FULL EPISODE | UFC 296 Countdown

UFC 296 Countdown previews two title fights, as welterweight king Leon Edwards battles Colby Covington, and Brandon Royval seeks revenge in a rematch with flyweight champ Alexandre Pantoja. Plus, Shavkat Rakhmonov faces Stephen Thompson. UFC 296 main card action kicks off on Saturday, December 16 at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.
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[@icydaddy]

Man Pantoja is such an outstanding man. He could've gone down any route when his dad left him but he kept his head on straight, made a beautiful family, and became the champ. Hard not to root for the guy

[@WRNWRW]

its same story for most fighters from favela

[@chadconroy1095]

Guys amazing one of my top five fighters right now

[@ItsameAlex]

14:28 is that Jwow from Jersey shore?

[@danbaker7640]

That is a real man right there.

[@Jonglohn]

My dad left waaaaahhh.

[@LurkingLegion]

Seeing Wonderboy with those kids, teaching them karate and doing it in a fun way, is amazing. He’s a true martial artist and a great human being. He’s got his hands full on Saturday night though. It’s going to be one hell of a fight.

[@williamdupont1969]

Good man

[@marspl]

Huge respect to their family

[@jin6000]

I’m convinced it’s going to come out some day that he’s a serial killer or some sort of absolute psychopath who punches old people in secret. No one is that good a person without a dark secret. 😂😂

[@Everybody_K]

@@jin6000😂

[@humbertomachuca143]

@@jin6000 Lmao! I don't think it's anything like that but I do think he's gay or at least bi.

[@davidAIserrano]

That first mural of Leon Edwards has me dying of laughter 💀😭 4:20

[@mikehawk7804]

David goggings looking ass mural

[@jackvanlierop6090]

Pretty sure that was the love-child of Bas Rutten and E.T. bro...

[@JahEerie]

The timestamp probably says it all 😉

[@kristianj1977]

Yeah it was bad. Really really bad lol. I'm from Birmingham too ffs 😮

[@ItsameAlex]

14:28 is that Jwow from Jersey shore?

[@TCoo-yf7gz]

That’s the best UFC Countdown I’ve seen in a long time. Amazing interesting characters. The post fight speech from Leon still makes me goosebumps. It’s one of the bests ever.

[@Kai_adin]

Leon gonna keep that belt

[@davidrojas8061]

Cringe

[@CrustySock97]

Colbys segment was ass 😅

[@ghillie014]

Colby will send leon back to his tin roof

[@Hazzer20]

Leon is going to destroy colby

[@grimez5741]

It's so funny when Colby accidently let's his guard down and starts acting like a normal dude.

[@veebee69]

Unfortunately UFC rewards clownery and Colby had to act like one to keep his job.

[@sebastiancepeda8562]

Hopefully that changes if he gets the belt

[@Metanoia000]

@@veebee69na he’s funny as fuck

[@mikejones1298]

​@@Dantes230I've always wondered how the second usman fight would have gone if usman didn't fake that nut shot

[@coffeeyouu]

Had to fast forward through all the Colby parts cringy identity crisis I couldn’t bear it LMAO

[@vm1997]

Man..... I almost got tears in my eyes seeing Pantoja's story. Hard not to like the guy. He is a true champion inside and outside the cage!

[@DudeWithTheFro1]

same. love guys like edwards pantoja bisping glover finally realize their dream. always gone root for them

[@kavinraj4689]

First time I cried during a UFC Countdown😢

[@jalanihidup6119]

Shavkat vs Thompson was the real Co-Main event 🔥🔥

[@jorgesequeira8042]

It's the fight I'm most excited about on the whole card but at the same time don't wanna see either lose

[@Pooki2024]

Was ? Don’t you mean is ?

[@daryle02]

Nah that fight is off. rip Shavkat. He just died getting struck by lightning while taking a shit in my garden. I’m confused about how I feel right now. I’m mad and I’m upset. It’s gonna take me ages to clean my rhubarb.

[@jalanihidup6119]

@@daryle02 wtf, dude 🤣

[@jalanihidup6119]

@@Pooki2024 I said that cuz it is gonna be like that 100%

[@asggaming3022]

This is going to be my first ufc event live in person, ive never been so happy

[@binladen5299]

My first one was Dustin vs Justin 2 in Salt Lake City . It was awesome! . Definitely will be going to another fight . Safe travels man hope you have a blast !

[@sallgoodman2323]

Enjoy the show!!!👍

[@rhyanwalker94]

Enjoy buddy. My first was bisping vs mayhem. What a night 🇬🇧

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

My first was McGregor versus Mendez when Sinéad O’Connor sing live. Most amazing night ever.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

@@binladen5299 McGregor versus Mendez was mine. Sinéad O’Connor Singing Live. Holy crap that was freaking nuts.

[@ElderGod29]

Happy to see Shavkat being a part of the main countdown inspite of having two great title fights. 💯🔥💯🔥

[@xombi213]

Same. I believe shavkat is the future.

[@ElderGod29]

@@xombi213 Yeap! He's the pride of Asia. But I'm really concerned for Wonderboy considering his age and the hunger Shavkat has. Hope he doesn't sustain any nasty injury 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@djtheory313]

@@ElderGod29? I’m more concerned for Shavkat as WB is a bad matchup for him. I hope Shavkat will be ok and come back stronger after WBs highlight reel TKO of Shavkat most likely in the 2nd round. You have remember WBs the A-Side is why this fight happened.

[@ElderGod29]

@@djtheory313 Honestly, Shavkat is a very bad matchup for Wonderboy. Shavkat has a really good ground game and Wonderboy's TDD should be top notch or else this would end real quick.

[@djtheory313]

@@ElderGod29 WBs faced by far better grapplers. Shavkats sambo style works in WBs favor because Shavkats isn’t a folk wrestler which is harder to stop. And same for Shavkat he won’t stand with WB too long because it’ll end early because he has bad head movement. I’ve been following him since his M1 days, it’s just not his time yet.

[@TufuDeDrake]

Shavkat is pure new generation fighter. Would love to see him as a champion. He has everything in him that what fighter needs in modern MMA. Lets see what is written in his destiny...

[@BremboT]

Wonderboy is gonna turn on the charm, try to soften-up Shavkat. I hope he stays focus and continue his finish rate.

[@ezworkbro9057]

@@BremboT yeah continue with a finish rate in the loss column too to balance it out

[@divinethug1]

Only flaw i see is his head movement, hopefully he works on that!

[@FreefallSC]

@user-vi9zm5ss4f Wonderboy had zero incentive to fight a guy no one knows, including Wonderboy, who was ranked behind him after just styling on a bunch of guys ranked behind him as UFC tried to stop him from moving up the rankings at 40 years old. Then as soon as he was ranked ahead of him he took the fight because he deserved someone ranked ahead of him. Wonderboy is anything but a coward.

[@uwotm8634]

​@@FreefallSCTrue, it's about taking fights that make sense, especially at his age. Plus if WB was a coward he would've never accepted it in the first place.

[@Waaks]

Lets go Shavkat, cant say enough about this guy, he's going to be champ for sure soon

[@JackRoberts38]

No deal

[@stackinbread365]

shavkat is a beast but how can you root against wonderboy🥲

​@@stackinbread365 nly wrestling wud b smart move 4 shavkat..

[@user-jr2lk5hu1l]

Wonderboy is a fake. Sure he's a good fighter. But he's a fake. He's not a real one.@@stackinbread365

[@charlescharlemagne4907]

how are you going to root for a guy who cant speak english over Wonderboy?

[@user-fv4dt9pl6r]

UFC storytelling is on another level. Applaud 👏

[@priority7773]

I wish the WAG and her toyboy would be on the countdown!

[@igbaileycooper_4385]

His wife said he couldn’t 😂

[@arizonacolour8793]

Nah the less of them we see the better

[@KingoftheCountry90]

No the wife’s boyfriend said he couldn’t

[@AJScraps]

Too scurred of the comments

[@PzShockz]

This is karma for the stuff he did to magny. Love to see it.

[@FightNightPicks]

18 ranked fighters on this card …18! 😳

[@NoName-qf2ks]

How many in the top 5 tho …

[@TechnicalSpec]

not you obvi @@NoName-qf2ks

[@wildberry752]

Nice that means this card can legally give consent 😏

[@juanguzman6945]

⁠@@NoName-qf2kstop 5 or not, thats not bad.

[@jimmurray8483]

​@@NoName-qf2kswho cares? 18 ranked fighters on 1 card is amazing.

[@stockchartart1147]

One of the most legendary knockouts ever, so many things made it beautiful. 1. The fact Leon truly earned his spot and should have fought for the championship a long time ago. 2. He was fighting a dominant champ that people were starting to compare to GSP, Usman is one of the best ever hands down. 3. Leon was getting beat dominantly the entire fight. If the fight went another minute he would have lost on the scorecards. 4. The comment that Jon Anik makes right before the head kick. DC is saying it looks like he has given up mentally and resigned himself. Then Jon Anik says that's not the cloth from which he is cut, as Anik states this Edwards throws the head kick and sends Leon to the shadow realm. Was a moment we will all remember.

[@Cagefighter209]

The anik call was about usman not leon. They were talking about how usman usually grapples to coast for a decision but that’s not what he was doing. Lol get off ur knees😂mouthful of Leon’s junk.🤣

[@SceptilePetile]

Also very reminiscent of the 5th round of his fight with Nate Diaz where he was almost finished after dominating the fight. Except he broke through

[@anishrp1]

​@@Cagefighter209interesting take mate. I thought that Anik's call was about Leon tbh. DC and Rogan were talking about how Leon might have accepted to losing a decision and take that as a moral victory..that's when Anik chimes in with the cloth take. Or that's what I thought at least

[@DudeWithTheFro1]

also last 2 minutes of that fight leon set up that kick beautifully. body leg body combo over and over again to he sneaked it behind that combo. legend. his coach woke him up

[@michaelcard9382]

​@@SceptilePetileimagine Nate won that 😅that would've shook up the rankings and whole Div lol.Glad Nate retired with a W tho and that chimaev missed weight who would've destroyed Nate

[@spideymcgee4718]

That was so sad when Pantoja called out his dad and asked “are you proud of me, now”. Brought tears to my eyes.

[@jakehearington8252]

Are you proud of me now, dad? *Goosebumps*

[@BillyG-mm2jy]

no Jake Hearington. I am not

[@SonOftheBattleCry]

@@BillyG-mm2jyhey Billy it’s Jakes step father he really needs to show some improvements he’s never accomplishing anything

[@BillyG-mm2jy]

@@SonOftheBattleCry Its because of his crazy mother and you should know what I'm talking about. Jake is mommys boy.

[@monric5730]

Pantoja is an amazing fighter with great character. Him and Royval are super underrated but I hope Pantoja gets it done again

[@husseinsalehi3240]

I am here for Shavkat. I love his character, love his style, and Tomson is such a good guy. It is going to be a fun fight

[@BrodyStephano]

Pantojas post fight speech was one of the best. Him calling out to his dad asking if he was proud of him now made me really respect him even more.

[@marcelotapia3970]

Airing out his daddy issues Should’ve shown love to his mom You know the parent that was around

[@BrodyStephano]

@@marcelotapia3970 he did lol he said one line about his dad and most of the other part was how his single mom took care of him and his two brothers.

[@Cagefighter209]

@@marcelotapia3970there’s always sum hater sayin bs like you.

[@marcelotapia3970]

@@Cagefighter209 what about it is bs and hating

[@horde4909]

That clip of the speech by Leon's coach and then Leon comes back and wins, will always live on in my ears

[@ChevyS10LSUK]

Yeah was a great moment...

[@BruceWayne18529]

Did you hear his team shout , cross head kick and he landed it , cold moment in UFC history right there.

[@anonnymous31]

Cool, but it takes away knowing how much of a luck that was. He knew he was losing the fight already, and there's only 60 seconds left, so might as well try something wild and possibly get taken down to the ground by Usman. It's cringy how Leon acts like he planned the whole thing.

[@Kai_adin]

⁠@@anonnymous31you can nothing about kickboxing. he set it up with low kicks. and showed him the right then left. headshot bang

[@ChevyS10LSUK]

@@anonnymous31 what about the 3rd fight?

[@colbymasvidal2397]

Wonderboy is a BMF for taking on all these young killers🔥❤

[@liltrapt1436]

Hopefully shavkat doesn’t grapple and gives us a show but this is a sport at the end of the day smart gameplain to wrestle

[@tommymai73]

These countdowns just get better and better I look forward to these every PPV!

[@Asia-zn1fw]

Shavkat vs Thompson is the people's co main event.

[@julio13castillo1]

Easy W for Shavkat

[@tkcth]

that headkick was one of the greatest moments watching ufc with my brother. Leon brought the belt to to brum🌋

[@dfredankey]

@@cd8086 this is hilarious

[@samt7216]

​@@cd8086bro stop with your history lessons because we all know the English ruled the world 🤡

[@Metanoia000]

So did khabib bring the belt to america?

[@lalunit]

​@@cd8086😂😂😂😂1776 yea good one

[@dielomero6727]

Where did Edward come from. US or UK? Hope he is not from Africa. Cos, he looks like an African dude, meanwhile he enjoys the fruit of America. No pun intended. Just curious.

[@drakeshotplays]

the fight I love and hate at the same time, is Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Wonderboy Thompson, this fight my heart is rooting for Wonderboy but my mind is seeing Shavkat as such a tough opponent stylistically for Wonderboy! Buy the PPV or go to a restaurant(that is showing the PPV) to support these two amazing fighter's.

[@BIackDynamite]

Yeh their using him as a sacrifice if he pulls through that would be awesome tho 🎉

[@JDP000109]

They ain’t getting ppv points 😂

[@gotyoumad6828]

Can anyone tell me where I can buy the ppv?

[@acebigaloo7991]

The khazak will destroy him

[@JDP000109]

@@acebigaloo7991 yeah Shavkat is smart I think he’s gonna grapple and make it look fairly easy

[@fabian13333]

Pantoja speech after he won brings tear to my eyes every time

[@psam8216]

Come on Leon lad, makes me proud to be British. A working class guy who never lost his class or morals when getting the belt ❤🙏👊

[@chumcity]

former ufc champ leon edwards

[@williamdupont1969]

Your going to be 😢

[@billbunch6762]

Definitely is going to be a banger, get your tea and crumpets ready :)

[@jin6000]

Class? Headshot dead? Ok. 😂

[@davidrojas8061]

Proud? Dude is cringe and boring

[@Johnsmith36346]

i will always be a fan of alejandro pantoja. he is a blood and guts fighter always entertaining, his blitzkrieg of alex perez and how he basically took a justin gaethje-tony ferguson level beating for 3 rounds from prime figgy. his backstory and drive are the stories that a movies are made from. same point i love royval do or die fighter with crazy kos. the clip i remember from royval that endeared me was when he cried bc he won but he didn't get a ko thus no bonus and he had to keep working instead of full time fighting.

[@isaacdujka1350]

God this event is perfect on every level

[@user-wg8iw5mj8f]

UFC Countdown has always been making me super pumped and excited..cross over headkick..and then boom..always takes me back to the moment when I see that..Leon got a beautiful mom too..I wish both fighters to enter the octagon healthy and may the best man win💪🏻

[@martinzzincredible2836]

Leon is going to induct the headkick into the Hall of Fame

[@raydiamond-qi3dv]

I hope so 🇯🇲🇬🇧0121👊🏾

[@Prinze203]

Best card of the year garunteed 🔥🔥🔥

[@djt8870]

I cant wait til they skip over belal for not fighting shavkat when hes weighing in as a backup. What a loser.

[@ryanmccarthy8652]

We can only judge after it’s done

[@Last_Chance.]

Meh....

[@treywilson4310]

Grammar police just kicked your door in

[@saucegotti9416]

Idk best card this year was Austin and that wasn’t even a ppv so

[@paulmcdonald6236]

Rip Wonderboy

[@MadaraUchiha-kq7zc]

nomad rip

[@draco2xx]

⚰️💐

[@d.6786]

The UFC Countdowns are always great, but this is one of the best I’ve seen in awhile.

[@nalathepurrfectcat]

SHAVKAT IS THE FUTURE 💯

[@truthseekerKJV]

Not even close. The guy hasn't faced anyone good yet.

[@BillyG-mm2jy]

Shavkat "Ian Garry" Rakhmanov

[@sallgoodman2323]

Probably. But not yet. Wonderboy turns him away. Good luck 👍

[@jay1kflow]

He better wrestle or hes a future highlight reel

[@nalathepurrfectcat]

@@jay1kflow this is MMA not kickboxing. Is there anything wrong with him using wrestling? It's his years of hardwork that he can employ any facet of Mixed Martial arts!

[@kneecage3236]

Leon’s mom was so disappointed that Leon wouldn’t eat what she cooked. 😅Looked delicious though.

[@zoom4368]

But wth was she doing dropping slices of raw carrots into an already boiling soup with noodles in it, either the carrots will be hard or the noodles mush

[@draco2xx]

​@@zoom4368you don't know shyt buddy😂

[@zoom4368]

@@draco2xx sorry friend, im a professional chef, have been cooking for almost 20 years

[@AQBPlays]

He’s absolutely right

[@mustseenow991]

Is Wonderboy's NMF belt on the line? Shavkat is a nice guy too .

[@melekimutuanene9430]

Wonderboy is the teacher that everybody loves and Brandon is the cool substitute teacher that everyone loves. Same vibe, different flavours but all class act human beings! Edit: seeing Pantoja with his kids compared to his experience of his own father shows what love and passion can do for a son. Aka Tom Aspinall...

[@mkkabi]

Brandon is officially my favourite fighter on the planet. And this is for what he does outside the cage.

[@davewalker5040]

Rakhmonov vs. Thompson should be co-main IMO!

[@Derin_XXVII]

Shavkat, Pantoja and Leon to take home the W.

[@userwwerttdsgz7715]

Шавқат Аллаһ Таъала жар болсын саған жеңуіңе тілектеспіз .🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿

[@kerimdauren]

Шавкат, алға! Қазақстан туын желбірет!

[@MadaraUchiha-kq7zc]

нет

[@Akik777]

​@@MadaraUchiha-kq7zcда

[@realtalk8316]

​@@MadaraUchiha-kq7zcпидора ответ

[@user-ps2dr9yk8f]

Иншаллах брат Иншаллах ☝️☝️☝️ !!! Башкортостан болеет за брата казаха

[@MadaraUchiha-kq7zc]

@@user-ps2dr9yk8f не болеет ,престань нести чушь.

[@myriadmmaames]

If they weren’t allowed to grapple, the wonderboy shavkat fight would be an excellent one

[@user-lz6vs3ri7x]

If both Standup, Wonderboy gonna show a surprize us with a Win

[@truthseekerKJV]

Thompson will kick him in the head too many times.

[@bryanitza-chulopez1658]

Either Wonderboy kicks Shavkat’s head off clean or Shavkat is taking Wonderboy down and get the choke. Either way one of them is going to sleep.

[@BillyG-mm2jy]

​@@bryanitza-chulopez1658Wonderboy is a tapper not a sleeper

[@Barryschitpeas42069]

Kevin Holland passed the man check, feel like shavkat is gonna pull a burns and it'll be a snooze fest

[@alikhanzhakenov9443]

Shavkat 🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿🔥🔥🔥

[@Fung-Fung]

Kat Shav

[@piipoovv6267]

Colby’s eyes lighting up when he was driving the boat cracked me up😂 he was like a kid in a candy store.

[@menkazakhpin3058]

Shavkat And New 🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿♥♥

[@user-kc3ig4go5r]

Shavkat 18-0

[@someguy7474]

I really want wonderboy to take it but this is probably whats gonna happen

[@MadaraUchiha-kq7zc]

17-1

[@wanderingdaze7018]

He’s getting exposed this Saturday

[@zehreelamachar6720]

Shavkat should not risk it. Go for a takedown in the first and finish him off!

[@wildberry752]

​@@wanderingdaze7018no way he is just gonna wrestle Wonderboy

[@hashimnasser9967]

Pantoja, i never came to know of you until now. My heart melted hearing your story. My respect for your journey. Man im in tears. A son who is also a father calling out to his father even after his fathers negligence, willing to forgive him...oh father where art tho? 😢😢😢

[@user-mp7kq6vp1p]

Shavkat vs Thompson🔥

[@USAinthisho]

I remember A.Pantoja watching him in One FC years ago and seeing how slick he was. Being a Dad such a privilege and not being there for your child is about the sh*ttiest thing to do as a man. Pantoja you are The Man!

[@WardenOfTerra]

Rogan saying 'The Shadow Realm' and not knowing it's from 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' is the funniest shit ever... 😂

[@creylion]

Bro that countdown was more hyped than an Avengers movie trailer, goosebumps all over, Great Job ufc 🔥🔥🔥🔥⚛💣🤜🤛👊

[@hockthebest]

How stacked you want this card to be? UFC : YES

[@af1awolowo550]

oh my world I am a huge fan of Steven Wonder Boy.....as much as I love Shavkat as a terrific fighter whom i see as a Kabib. I hope wonder boy shows his class. Much love from Sierra Leone, West Africa

[@paying-for-free-speech]

“That is not the cloth from which he is cut” the most accurate, poetic and perfectly timed sentence is sporting commentary history, hands down!

[@234i9]

Colby shows real humility and respect when he interacts with police, coast guard, military etc.

[@williamdupont1969]

A true American kid I love him

[@williamdupont1969]

He's a good kid but he does need to repent

[@aliyunusov7426]

Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 let's go

[@xombi213]

💀"Im a supervillain, but this is real life. Supervillains and bad guys win in real life."💀 -chaos

[@stasiacc1]

These promos are something else man, every time, even if you aren't really rooting for somebody they PUMP YOU UP!!! HATS down for the work!!!

[@enzosolleiro1193]

Pantoja is such a warrior. Great story, hope he remains his legacy! LET’S GO PANTOJA 🇧🇷

[@azamatnasvetov]

Fatality in 2 round from Shavgoat 🥶

[@bz5557]

or ShavG🦁

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Unless he decides to Stand with wonderboy. If he does that I could see Wonderboy winning.

[@bz5557]

@@youtubeconnollyfamily we'll see. Cheers mate.

[@davidmcneejr.977]

Shavgoat 🤣 fuckin hilarious!

[@JahEerie]

Find someone in life who looks at you like DC looks at Joe 🤣

[@jayhamiltonwild]

Leons story is epic! Let's go again Leon Edwards! Respect 🙏

[@ItsameAlex]

14:28 is that Jwow from Jersey shore?

[@TyZeHD]

25:25 this part about Pantoja is like straight out of a movie! Gave me goosebumps all over.

[@Tom-nh5lr]

Wish I knew the song

[@TyZeHD]

@@Tom-nh5lr Same :/ The one right after is Taste of Glory by Bradley Walden & Patrick Cunningham, if that helps

[@Tom-nh5lr]

@TyZeHD that’s the one I was looking for thank you so much

[@TyZeHD]

@@Tom-nh5lr No worries, you‘re welcome! :)

[@ernatesperov9797]

Шавкат Рахманов мықты 🇰🇿💪✊

[@pumpy-ti8qj]

Shavkat is vicious in the octagon wow. He just like the Bullet. One of of my top 5 fav UFC including Rafel Fiziev, Alex Parera and Baboza😅

[@nateone6632]

I knew this was gonna be a good episode, did not let down at all. Both are incredible fighters, all the guys on the main card

[@matthillard9363]

What a card...Leon and shavkat will meet next

[@user-tn4nm2kt8b]

If shavkat try to strike he is going to get destroy by Thompson and if Colby try to strike too much he is going to lose. But Leon is not a good champ he fight like one time a year so I want him To lose the belt

[@kiabtoomlauj6249]

For prime Leon, the peaking 29 year-old 6'1" from Kazakhstant is the only real competition. But he's going to fight Colby and then Belal first, before Shavakt gets his turn. Belal has been officially designated as the backup, so, operating on White's logic, it means Belah is the next guy to fight for the belt. Leon is a lucky dude, in that most of the Top 5, except Shavkhat, are around 35 or older... so he very extremely likely is going to defeat them all... until he meet up with the priming Shavkat, who's size, height, and skills are all up to par with Leon's...

[@McSpanklez]

Damn Wonderboy lifting 60 pound dumbbells, he's still in wonderful shape and has great strength

[@234i9]

That really isnt that much...especially for an elite athlete. Im certainly not one of that, and I workout with 60+lbs dumbbells no problem

[@chubbletthunda]

Colby saying “i want my belt back” when hes never been champ is funny af

[@bf6639]

Colby going to see the coast guard was dope.

[@syedfawaz8090]

Let's go Shavkat. Champ soon Inshallah

[@truthseekerKJV]

LOL< he's got a long way to go. He's never even faced anyone good.

[@syedfawaz8090]

@@truthseekerKJV That's right. Geoff neal with extra 5 pounds was a bum. Stop the hate 🙄

[@stevenmansfield9461]

@@truthseekerKJVshavkat is a beast wtf you talking about. I hope he doesn't run thru my boy Stephen Thompson

[@maxatabdreyev5141]

Let’s go Shavkat!!!✊🏻🇰🇿

[@MadaraUchiha-kq7zc]

no

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

What a card! What a way to end 2023! UFC 296 is gonna be off the chain!

[@TheBobbyreece5]

MAD respect to the flyweights. Man their stories are amazing

[@NinetysixRs]

All Leon says about Colby is his inactivity. Since the beginning of 2019 him and Colby have both fought 5 times.

[@denimiljak803]

what about the last 2 years?

[@sanktumtomb5659]

​@@denimiljak803being inactive could be a good thing could be a bad thing I mean less wear and tear but also maybe ring rust

[@frankc3080]

Colbys not clutch. He doesn't respect the competition enough from usman to now Leon. His pace and cardio won't matter against Leon, it will be a uphill battle for him, if he can get the takedown he has a shot

[@mimd017]

⁠@@denimiljak803Leon’s had 3 fights since the beginning of 2021 whilst Colbys had 2.

[@kevindurantburner3592]

The main reason for Leon's inactivity was Covid. He was booked to fight Khamzat during the COVID bubble but Khamzat pulled out. Now why has Colby only fought once in the last 2 years post COVID?

[@chevizak6945]

Wow Leons mom looks like an absolute sweetheart truly a beautiful Jamaican Women. 🇯🇲 ❤

[@potlife777]

Leons mom is wonderful

[@MRios1128]

Seems kinda like a leech

[@nxo91]

SALTY hahahaha@@MRios1128

[@nurtaz]

Shavkat 🔥🔥🔥

[@weroliera]

That “Brazil you’re a dump, all you filthy animals” quote is just unforgettable. Me and my friends always reference it 😂

[@darthcaul9447]

Let's go Wonderboy and Chaos!!!!!!!

[@mirai4652]

rakhmonov☝️

[@Prinze203]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@mirai4652rakhmonov boutta be rockedmonov

[@viktorcheng2061]

Ghenghis Khan turning Thompson into Wondergirl

[@mirai4652]

@@Prinze203wondergirl boutta be wonderdead

[@darthcaul9447]

Nah, it takes a man to fight Shakvat, there's no shame in losing. Respect to both and may the best man win. @@viktorcheng2061

[@maans9936]

Shoutout to UFC production team you guys are on fire 🔥

[@tamanduaa]

"are you proud of me now, dad!? Powerful shit..

[@georgecoull1883]

Pantoja can strangle you or knock knock you out! Shavkat is a savage and I love Wonderboy

[@jokapsalis3910]

Dear Leon, my fellow Brit... People love foul mouthed, misogyny types these days. People are stupid. You are the greatest, most humble, respectful fighter. You have got this. We believe in you!

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

It’s going to be such a hard fight for Leon. I like both guys, but I am leaning towards Colby.

[@BillyG-mm2jy]

Dear Jokapsalis, You are gay. Go home. Yours, Everybody

[@OliverNorthZA]

The way UFC frames Colby as the good guy when he’s been the heal this entire time conveniently leaving out calling Brazilian “filthy animals” in his post speech is disingenuous.

[@theworthwhileMMA]

Colby called himself the "super villain" in this. I don't think they're trying to frame him as a good guy

[@davidmcneejr.977]

Everyone knows about the post fight speech in Brazil dude. That shit is old news.

[@boleshuggah]

The production quality of these is just insane

[@dauletramazanov4745]

Man Wonderboy is such a nice guy i hope Shavkat will not kill him 😊 hello from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿👋

[@nurtaz]

Shavkat🇰🇿🔥🇰🇿🔥🔥🔥🔥🇰🇿🇰🇿

[@niatorikar2597]

Shavkhat Rakhmonov Inshaallah 🔥

[@FLHXSDalton]

Hearing Leon’s coach call “cross head kick” knowing he’d knock him out with it is just pure beauty!

[@Adam4954-]

Love the background/story they give on the fighters, makes me more interested in the fights

[@dunnoewatzgood]

Its just a matter of time until Shavkat holds the belt and keeps it for as long as he wants no one in 170 can beat him and i only see khamzat and bo nickel at 185 who can challenge him

[@999waves]

Hell no

[@bryanitza-chulopez1658]

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

[@FinnMMA]

Lmao not at 185 Dricus and Sean and Jared would smoke him lol maybe even Paulo or Rob Middleweights are so much bigger and hit so much harder and its only a matter of time until Shavkat gets knocked out tbh dude gets cracked in every fight he just has a crazy chin but he always leaves his chin wide open a hard hitting Middleweight would KO him quote easily I would say even at Welterweight I think he will get cracked in his next 3 fights. Even Geoff wobbled him bro so nah you are overrating him hard same as people did with Khamzat now we all realized that Khamzat isnt actually scary, almost lost to a former Lightweight and the Usman fight was a draw. When he fights a real big heavy Middleweight he wont ragdoll them and he only has cardio for 1 round I cant see Khamzat becoming champion ever lol how? 😂

[@dunnoewatzgood]

@@FinnMMA Thank you for your reply and also for replying in a mature manner without insults as many on the internet tend to do. Dricus and Jared maybe because of their strength but Shavkat is so well rounded he would beat them on the feat and can out wrestle them Paulo rob sean are all shorter then shavkat and i think they have a smaller reach. Sean himself was a WW until his accident. Geoff missed weigh and you know the stats for missing weight you usually win the fight and ofcourse hes gonna hit harder but the way shavkat finished him was unreal you need to have massive strength advantage to do a ninja choke like that. Khamzat by seans own admission got the better of him in the training room i think khamzat destroys sean and everyone else at 185 I never put too much stock in short notice fights because its also hard for the person who has to make a last second game plan switch. No one in 185 comes close to usmans wrestling pedigree except for bo nickel and thats the only one who can challenge khamzat in 185 unless shavkat comes whos also a world sambo champion .

[@louthawriter]

This the one I've been waiting for

[@Nemesis_SN]

7:45 when you constipated for the past 4 days and the moment finally hits

[@vincrobinso2331]

i think this is the Best COUNTDOWN of All Countdowns! WOW... good work

[@hiwayhittaz]

15:11 It’s a bucket list to give my best stare down to a UFC or boxing star.

[@AQBPlays]

Sounds doable! Good luck

[@sMiLeR_thewatcher]

Thank you UFC for another awesome year 🥊🔥