington was absolutely petrified of how good a fighter Edwards was. Pace is scarier than power.

[@TravisKlappe-TheRealRedHood]

This is a horrible analysis. Especially historically speaking 🤣

[@Boudica234]

@TravisKlappe-TheRealRedHood So Colby was never a pressure fighter Travis? Sure moron.

[@timduke4616]

I think if Colby takes another fight right away gets his timing and speed back( if it’s even possible) he might be able to still put together a last chapter run but if he takes more than a year off he is done

[@jahmusicmansionwhererealre3920]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I

[@sallgoodman2323]

highly unlikely even with a strong run

[@germanboy14]

Dana should just cut him off. And since Dana doesn't like him, Trump even doesn't care about him, its possible.

[@bodrulm1]

The game left him behind whilst he sat out his prime years on the bench. He's not beating any of the top ranked fighters. Good riddance.

[@P4P1980]

I think if Colby wants to and he should he has a bright career in the porn industry given that he's a cardio machine 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I mean I don't know any other sport or industry where your only talent is cardio and you can thrive or become champion with just that

[@theanomity3185]

The fact that he called out Wonderboy instead of Shavkat tell me everythinh about his mindset

[@luckyspurs]

Don't think Colby thinks he could beat Shavkat, Belal, Burns, Garry, Neal, Brady or half the division now.

[@Multihopefulness]

Colby Covington's recent fight frequency is a cause for concern as he has only fought once in 2023, once in 2022, once in 2021, once in 2020, and twice in 2019. This is a far cry from the expected frequency of three fights per year for professional fighters. The question arises if he is even interested in fighting anymore, let alone being an active fighter. If Covington aims to be a champion like Glover Teixeira, who won the title at the age of 42, he needs to increase his frequency and show his dedication to the sport. Winning fights alone is not enough; he needs to fight more frequently to prove his mettle as a champion.

[@MADARA200]

He fought Masvidal less than 4 months after fighting Usman for the second time, you can see he was trying to be more active but masvidal jumped him and Colby had to take a lot of time off as a result and that seems to have derailed his career

[@american1207]

​@MADARA200 Colby didn't need to take almost 2 years off. He knew the ufc wanted to build Khazmat off of him so he hid in witness protection. Right after Khazmat leaves his division Colby comes out of witness protection and claims he's been ready for a fight for the past year

[@MMAELO]

Guys at the top are not fighting 3x per year, it's closer to 2.

[@Multihopefulness]

If Colby wants to be a 🏆 champion, he must be more 🏃‍♂ active. Consistency and dedication are crucial to achieve great success. 🔝 Increasing his activity level will help him take the necessary steps towards achieving his goals.

[@Multihopefulness]

​@@MADARA200 It's easy to nitpick a specific year or circumstance as an exception, but we must acknowledge the consistent pattern of behavior that provides a broader perspective. Only by looking at the bigger picture can we truly understand the situation at hand.

[@mrmolloy]

Colby has had four title shots, one being an interim that he never unified or solidified. He has not fought anyone in the top five and those he has he has lost to. Colby's eye was in, it appeared as if it wasn't because Leon was faster, stronger, more technical and a superior striker. The frustrating thing about Colby, aside from the stuttering talk, messing up his lines, not accepting defeat with grace or respect and saying disgraceful things is he didn't call out a top contender like Belal or Shavkat. Instead, Colby called out a forty year old Wonderboy, outside the top five, coming off a loss who has already been beaten by Belal. No one respects that. He could derail someones title shot but instead he chooses the path of least resistance and reward and looks weak in the process.

[@vladthepistol3974]

Colby was on the backpedal the entire fight until the fifth round. That was not Colby in the fight against Leon. Colby is the one alway pressuring. He didnt do any of that until it was too late

[@sooperd00p]

@@user-vi9zm5ss4f Colby isn't your dad bud, let it go. lmao.

[@lopez4292]

he got some more in him

[@roflcakes7224]

nah hes done. hes old and we all saw he was overrated

[@antonycuff4512]

@@roflcakes7224 It were age his chin would be going and he wouldn't have come on stronger at the end of the fight ! He just had a bad game plan last Saturday !

[@PublicEnemyMinusOne]

@@antonycuff4512He doesn’t just have a bad game plan - he is just bad. Completely one dimensional, all he has is his pace and wrestling and even Leon took him down and threatened with a sub.

[@roflcakes7224]

@@antonycuff4512 lol you think his gameplan was to stand and fight with Leon? All his other fights he fought with pressure and wrestling. What we saw last weekend was a combination of old age, the 2 years off, and shrinking under the pressure of all the shit talk he did.

[@antonycuff4512]

@@PublicEnemyMinusOne He tried to strike with Leon for the first two rounds . you call that a good game plan ? Listen to his corner they only gave him striking advice at the end of the first and they didn't tell him to shoot until the end of the second by then his leg was damaged and he didn't have enough time to wear him down ! This fight reminded me of when Cain tried to strike with jds and when Brock tried to strike with overeem and they froze !

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

Colby didn't access his superpower of Chaos.

[@JayP0502]

Maybe cause see saw what happened to Usman? Leon turned him into Colby Cautious Covington. 😂😂

[@MrGanjaGary253]

I don't see how he comes back strong and focused when obviously caters more time to his whole schtick than anything else. Can't be worried about picking out an outlandishly ridiculous outfit to wear to the press conference for example. 😅

[@UncoverTruth]

ALL these decisions come from his promotional guy John. Dude needs to FIRE his ass! Honestly believe the dynamics and energy shifted with the presser. He needs to fire his promotional guy John who comes up with these asinine sound bites for the pressers. Hope CC realizes how much damage John did and may have EVEN cost him the fight because the WHOLE energy changed after that presser. Everyone needs to tell him to #FireJohn!

[@eeQ-san]

Colby should ditch his heel persona, comes back with genuine Colby Covington, get rid of sunglass and fancy suit, talk calmly in interview, starts paying respect to his opponent and hug his opponent after the fight is finished

[@mosesmaddox]

A Colby face turn would be amazing

[@johannludwigwolfgang2889]

🤢🤮

[@germanboy14]

Another new personality. A month later people will call him real😂 like Sean with his persona change

[@EveryKneeWillBow24]

Chael, the fight to make is Colby vs Charles! Think about it, the biggest fan-favorite vs the most hated heel. Looks like Gaethje is getting the next shot so Charles needs a big fight. Charles vs Colby = Perfect co-main for UFC 300 under Conor

[@lazonaasombrosa8688]

After that performance calls out 40 year wonderboy who got submitted like 30 minutes ago

[@odedroesler]

Chael: "Fighting is the only sport you dont get better at by doing more of it" Also Chael: "Ring rust is a real thing"

[@bodrulm1]

Chael making excuses for is irrelevant boy. The division left Colby behind as he sat on the bench during his prime years.

[@osamamansoori3117]

Chael said Colby could go 4 years without ring rust….

[@UncoverTruth]

Honestly believe the dynamics and energy shifted with the presser. He needs to fire his promotional guy John who comes up with these asinine sound bites for the pressers. Hope CC realizes how much damage John did and may have EVEN cost him the fight because the WHOLE energy changed after that presser. Everyone needs to tell him to #FireJohn!

[@theologicalmonochromaticbo2102]

Colby won 2 title fights but still has no titles. Sounds worse almost

[@osamamansoori3117]

@@theologicalmonochromaticbo2102 he got the interim title. Thats it. Never unified. Let’s not change the definition of interim

[@theologicalmonochromaticbo2102]

@@osamamansoori3117 I was mocking the way Chael tasted Colby's balls. No titles

[@cyberspace667]

Chael’s loyal, I gotta give him that

[@joshuachurchwell7323]

I think Colby needs to fight a couple more fights just to remind everyone how good he really is because this last fight doesn't give him credit for how good of a fighter he really is.

[@erikmanguslehnsherr4389]

The only problem with that is, the old fighters in the division are gone now. He only has Wonderboy now, or he can call out Nate for UFC 300. Otherwise, he can't beat anyone else in top 10....definitely not top 5.

[@joshuachurchwell7323]

@@erikmanguslehnsherr4389 If his hunger for fighting is still there then I think he can hang if not beat anyone in the top 10. He can't sit on the side lines for like 2yrs and come back and beat the best 170lb guy. He should have took a #1 contender fight first.

[@JC_Dean]

It was more than centimeters and millimeters. Colby presented ZERO danger in the fight. Much respect Uncle Chael! 🥊🥊🥊

[@dasshape00]

Leon the champ.suked ass in that fight also Both did

[@Combavski]

Chael is lowkey dissing Leon by saying that the great fighters make their opponents miss by mms not by inches. Keep coping Chael 😂

[@InvestBetter.]

Chael "It's one of those things" Sonnen The Colby Covington of his day The company's media lightning rod who never grasped The Brass Ring

[@hardnewstakenharder]

I haven't seen Colby fight since March of 2022.

[@desean3402]

You can see how much Chael cares for Colby. It’s a super genuine thing. It just stinks that Colby’s character is just such a scum bag.

[@cineris2389]

Can you really consider it a "character" when he burned so many bridges/lost friends/fans, in the process of building it?

[@360.Tapestry]

to know colby since he was 11 blah blah blah and see him turn into this pandering clown and still defend him.... whatever, chael

[@jsequine927]

Yeah tells you a lot about Chael doesn’t it.

[@EAmotion]

He is a POS, you are what you present to people. I don't care how much it sells a fight you don't tell another man that lost his father in a shooting that he is in hell and then say yeahh but he is just in character. This isn't WWE they are actually fighting and the other fighter isn't reading from a script. And dam near everyone that has known or been in contact with Colby has said that he is actually a scumbag. Best friends with Masvidal and trashes him and brings his children into cause he playing a character is sooo dumb its hard to believe. It would almost he better if it wasn't a character.

[@dovetailjointfan]

He would have never been in the UFC without "THAT CHARACTER", thou.

[@Epoxyfloorsin1day]

Let shavkat ragdoll that man & make him reconsider his career.

[@seabass6811]

He isn't gonna rag doll colby. Colby wrestling is too strong.

[@GCode214]

​@@seabass6811didn't look that strong against a kickboxer who he let take him down. Shavkat mauls him

[@theologicalmonochromaticbo2102]

Uncle chael having the same voice cracking colby had at the post fight press

[@user-uv9oy1qp5m]

Shavkat is fucking huge I don’t blame Colby to not wanna fight him. Looks like a middleweight.

[@ree3119]

He said ring rust but as soon as the match started he shitted himself. He knew he fucked up but talking about Leon's dad

[@littlezero6399]

Chael, please ask Colby why he seemed off against Leon. If he is willing to share I am dying to know.

[@libertarianpunk8558]

He’s so delusional in his schtick he’ll never be a real person publicly and it’s sad

[@ElaraNightsky]

here is your answer: Colby can only fight against 40 yr olds who cannot wrestle (Masvidal, woodley) . now you know

[@UncoverTruth]

Nah your both wrong. He came to the fight sick (listen to him at media day) and truly believe his IDIOT promotional guy John may have had a hand in things. Honestly believe the dynamics and energy shifted with the presser. He needs to fire John who comes up with these asinine sound bites for the pressers. Hope CC realizes how much damage John did and may have EVEN cost him the fight because the WHOLE energy changed after that presser. It went from everyone rooting for CC to everyone then wanting Edwards to win?!? Everyone needs to tell him to #FireJohn!

[@andrewmanford]

Chael, this is a good take.

[@ayman.s.m]

As a middle eastern fan who follows Uncle Chael on his Social Medium and this Broadcast , to my friends in America, Chael is an undisputed national treasure.

[@bubbakushii]

He’s done, he just don’t know it yet

[@gamebredduramax71]

At 1st I was thinking Colby ruined Usman and that’s why he was in a 3 fight losing streak after Colby, but maybe they ruined each other I think now, Colby looked like trash, I’m gonna say he’s done now, unless he fights old weak ground game guys like Blunder Boy

[@arnabiarnab3037]

Usman was arguably winning the first fight against Leon, and the Khamzat fight was very close

[@buyerofsorts]

Who's blunder boy?

[@walterreed5849]

@@arnabiarnab3037arguably?? lol he was dominating Leon in the 2nd fight. No question if the headkick never happens then he was 49-46 across the board. Third fight Leon had his number and Khamzat was short notice at a different weight class. Kamaru is still that guy don’t get it twisted and Covington hasn’t faced anyone in their prime and elite outside of Usman since RDA

[@craigadair128]

Leon's head kick ruined Usman. He was extremely dominant prior.

[@MADARA200]

@@craigadair128 Exactly, no fighter comes back the same after a knockout like that. You could see in third usman vs edwards fight that usman looked considerably slower and less agile. Plus he was probably super cautious of getting knocked out again

[@meatslide]

Chael, I'm truly sorry you had the displeasure of knowing that pos Colby

[@terryreese663]

He better be willing to take three to four fights a year. If he wins all for the next 1.5 years, he can gain top shelf fights again. It was more than a little off in the fight with Leon. It was in front of a Pres. who was a huge fight fan. Colby laid an egg like I have not seen before. He should come out and apologize to the fan base for the terrible showing.

[@miguelorozco5046]

A thought to consider? Everybody knows Tony was never the same after gaethje right? Who’s to say the wars with Kamaru didn’t take away from Colby?

[@RadamesPrime]

Casual take

[@goldenDropBear]

More likely masvidals cheap shot on the street😂

[@lukasdeak3885]

after usman he manhandled masvidal. One bad performance after 2 years out and yall try to make him look unable to fight

[@levistern3316]

2nd fight wasn’t a war

[@hukares5363]

@@RadamesPrimeyea you’re a real expert. 🙄

[@enriqueshockwave]

Am colby fan I think hes got another couple good co-mains left But title contention is out of the question

[@jeffreyhughes9898]

Barely deserves to be in the prelims after that shit tbh

[@enriqueshockwave]

@@jeffreyhughes9898 Would you agree that leon also had a shitty performance that night?

[@jeffreyhughes9898]

@@enriqueshockwave 100%. Both guys disgraced the anticipation and played it embarassingly safe.. The stock of Leon's champ status, the division, and UFC as a result has taken a dip in my eyes.

[@skawtmorley2224]

Rfk jr giving us another great breakdown.

[@acrobatmapping]

Colby hasn't fought "chaos style" since the first fight with Usman. He seems scared to take damage, injuries, get knocked out now to me. I don't think he can fight with a poke tactic it kinda has to be only forward mentality or he may as well not be there. He took Usman to a round 5 where it was tied up for a final round. He never should have changed his style since he already had a winning style he just had to stick with it, and now he's starting to get old.

[@sooperd00p]

But Usman and Leon are not the same person. Would be really stupid to apply the same "chaos" method to a sniper like Leon. I'm not defending Colby's performance. Even Colby said he was thrown off my Leons footwork switching stances so often. Usman doesn't do that. Colby probably needs to work on adding more effective feints to his arsenal. The other problem with Colby is that he doesn't really have any friends among the UFC fighters, which makes it hard for him to learn from someone like Izzy for the feints or Strickland for the defense.

[@yourefine9020]

Idk but I would like him to fight Shavkat which likely won’t happen

[@donniedoesdishes]

he is too young for colby and a natural 170, colby likes the 155ers and above 35 years of age

[@360.Tapestry]

shavkat = moving up colby = backslide to irrelevance

[@seanfuller9770]

Title opportunities are probably extinct for him. It's time for Colby to look in the mirror and ask "why". If it's not about the title, why do you want to do this? I think if he just wants to make some cash, there's still some fun fights out there for Colby. Dustin Poirier, where you at?

[@largemargeog1023]

I think Colby needs to focus more on his skill and mindset and less on being someone he isn’t at heart. I think when who you are isn’t aligning with your spirit it makes your body weaker.

[@UncoverTruth]

Very well said! Honestly believe the dynamics and energy shifted with the presser. He needs to fire his promotional guy John who comes up with these asinine sound bites for the pressers. Hope CC realizes how much damage John did and may have EVEN cost him the fight because the WHOLE energy changed after that presser.Before presser, everyone looking for the upset. After presser, everyone wants him to lose and Edwards to KO him. Everyone needs to tell him to #FireJohn!

[@kaylek3874]

Colby looked like he hadn’t even been training. Like a fish out of water

[@reaves9]

Big Colby fan. Was around him growing up as a kid at meets. Such a disappointment man. All that talk for that shit performance.

[@ln5747]

Did your martial arts career turn out less disappointing?

[@michael95621]

Ok let's count BMF. That means colby has fought for a belt 5 times in 7 fights in 5 years. He's gotten more title opportunities of the minimum amount of activity ever.

[@Meursault_1111]

This is a relevant conversation any time you bring up Connor’s return. I’m NOT making a case for Colby, but even recent history (i.e. Henry Cejudo’s return), shows coming off a layoff that long: probably best to take a tune up fight.

[@dasshape00]

Henry talking shite and his last fight was weak

[@iankreegs9196]

The thing with Chael and his soft spot for Colby is this, they’re a lot alike. Chael just did it wayyy better. Everyone hated Chael too for most of his career. They shouldn’t have but they did. The difference is Chael is doing the heel as a decent person behind it Colby is a POs trying to be even more of a POs.

[@Insert.Name.Here.]

Colby will be champion! Hum du Allah 🙏

[@rbytton]

Colby has to do what he should have done before getting his shot vs Leon. He SHOULD have fought up comming contenders like Rakhmonov, Burns, Belal, and/or Chimaev. Not all the guys but at least 2 of them. Max had to do it time and time again. Same with everyone else in his spot.

[@molefilebone]

Wow, he just threw down a great one. I love Colby vs Shavkat, since Leon is likely to face Belal. I love this fight. Can we do it for UFC 300?

[@MuhWasFalsePrpht]

Bro when he got asked anout Shavkat he wanted no parts 😭😭.

[@timtaylor6575]

Chael backing Colby💯 percent….Colby will be back

[@Gowther444]

Honestly I don’t think he is done, he can easily overcome Gilbert and Belal, Shavkat will be an interesting fight, but I could still see him win. At 296, Colby was nervous based on how he performed which was not the usual Colby that we see. Ring rust is a much more serious thing than people think.

[@BraveNewWorld76]

I know.. people act like Leon dominated him and knocked him out and ended his career. So dramatic. Colby was tentative in the first 2 rounds. Gained a little confidence in the 3rd. Arguably won the 4th and ended up winning the 5th and finished the fight on top. He’s still a force at 170 and could easily make a comeback.

[@Gowther444]

@@BraveNewWorld76 very well said sir, I praise you for being able to see the obvious. 🙌

[@Gowther444]

@@BraveNewWorld76 It’s crazy how people think he should retire, after one bad performance that wasn’t even as bad.

[@Close_Call]

"he can easily overcome Gilbert and Belal, Shavkat will be an interesting fight, but I could still see him win." that's why he called out WB? A 40 year old striker?

[@Gowther444]

@@Close_Call Personally I think him calling Wonderboy isn’t as rewarding as calling someone else, but it would be a good warm up fight for him

[@johannludwigwolfgang2889]

Colby will be back, stronger than ever, and he´ll be champion in four different weight classes!

[@LizardWizardHTX]

similar situation with israel adesanya. looked terrible in their last fights and everyone is saying they should quit. personally i dont think either one is even close to the end of their career. just a bad fight. they got some years left in the tank.

[@midasthestallion4105]

Colby doesn't have to be done. People are clowning him sure, but they don't hate him as much as it seems. All he needs to do is just drop the gimmick, apologize to the fans who haven't trashed him and own up to the fact that he had a shitty fight. That's it. Then, offer to fight a top 5, regardless of who and then comeback and fight like how we all know he can. Win or lose, he's back in after that. Truth is he doesn't need the gimmick anymore. He's a draw. It's a fact. He's not going to get cut. Now is the perfect time for him to let his true personality show and give it a test drive. It might work more than his gimmick, who knows?

[@360.Tapestry]

amazing cope, truly

[@PublicEnemyMinusOne]

Dude. He was about to get cut because of his fighting style. He had to become an obnoxious asshole because of his one dimensional fighting style. And besides, Colby straight up confirmed in the post press conference that there is no character anymore. Colby fans are going to start swallowing this statement now. The character shtick is debunked. He is just genuinely an asshole and it’s no wonder so many fighters have said so.

[@h870]

You can’t backtrack from a gimmick like this one. The level of naive here is truly adorable

[@ln5747]

He will keep up the gimmick for potential WWE appearances

[@midasthestallion4105]

@@PublicEnemyMinusOne Ok. Colby doesn't have to be done. Admit he had a shitty fight, train, fight a top 5 fighter and fight like he did a few years ago. Win or lose, all is forgiven. There ya go.

[@OneManGang11-pm2in]

I love how Chael always calls previous interim title holders, "champions", just like how he considers the BMF belt a legit title. He's the type of guy to celebrate beating the mini boss in a video game. Or maybe Tony would be that type of guy😅

[@donniedoesdishes]

someone should do a list of pretend champions that never became real champions

[@isafcb312]

If Colby was serious about ever being champion, if he broke his leg as he claims, if the judges robbed him as he claims, if it was ring rust as he claims he would challenge the next up and show how good he really is but instead of trying to fight Shavkat or Belal both of which called him out, he goes for wonderboy a 40 year old on the back of a loss, that tells me colby knows he’s done

[@shanetaylor761]

This may sound simple minded but i feel like it's easier as a wrestler to enforce your gameplan. Strikers have to dance between letting their skills loose and preparing for a takedown or grappling. For colby all he has to do is control the ring and push forward. Way easier said than done but Leon isn't a champ for no reason and he's less dangerous moving backwards. Also a failed takedown can turn into a grapple contest. This is my long winded way of saying idk why colby would fight so timid when it's more dangerous to do so. His gas tank must finally be compromised.

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

I want to see Colby as Champion.

[@HotRoute7]

Wont happen

[@joeschmuckatelli3198]

​@@HotRoute7Already happened actually.

[@johanjotun1647]

Colby and Usman had one of the best fights IMO

[@Chuck26814]

@@joeschmuckatelli3198Interim champion is still a major accomplishment, but when people say things like, “I want to see so n so as champion,” they’re not talking about being an interim champion

[@PublicEnemyMinusOne]

Thankfully that is never going to happen.

[@kf1809]

Colby didnt show his ability against leon, he needs to come back

[@infrared6973]

The fact that you think he has any ability lefts hilarious. He stood around for 3 rounds basically doing nothing like damn dude if you knew you were gonna be that hesitant you shouldve never taken the fight. Theirs zero chance in hell colby trained for months and months and months and then went and stood infront of leon just standing there for 15 minutes. He went into that fight without a care in the world and it showed. He didnt at all care about that fight nor do i think he ever thought hed win. If he looked that bad out there he must have looked abysmal in the gym.

[@jeffreyhughes9898]

Maybe to backyard MMA and work his way back up. That performance puts him right back to the very bottom.

[@AndrewTroyIreland]

The Love Channel

[@johndenver7035]

He's done main eventing and fighting for a belt, that's for sure.

[@Fatdecember]

You kinda have to applaud/appreciate Colby’s ability to get so many people to show absolute glee over him losing. That means they care and that also means they completely bought into his bad guy gimmick. The last thing you want is for people to feel indifferent to you as a fighter. My main knock is Colby has kinda talked more than he has delivered. I think Conor is overrated as a fighter, but he delivered in a huge moment against Aldo. Colby needs that moment and the clock is ticking on that as each day and each new contender ladders up the rankings.

[@MADARA200]

Exactly, sometimes I feel bad seeing just how much hate Colby has been getting cause it’s been on overdrive ever since the press conference last week, but at the end of the day this is Colby’s shtick and he ultimately wants people to boo him and hate on him. It’s his character and I think all the negative comments actually motivate him. Colby still has a lot left in him. Nobody expected Glover Teixeira to become champion a couple years ago, but he did. And I think Colby is objectively a better fighter than Glover (no disrespect to glover cause he’s great). I really think Masvidal derailed his career with that attack and all the time Colby had to take off as a result

[@Fatdecember]

@@MADARA200 Most fighters are okay with playing things safe and boring and I think putting yourself out there like that takes balls, but it will always come down to backing up the talk you spew out and that hasn’t happened, which has given people the opportunity to knock him (I think some of it is deserved and some of it isn’t). He needs to stay more active. No more long breaks. He’s 35 so times ticking.

[@PublicEnemyMinusOne]

@@MADARA200All those words would be so earnest if only Colby didn’t straight up confirmed in the post press fight conference that there is no character 😂🤦🏼‍♂️

[@shaunmcallister6557]

I personally believe he has some lingering injuries from years of wrestling and fighting I do believe if he was not scratch I personally believe if Jorge wouldn't have tried to attack him out in public we would have seen him long before now I also believe if he wouldn't have had nagging injuries from wrestling in MMA he would beat Leon 99 times and twice on Sunday

[@ivanmesa765]

cope boy, leon beat that ass for 5 rounds and took him down, outpaced him and outstrook him 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dylanhagsauce8629]

​@ivanmesa765 That's obvious, dude, but maybe he did have a small injury who knows doesn't take away what happened. Colby sucked out there. Dude really is coping hard shit i barely read that comment at first haha. Damn

[@UncoverTruth]

Well of course roided boy wins. Hard to beat extra strength in wrestling. Will NEVER be a Edwards fan. Look at pics from 7 years ago and today. He says his physique is from strength training coach and proper diet. Bwahahahaha! Frickin cheater!

[@worldwolf9909]

What was with the slippery canvas the commentary kept mentioning?

[@Kal81197]

You are so f****** good Chael.

[@minitzonthesun]

He must keep going!

[@Gowther444]

Chael, you are absolutely right about everything. The fact that you are willing to understand something from a deep point is great. I do think Shavkat and Colby would be a crazy matchup, and personally I think Colby has what it takes to beat him. It’s honestly sad how people forget how much of a monster Colby can really be just because of one bad performance that he had due to his inactivity. Keep up the good work my man 💪💪

[@whoisOldboy]

What monster? He is and always has been an average fighter who has nothing but a bunch of decision wins against either totally unknown or past their prime fighters. Look at his fighting record. He was about to get cut for being totally average and boring until he invented this fake toxic persona which made him interesting for the company because he was suddenly hated so much. His persona got him two fights against a top fighter which he both lost. To then again beat a fighter who was already on his way out. And now he got another fight against a fighter in his prime.... and lost again.

[@Gowther444]

@@whoisOldboy Average? Are you serious? This dude beat Dos Anjos to become where he was at, he became an interim champ for a reason. He had a pretty decent record to me 12:1 is not a bad record 🤦‍♂️. Honestly, his heel turn was a smart move of his, look at where it got him, he became a draw, and is one of the biggest draws of welterweight rn. As for the Usman fights, if you watched both fights, you could see that in 245, Colby got robbed by the refs with the fake eyepokes and nutshots, fight stopped early, he was even winning Rd 1,2,4. Second fight, same thing, won 3,4,5 and literally took Usman down but didn’t even count it. His performance against Leon was a bad one, that I agree, but when you haven’t fought in 21 months, it takes a toll on you. You can even see it yourself, in 296, the Colby you saw wasn’t the same Colby that you saw back in 245, 268 or 272.

[@whoisOldboy]

once again, 12: 1 against who? Look up his fight record. He beat Dos Anjos at the end of his career, he would not have touched him in his prime. Woodley, on his way out. Lawler, on his way out. Maia, on his way out. Besides those past their prime fighters, he literally just beat no name fighters. @@Gowther444

[@tanjiro776]

I see colby doing well at LW

[@nicholasponcio3671]

Colby should be main eventing prelims

[@chiquita683]

Colby got that blessed contract of PPV shares without holding a belt. He's the peoples champ and will continue making millions creating the most exciting fight build ups in the industry

[@weldplanet8806]

He’s done bud

[@HotRoute7]

Oh stop

[@Chuck26814]

Exciting buildups while he was an exciting fighter. He had a terrible showing against Leon, especially considering all his trash talk prior to the fight. N what ppv shares is he gonna get now? He ain’t headlining a ppv again anytime soon. Might headline a fight night. Would like to see him face Shavkat

[@MikeSmith-go8wk]

Let me switch gears on you chael. How is Joel? And front row Brian?

[@cookingwithvince]

You know what else is incredibly mean? Unarguably much MORE mean than telling someone that he failed at 3 world championships? Telling someone that he will see his murdered father in hell. I am sorry Chael. I know you are friends with Colby but it's hard for anyone to sympathize with someone that says the most aggregious things to his opponent in order to "play a character" without getting payperview points. You were creative when you did and were humble in defeat when Colby wasn't. When you constantly play the character, at some point you start becoming that character. Colby also has this inability to accept the fact that he lost and put on a poor performance for the fans when he never deserved the title shot and Bellal did. After a performance like that and inactivity, why should Dana make and easier matchup for him with wonderboy instead of Rahkmonov. It really doesn't make sense for the division.

[@Devlins10]

He will. But 2 years was way too long of a loyoff. I think he comes back in his next fight looking liike the Colby we are used to seeing.

[@tacktiician4978]

Colby broke his foot in the first minute

[@YouTubeCommenter8]

😂😂 dude cmon. Don’t be a dumbass

[@fredmills4191]

Colby said his foot was broken…… keep that same energy Unc! We hate excuses !

[@georgechen5231]

Calling out the loser of Shavkat and Wonderboy says he's done being a contender.

[@LeonardTaylor700]

I actually wanna see Colby’s come back

[@chevellebelair1402]

And blame trump for his lose😂🤣😅 even trump said he looked old and slow.

[@Notmintvr]

Colby made a big mistake not taking a warm up fight with a lesser ranked opponent after such a long layoff. You never want your return fight after a long layoff to be against a top 5 opponent let alone the world champion lol. Ring rust is real and it took Colby 3.5 rounds to shake that rust off “after he shook it off he looked better than Leon but by that point it was to late points wise” so ironically his free title shot after such a long layoff is what ultimately cost him a championship. What’s frustrating was knowing that Colby had the tools and style to win and him proving that knowledge in the last 2 rounds lol. Colby should of faught somebody like Geoff Neal or Kelvin Gastlem just to shake off the rust before challenging for the belt. I just think that Colby was so confident in him being a bad matchup for Leon that he said fck it. edit: one thing I did notice was that Colby looked real small compared to Leon, and was small compared to Usman. Why doesn’t Colby fight at lightweight? It seems like that would be his natural weight class if you compare him to other welterweights and lightweights. It’s something that he should of done a while ago. Imagine Colby vs Connor? Porrier? Gaetje? He would get that belt pretty easily in my opinion too. Islam gassed vs Volk lol. Plus Colby is used to grappling much bigger dudes than Islam, Colby vs Connor would be an epic ppv.

[@riaddaniels2823]

Lord Chael

[@brettbays7530]

Anyone else notice how different his voice sounded

[@Flux799]

According to Colby he’s the greatest welterweight and didn’t have a single scratch after the Leon fight.

[@JustASpectator8]

If Ian Garry wins his next fight, Covington vs Garry would be a great interesting fight. The Battle of the villain vs the newly abandoned guy! 😆 Whoever wins will please a large number of the spectators...

[@HittokiriBatosai]

Every time someone loses, twitter asks if they're done. It's dumb.

[@erikjohansen7850]

What do you think of Colby’s new team at mma masters compared to American top team

[@omarg.2050]

Been following and enjoying you for years Chael and I’ve never commented but figured I’d share my thoughts. The Colby videos in particular come off as you always defending Colby. You haven’t made your relationship a secret but it would come off as more genuine if you offered no bias analysis when it pertains to Colby. As it comes off now it’s as if you are his PR guy or his ‘mouthpiece’. He’s a grown man. He can defend himself and his actions. I enjoy your takes and never miss an episode. But in my opinion- specifically when it comes to Colby - your takes and ‘lens’ is non objective so we the viewers know what’s coming whenever you discuss him. Enjoy your show and everything you bring to the mma community. Just my thoughts. Merry Christmas 🤜🏾🤛🏼

[@UncoverTruth]

Maybe that's because Chael knows behind the scenes sh*t like CC's promotional guy John and knows CC MAY rise above this IF he FIRES John! It may have cost him the fight! Honestly believe the dynamics and energy shifted with the presser. He needs to fire John who comes up with these asinine sound bites for the pressers. Hope CC realizes how much damage John did and may have EVEN cost him the fight because the WHOLE energy changed after that presser. Before presser, everyone rooting for America. After presser, everyone rooting for Edwards. Everyone needs to tell him to #FireJohn!

[@iankreegs9196]

That was awesome huh Chael wtf nothing about th wb callout was awesome.