Do ya'll think the Colby/Jorge beef is fake?--IF so why??

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

A lot of people here say the beef is fake. And frankly I found that shocking!! I think it's 100% real. Like people have falling outs all the time in real life. This doesn't seem outlandish.

What about Colby/Mas getting kicked out of ATT over fighting? What about Colby changing gyms? Ya'll believe that is fake too? Why?

What Dustin Poirier saying Colby is a piece of shit and that he'd only fight him in the streets? Or Joanna calling for Colby to get kicked out? What about Woodley going off about Colby being a traitor and scumbag? Do people think that is fake too?

Am I the one's who is crazy? What evidence do have supporting the fake beef narrative?

MODS: Can you add a poll?

 

[gunlok]

Two insecure guys in combat sports dislike each other. Only people on the internet would think that this is impossible lol

 

[shankmcgank]

 

[STAY GOLD]

Knowing Covington is playing a character is enough to make me believe this entire “beef” is fabricated.

 

[Kertol]

It’s def real.

 

[15089371]

Knowing Covington is playing a character is enough to make me believe this entire “beef” is fabricated.

Colby is capable of doing that, but Jorge definitely isn't. I love Jorge but look how easily Ben was able to upset him with doing so little or Leon getting three pieced for not really doing anything. There's no way Jorge could play a this role.

 

[VinceArch]

It's definitely played up even if they may not like each other, personal interest in this card isn't too high.

 

[Question]

A picked a bit of both.
I do think there was a falling out here. Some stuff that is said sounds like there's a lot of hatred behind it.
I don't see it going to Conor/Khabib levels of hate though or Jones/Cormier levels of bitterness. I could see them burying the hatchet a few years down the line after the bout, unlike some other rivals who absolute despise each other for decades.

Him and Colby will overexaggerate the story to sell the fight more, that I believe and especially on Colby's side since he's known for doing that.

 

[MMAfan4life2]

Fake!

How else do you sell the fight?!? Colby is smart enough to build it as a grudge- friends turned enemies story line!

It’s just business and all you buying the hype are pawns!!

 

[wwkirk]

They might not like each other that much anymore, but I think the degree of the beef is exaggerated. I wouldn't mind the match as the main for a Fight Night, but not for a PPV.

 

[jkthenatural]

Well colby’s whole persona is fake and they were best friends that lived together. Seems simple to me

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Fugazi.

 

[FrankDux]

Yes. Because UFC.

 

[El Fernas]

They were friends, real friends not just training buddies, both are kind of a fake character, specially Colby's gimmick, both wont be on PPV fighting anyone else they would get, its simple, even if they mad at each other, they whole beef is fake.

 

[HatKick]

seems real enough. Colby took his persona too far and upset a bunch of people from his own team. Then he doubled down becaue he was getting attention and the whole thing escalated.

I still don't give a shit about any of it. But they're both good fighters so hopefully they have a good fight.

 

[Szwok]

Bit of both imo but not hardly as much as they want us to believe. they wanna get paid.

 

[SeattleFightFan]

I don’t quite get the timeline, but didn’t Mas ask him to leave his house long before Colby found out a caricature of his real self sells better?

But ya, when his caricature went too far, he didn’t have the personal strength to reel it all back in in his personal life the way, say, Sonnen could.

Of all of it, Poirier’s “in the streets” is the cheesiest line. C’mon, man. And of the 3 he’s by far the one I’m most interested in.

TLDR: I don’t know, don’t show, don’t care.

 

[dittohead84]

A lot of effort if totally fake. Like, they used to be boys that hung out and lived together. They must be meeting up in secret to avoid being seen together if that's the case

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

So Masvidals recent interview on ESPN with Marc Raimondi.. he says "Colbys character is fabricated and not real, just to make money because no one wants to watch his fight, thats not really him". then a few minutes later he says "I realised Colby has a really bad character and personality when he was saying mean things about Jon Jones behind his back".

A bit of a contradiction there isn't it, I thought his character is totally made up, as you said. So which is it.

I would just advise to enjoy the fight for what it is and hopefully it will be a good fight, don't get too invested in much else

 

[Kumason]

You forgot the who gives a shit option