I don't think Colby can beat Leon, but if he can Islam and Colby would be insane

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We know Islam wants to move up.

What an awesome fight buildup this would be,

it would be like Conor/Khabib 2 (Conor is scared to death of Islam so this is the next best thing).

I think a WW well hydrated Islam would beat the brakes off Colby.

Islam has way better standup, wrestling, submissions ect. He's better everywhere.

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UFC clearly wants Covington or Masvidal in some type of superfight. Either against each other for the title or them separately against huge draws. Like Masvidal vs McGregor. Covington vs Makachev at either weight class for double champ status. They are clearly pushing Covington hard with this (potential) Edwards championship fight.

Would Covington vs Makachev sell 2.5million PPVs? Probably not. But over a 1million would be very likely.
 
LMAO.

Islam struggled wrestling a 145er and ended the fight on his back being pummeled.

Colby has far better cardio, is better in the stand up, would outwork Islam, and stuff every takedown.

But please let this happen.
 
LMAO.

Islam struggled wrestling a 145er and ended the fight on his back being pummeled.

Colby has far better cardio, is better in the stand up, would outwork Islam, and stuff every takedown.

But please let this happen.
Colby has 1 finish in 10 years.

Islam can knock him out standing, submit him, or win by decision.

Colby's only path to victory is a decision which is unlikely. Islam has a gastank for days as well and only showed fatigue in the last minute of that fight.
 
Colby has 1 finish in 10 years.

Islam can knock him out standing, submit him, or win by decision.

Colby's only path to victory is a decision which is unlikely. Islam has a gastank for days as well and only showed fatigue in the last minute of that fight.

Colby could finish people, too, if he shaved years off his life cutting 30+ pounds.

But Colby is confident enough to fight in a more natural division.
 
So by default, Volk would probably kick Colby's ass too!
If Colby and Volk met at a LW catchweight, I think Volk would butcher him.

Colby is not champ tier fighter. Bridesmade never a bride.

Colby could finish people, too, if he shaved years off his life cutting 30+ pounds.

But Colby is confident enough to fight in a more natural division.
lol right

So Colby is fighting at WW out of the kindness of his heart or is it where he feels he competes best?
 
Sometimes, I'd like to be excited by Colby's uh ... zany antics. Because I find it really hard to get hyped for the massive push he's getting.
I'd watch him fight Burns though. If Gilbert beats Masvidal, I guess that should be worth a title shot right ?
 
Colby could finish people, too, if he shaved years off his life cutting 30+ pounds.

But Colby is confident enough to fight in a more natural division.
But this could also be Colby winning the WW belt first and then go down to LW and become a two division champ!

Delusions and jokes aside, both of them should defend and be dominant in their own weight classes, before going for silly super fights.
 
I don't think the fight would be similar to Khabib Conor at all.
Conor is 100x more well known than Colby. Also Khabib Conor was interesting in a sense that it was an exceptional striker vs an exceptional wrestler and there was legitimate bad blood between them.

Neither Islam or Colby are that big of draws nor are their fighting styles that appealing to the masses.

With that being said, I'd watch the hell out of the fight, hopefully to see Colby destroyed
 
Islam likes fighting the smaller guys. I can’t see him giving up his size advantage in a fight. I could see him calling out Sterling/triple C winner though.
 
Colby beats Leon, and Colby/Islam would be 50/50. Islam is the better grappler, but that wouldn't really matter if the gap isn't wide enough to even make it a grappling heavy fight. Striking is a tossup, but Colby could get the nod with pressure and quantity over quality.

Islam likes fighting the smaller guys. I can’t see him giving up his size advantage in a fight. I could see him calling out Sterling/triple C winner though.
He just called out the WW champ a week ago and sherdog shifted to "he's ducking the smaller guys at LW". There goes your brilliant theory.

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He just called out the WW champ a week ago and sherdog shifted to "he's ducking the smaller guys at LW". There goes your brilliant theory.

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It’s not a theory. He is a weight bully. Let’s see if he still wants a WW fight if Colby wins the belt.
 
It’s not a theory. He is a weight bully. Let’s see if he still wants a WW fight if Colby wins the belt.
What kind of grown man even uses a term like "weight bully"?

If you get beat up and cry because you speculate the guy who weighed in the same as you and beat you rehydrated 2 lbs more than you, maybe it's time to find another career. The 1-3 lb rehydration difference isn't even always in Islam's favor anyway. Oliveira cuts more, Tibau cuts more, I don't even know about the others because it doesn't come up until after someone loses and needs an excuse.
 
Ideal scenario is Colby beats Leon, and Masvidal beats Burns. They have title fight rematch with a great story to go along with it, and Colby wins decisively again. Islam defends against Beneil. Colby and Islam fight early 2024.
 
Leon and Colby are so beatable. If you have Usman/Colby/Leon as the top 3 of WW now, you're going to be shocked at their record in the next couple years if they get matched up against real contenders.
 
What kind of grown man even uses a term like "weight bully"?

If you get beat up and cry because you speculate the guy who weighed in the same as you and beat you rehydrated 2 lbs more than you, maybe it's time to find another career. The 1-3 lb rehydration difference isn't even always in Islam's favor anyway. Oliveira cuts more, Tibau cuts more, I don't even know about the others because it doesn't come up until after someone loses and needs an excuse.
Let’s just see if he still wants the WW fight if Colby wins. Styles make fights and Leon is clearly the easier fight.
 
Islam is better everywhere. Think even IF Colby became champ he’d duck the fight and push for another comedy fight like Mas rematch or Dustin.
 
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