Respectfully disagree. Defending wrestling is easier than wrestling offensively. When u got 2 elite mma wrestlers with maxed out endurance and toughness, neither one wants to be the one initiating a wrestling match. And while both of these guys have very little KO ability for championship level fighters, they have overall pretty decent striking game and good pace, so it was quite obvious it was gonna be a good fast paced kickboxing match. The ending was unfortunate and questionable from a sporting perspektive, but can't say i feel sorry for Colby xd
Colby is such a troll but dude is a stamina beast. The Colby Usman fight was crazy, trading shots all fight. Dude fought w a broken jaw 2 rounds. Can’t wait for the rematch
I still remember my initial thoughts about this fight, “I ain’t watching this shit probably gonna be the most boring fight in the UFC’s history” how wrong I was it is by far one of my favourite MMA fights of all time
@@davidwatkins9163 it doesn’t take a genius to look at usman and see how he won the championship and well colbys style is somewhat exciting but orientates around wrestling and with that knowledge it looked like it’d be who could hold who in the dominant position against the fence the longest, so how could I not assume it wouldn’t be exciting
seeeeriously dude lol i’m not a fan of either really but both of their fights were some of the best the ufc has ever produced and honestly if kamaru doesn’t exist colby is the champ easily 🤷♂️ they are top 1 and 2 by miles above the rest
Not underrated, it was way to controversial and got way to serious and personal to the point where most people got uncomfortable and in some cases I personally saw friendships get ruined over this whole fight because of the politics, racism, and tension that this “rivalry” created.
@@Lakersfansince95 the only thing controversial about this fight was Usman getting multiple recovery breaks and Covington getting none even when eye poked twice
I worked at Panera Bread in Las Vegas and one of Colby's guys came in the day after the fight and got a soup LOL. He had a UFC shirt on and I asked if he saw the fight yesterday and he said, yea this soup is actually for Colby haha.
Except he literally didn't break his jaw you clown. That's just something Dana said to hype the fight up. His jaw wasn't broken The fact is Scamaru "the CEO of EPO" Juiceman was losing the fight 3 rounds to 1 when the garbage ref saved him by stopping the fight for no reason
@@HugoStiglitz88 considering Colby "Kamaru's Bitch" Covington says in the fight " I think my jaws broken" makes this comment all the more ridiculous. Just like Covington, you're a clown.
Not to oversimplify, but that is more or less the extent of Colby's range as far as game plans if you take wrestling out of the equation. Dude is an absolute cardio/stamina monster and absolutely no slouch in the grappling department but at no point in championship rounds was there a moment where I thought there was really any additional insight to be offered. If any of the coaches or Colby himself thought that at any point during the camp there was something to be gained by wrestling w/ Usman, there would've been at least 1 take down attempt at SOME point regardless of whatever was or was not said in the corner between rounds. It's not like Colby is going magically gain years worth of experience in the boxing game and start slipping Usman's straight punches, and lets not forget that the score was arguably 2-2 going in to the 5th round (where Colby cane out pretty strong IIRC, even though I personally had rounds 2, 3, and 4 for Usman). His entire skillset is geared towards wearing fighters down and being in a better position in the championship rounds, and if he was arguably sitting on 2-2 going in to the final round, what additional advice or changes to the strategy were there to consider?
He could very well end up being the greatest WW of all time, but goddamn I wish he could say something and not sound like a fucking idiot. All I ever hear from Usman is that he's "real" and then proceeds to imitate Conor McGregor in every way possible, "green panty night," fuck outta here
This man is a gods gift on earth zero ads too when he could bank but he’s doing it out of love, plus I don’t think he wants to get a copyright strike or anything 😂
@@Muerte1917 seems to me he rewatches every event, and makes the best out of it meanwhile which is awesome! I would do the same if i could but me and Technology dont get along very well xD
Covington faught that last round with broken jaw. And he was still throwing some significant punches. That's something we have to respect about him beside trash talk.
Colby is a beast and fought insanely well, Kamaru was just so dominant at that point in his career. It’s funny how much people “hate” someone who they’ve never met before
@@GoodStuff1992 a broken jaw can effect the fight extremely,same with everything you’ve mentioned. Getting hit in his jaw continuously after the injury could have given him long term or possibly permanent injuries. So either way,I will praise him for going through with his injury.
@@eli8286 Colby was arguably up 3-2 before well getting tkod lol and a decent amount of people thought he won that second fight. Good arguments for a trilogy. Also it would mean Usman losing his belt so they would immediately rematch again
Colby fans are so uneducated, Jesus. You guys realise Colby had cardio issues in his early UFC fights? He was mouth breathing after 1 round vs Maia. Then all of a sudden he started averaging 300-500 strikes with ease and with no cardio issues.
@@daze-telltaleshtposts5488 hey dumb fk explain why usman wasn't tired in the fifth after a complete dog fight the whole fight? That isn't no God given physical gift it's epo.
"I've always been real." - funniest shit Colby has ever said. He rehearses his lines and still fucks them up half the time. Would love to see him try and trash talk Bisping again. He may actually cry. 🤣🤣🤣
Colby literally says it during the press conference. He wants you to hate him. It's a business model. As soon as I realized that I stopped hating on Colby his whole persona is entertaining imo
6:51 proves he's a great guy. You can tell he was genuinely happy to talk to that fan. That is the real colby. The one we see on the press conference with the maga 🧢 is just him trying to sell a ppv.
@@brainexplain1636 I wouldn’t necessarily call it pathetic lol. He was a winning fighter that was about to get cut. The man did what he had to do to get paid.
I understand that in front of the cameras its a huge act, but all interviews I’ve seen from other fighters say hes genuinely a bad person behind the scenes as well.
Idk Usmans got better striking now but if he swings his hands like tat with Colby he'll gass out in 3-4 rd. N I feel like he's starting to forsake his wrestling.
