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People will tune in to see him get his comeuppance. But in order to be a heel like that, you've got to cross some boundaries. It only works if people genuinely hate you.
All the snowflakes who love trash-talking are crying cause Colby caused a "trash talking line" by insulting their favorite white trash superhero.
Oh you are good ahahah
Like all Sherdog threads, the idiots and trolls are going to complain that this is even being asked, but put those losers aside...
Is he crossing lines that shouldn't be crossed?
I think he is. The MMA Hour kinda touched on this a few months ago, and I'm wondering if this could end badly for him. Accept it or not, but there really are lines that can be crossed that go beyond entertainment, and the recipients of these "crossed lines" can snap. I can honestly see someone saying "consequences be fanned" and freaking jumping this guy or worse. He's either truly full of hate or he's ignorant of the bad consequences he may illicit for the sake of entertainment.
What do you think?
Good post.My opinion is that he did cross an invisible line. But that's my line and I can't expect anyone else to abide by my own moral compass. Colby is a professional in a violent sport that has had social media become a platform used to garner attention, both positive and negative. Unfortunately, Dana has rewarded fighters who insult their opponents, and now makes call outs a part of matchmaking. Can we expect Colby or anybody else not to push the envelope and ramp up the shit talk? Probably not. Would half of Sherdog talk to another sherdogger face to face like they do here? I doubt it. Like you said, some people won't react to mere words, others will. I don't take that shit in my own life. If someone were to talk shit about my wife or daughter, I would react poorly. Colby has shown that he's an ignorant person, and some day, somebody will make him pay for that.
I hope so too. I like seeing people who treat others like shit getting humbled.
No, it only works if you're entertaining.
Colby just says desparate shit in an attempt to be controversial. But people who pay attention to heels don't genuinely hate them, they're just interested in the drama they bring. Unfortunately for Colby, he hasn't been interesting enough to build up a big enough fanbase (seriously, months of photoshopping and spamming social media and he only has a few dorks on Sherdog propping him up lol) to get the fight he wants and he's also not interested in taking any more fights because it risks the #1 contender status he made up in his own head and granted himself after his win over Maia.
Basically, his best shot to cash in right now is for RDA vs Woodley to be booked then RDA pulls out via injury and he steps in last minute or something. But nothing else is working for him and he won't take another fight against a similarly ranked opponent because that would risk his new and relatively small redneck following finding out how boring he is in the cage.
I'd like to see him fight someone instead of spending so much time tweeting and photoshopping, but he definitely doesn't get Woodley yet. There are lots of guys he could fight.. holding on to the Maia decision for this long isn't a good look
you'll watch his next fight, so will everyone else here. you'll watch hoping he gets smashed. it does work. And if he gets obliterated, you will be entertained.
so what, though?
most of the people in these threads watch every fight. nothing changes. and people that don't watch every/most events aren't going to be tuning in to colby because the very large majority of people don't pay attention to the shit he spams on twitter/instagram (as seen by his low followers)
i'm saying what he's doing is irrelevant and just makes him look like a desperate cousin-fucker. it's a played out act, and if anything it's just hurting his future career in MMA. think fox is going to be advertising him as a personality after all this? gonna get a job as an MMA ambassador? think any major companies are going to touch him with sponsorships?
hmm, I think you missed him badly damaging demian in their fightHe's trying to build a name off shock value.
Unfortunately for him he's not a very good fighter.