UFC 296 LEON EDWARDS vs COLBY COVINGTON aftermath

[@rodrigogois]

Yess!! I was expecting a video of you about the last UFC event of the year. I think I'm getting used to coming here to see your opinions and analysis, and as always, it is very eye-opening hearing your takes... So intelligent in both aspects, the fight itself and skills displayed in the ring, and also your read about the environment/mental aspect of the fighters, all while also considering their personalities, camp, stage in their careers... You rock! Also, making sure to wish you all the best this year that just started! 🙂

[@spicemma]

Thanks for the kind words Rodrigo, that's really awesome! Maybe this year I'll get to cover a few more events who knows.. All the best for your 2024 also, lets make the most of it :)

[@rodrigogois]

@@spicemma For as long as there are videos of you, know that I'll be here watching 🙂 And 2024 ... let's do our best! Thank you for your words, attention and kindness also!

[@kenzopeypers738]

Great video girl, Hope to see you keep this up!

[@spicemma]

Thanks heaps I hope tooo

[@epo-mma]

Leon did a good job at constantly switching stances, pressuring Colby, and throwing many strikes up the middle to deter the takedown. He threw a lot of "decoy" front kicks I bet just to get it in Colby's head. Smart. Colby's only chance was to make the fight chaotic and fast-paced.

[@kentuckyking4343]

No the only person that looked worse than Leon was Colby. Leon looked like shyt too 😂

[@epo-mma]

@@kentuckyking4343 His performance was fine except for some questionable choices in the grappling and low output. He took zero big shots and won 90% of the striking exchanges

[@kentuckyking4343]

@Grandmaster-CEO-of-EPO I thnk it sucked but it was always gna suck bc Leon and Colby are both the kings of decisions. I kno they couldn't have 10 ufc finishes combined 😆 I could be wrong but if I am I know it couldn't be by more than 1 or 2 and dnt thnk I am

[@spicemma]

yeah I was also impressed with Leon's performance. He Bested Colby with such high skill and little effort

[@ymb9shinzou743]

I think the idea that Leon sucked and Colby is washed is utterly crazy. Fighters like Leon have the 'Machida Effect' where guys like WB or Israel make you look hesitant and boring thanks to their styles. Their distance management, feints and counters are hard for the audience to see but they were freezing Colby in place for good reason. I bet Colby saw hundreds of times that if he put his hand in the fire Leon was going to take his head off. You can win a convincing decision against someone like WB and still have it hurt your brand because he made you look 'off' or have people start questioning if you are overhyped. It's what these guys do to people and why no one wants to fight them... it's a hard, technical fight and the probability of it actually paying off isn't great. You can criticize Colby for not saying 'fuck it' if you want but watch when Machida knocked out Bader and see where that bravery lands you.

[@rickypacheco5272]

Good video love! Keep up the good work ! 😘😘

[@spicemma]

Thank you Ricky, happy Xmas

[@rickypacheco5272]

@@spicemma happy Xmas !!

[@lawkage8156]

NIce breakdown I agree with most of it

[@spicemma]

haha thanks heaps!

[@TheSimpleverse]

I totally agree that Belal deserves the next shot and will bring the fight we expected Colby to bring. It was really odd watching Colby not come forward. Royval pissed me off, he was totally capable of beating Pantoja. Pantoja is really good but now has two fights in a row where he gassed early but still manages to take his opponents down 🤷🏻‍♂ He's gonna get in trouble when he runs into someone with better takedown defence and wrestling. I think Shavkat will become champion and I thought he fought smart by not striking with Wonderboy. Wonderboy still outclasses most people on the feet and Shavkats stand up styles matches poorly against Wonderboy so I think taking him down was the right thing to do. Was cool to see Jack Black come out with Wonderboy 😝 Josh Emmett's ko got me in trouble because I yelled HOLY SH*T really loud while Sarah was sleeping 😅 I didn;t get a chance to watch the undercard so will prbably watch that tonight. Good to see your channel is doing so well! 👏👏👏

[@spicemma]

Yeah Royval could have done a little more in the earlier rounds... his chin held up well it seemed. I was expecting Royval to be a more equal threat in the grappling.. He had length on Pantoja also.. will have to watch it back. True, Shavkat fought a smart game plan, I'm still not convinced though he's ready for a title fight next. Oh haha! thats quite a sleep in for Sarah, unless of course you watched the ppv later! I have rewatched that KO many times back : D Thank you Simon, I have earned a lot more respect for youtubers in general by doing this!

[@nickalexander4431]

Tony Ferguson was never the same after he got entangled in that electrical cord whilst wearing sunglasses indoors. He got entangled and tripped and it shattered his knee in all directions. The sort of injury you can never move the same again. Prime Tony before that happened was amazing!

[@spicemma]

Arckk yeah I wonder sometimes how Ferguson got so unlucky... it seems weird that the production wouldn't tape down the wires. I love watching him fight Pettis. I first watched him live against Cowboy Cerrone, so I missed the glory days of Tony prior to becoming a fan of mma.

[@nickalexander4431]

@@spicemma hmm yeah good point. Should've taped the wires. But the sunglasses didn't help haha

[@kenzopeypers738]

@@spicemma You missed out! Tony was a fucking killer in his prime. Gaethje took that man's soul tho, was close to just killing him. Like a wounded animal shaking his head, Justin is such a scary individual. He'll just out tough you and hit solely to break you

[@spicemma]

Ah yeah it was it tough to watch,,, Tony got that beautiful uppercut and the end of rnd 2, Gaethje was saved by the bell....

[@kenzopeypers738]

@@spicemma Don't know if he got saved by the bell. Gaethje can take some monstrous shots and and he looked perfectly fine when ball rang. I think that version of Gaethje was always gonna fuck Tony up. Guy was a surgeon in there

[@boefit77]

Shavkat was fighting with torn ligaments and was on crutches and the first one to tap wonder boy....

[@spicemma]

True! Wb is 42 though super old for ww, but still impressive performance. Shavs is legit, he just hasn't convinced me yet.

[@Bobbyblue22]

Gorgeous gal, I just subscribed 😁

[@spicemma]

naww thank you!

[@leveuf]

Happy holidays!! :)

[@spicemma]

Happy Holidays to you also, have a great one !

[@marcusmustard8285]

Good year of fights. Leon is my favorite fighter.

[@spicemma]

It sure was! I love Leon. I think he can reign for a while

[@kenzopeypers738]

@@spicemma I think Shavkat gonna give him some problems. Leon is great everywhere and has top level TDD but Shavkat can hold his own in the striking, he won't freeze like past opponent. He has some nasty knees to the body attacks and spin kicks. Both of them are absolutely killer in the clinch but what Shavkat has over other Leon opponents is that Shavkat is gonna immediately go to a submission if he gets Leon down. Belal/Usman/Colby have no submission threat compared to Shavkat

[@spicemma]

True, I think he'll bring out more from Edwards. Shavs is great in the clinch and he does have that sub threat. I think Leon's wrestling defence is still underrated. Shavs has poor striking defence also, which will make him easier to pick apart. He is longer though, like Leon which could make it interesting. But right now, I think Belal has a better chance of beating LEon over Shavs. Shavs needs 1 more fight... but then again who against?

[@kenzopeypers738]

@@spicemma Do you think so? Belal was getting picked apart by Leon few years ago. Belal doesn't really have any threat on the feet either. Very flatfooted aswell. Shavkat got hit good against Geoff but people forget Geoff is 1 of the best pure boxers in the division and Shavkat still outstruck him. Leon is sharp there with counters and kicks but i don't know if he posesses the power to hold Shavkat off. Like Shavkat goes for the kill and if he cannot take Leon down he'll just walk through shots to get to Leon which is where Leon has his weakness, getting overwhelmed. I think Shavkat wins that belt. His only arguable weakness is his defense but that is something he could easily add, he has tremendous strikes on top when his opponent is down and he has great submission when standing up aswell. Guy is great everywhere and do not forget the man had a hard ankle injury in this fight. Maybe book him vs Usman?

[@spicemma]

I think Shavs beats Usman at Welter at this stage. Usman needs to stay at middle weight and see what he can do with a full camp. Yeah looking at the rankings, Shavs there's no one decent for him to face apart from the belt. Yes I agree Leon almost had Belal finished but I think Belal's will is his strongest asset. I think him vs Leon will look at like how Leon vs Colby was expected to look. If Belal makes it ugly, puts on the pace, for sure he has a solid chance. He's had a bit more experience than Shavs. Shavs has the potential of course and the natural talent more so. Thats why I think now is better timing for Belal. But LOL what do I know. If anything, Belal deserves the next bash. I just wanna see more out of Shav's game. There's still a few unknowns, but yeah lets see! He still has a bit of mystery.

[@user-mb9yw4ir2i]

Love your channel and accent you’re so cute

[@spicemma]

LOL thanks :) It's a Tasmanian accent with a bit of other influences

[@Trickiestree]

Ain't no character, mans just an out right prick and Rocky did extremely well not to let the emotions overtake him. Great performance, fuck all the haters and carry on in your stride Leon bruh.

[@Border13sr]

Tony should retire, not sure if he fights for his own pride or the money but he just looks so labored in all his movements now

[@spicemma]

He is a true warrior. I wonder if its a genetic trait/instinct to fight to the death that he can't shake off.

[@eighthhokage91]

Sean Strickland & DDP in the crowd was much more entertaining than Leon vs Covington

[@spicemma]

hahaha well definitely more compelling ! I still really enjoyed the main event.

[@JimSpencer-1945]

Colby sucks 😅

[@leveuf]

Colby invested too much in the trash talk that he lost focus from the fight. He ended up motivating Leon and adding pressure for himself. He surely lost even Trump. :/

[@spicemma]

I'd say so... Colby was awesome during fight week, except that slip up at the presser. I do feel a bit for him going to so much effort and the fight turning out like that ... There was way too much pressure on him !

[@ShredCo]

Start shitting on people to build popularity. Failing that you MUST get a good microphone. Even if everything eke is bad, good audio will really help you.

[@spicemma]

ha! sure thanks, I will get a mic at some stage if I keep doing this. I'm still green. I don't know about shitting on people, thats not why I'm here. But appreciate the feedback.

[@Luisgotit]

leon made that boy colby look easy. I think he should get belal next but ion think the ufc really wanna make that fight

[@spicemma]

I think Leon vs Belal is very possible now. The fact that Megan interviewed him on broadcast after the main event is a good sign. I would be surprised if they pick shavkat over Belal for the next fight.

[@eatinggum9093]

“Made him look easy” literally did nothing the entire fight 😂😂😂

[@kentuckyking4343]

Idk what u were watching but Leon also looks like crap 😂

[@spicemma]

haha, actually I was impressed. He beat Colby with little effort in comparison to other fights.

[@donutman1101]

Idk what you were watching, but leon looked great. Shut down colby with relative ease. Just because he didn't finish him, didn't mean he looked crap. You would know that if you knew even a little bit about fighting

[@eatinggum9093]

@@donutman1101”shut down Colby” literally ended the fight in bottom position looking lost 😂😂😂

[@donutman1101]

​@@eatinggum9093and left with a belt and 2 functioning legs with no ice pack. He barely broke a sweat.

[@Number1Hater939]

People say Colby vs Edwards bout was a beatdown it wasn't it was pretty disappointing from both Edwards and Colby

[@spicemma]

Technically speaking it was, but from a violent point of view yeah not really. Edwards will stay in a lower gear unless forced.. I actually really enjoyed it in the moment, but it's not gonna be a fight I watch over and over for entertainment.