Shavkat vs Colby makes a lot of sense

[Koya]

Shavkat is injured (torn ankle ligaments) and won't come back until summer.

Colby doesn't like to fight a lot so it lines up with his timeline.

Because of Shavkat's injury there's a bigger chance that they'll do Leon/Belal in spring.

Shavkat would benefit from adding a bigger name to his resume, would make more casual eyes turn up to his title shot in the fall. Colby is the perfect name for that and also ranked above him so makes sense.

Colby is not someone who will rack up wins to get (yet another) title shot. And he only cares about title shots. Fighting wonderboy like he asked does nothing for him on this matter. On the opposite, beating the unbeated Kazakh finishing machine puts him right back in the mix. And Dana would be grateful for that. He gave burns an old masvidal because he fought Chimaev.

I say book it for July international fight week. Big card, big fight and gets the division moving.

Of course Shavkat absolutely demolishes the current version of Colby. Try and change my mind on that.

You like that fight ?

 

[svmr_db]

Colby gets smoked in that fight and he knows it, so he'll avoid the matchup like the plague and beg for a 40 year old opponent next.

 

[gentel]

Doubt Colby would accept a fight against someone elite without big name recognition, and Shavkat deserves a better opponent

Gilbert, Usman, and Belal are the good opponents for Shavkat, and with Gilbert fighting JDM (way too far down), and Belal fighting for the title, Shavkat vs Usman is the fight to make

 

[ComfortablyNumb55]

Shit rat doesn't want Colby 2.0.

He's going to reinvent himself and go for broke.

Just wait.

 

[Khaosan]

Colby would be the first death in the Octagon.

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

I dont think UFC should make cards for 2024, just take a year off

 

[ComfortablyNumb55]

Colby would be the first death in the Octagon.

Oh please.

No one can submit Colby and Colby's never been knocked out.

If Colby got back to forward pressure, he could win a decision.

 

[World eater]

Or he could just wait, heal and get the title shot after Belal anyway?

 

[KOPPE]

I'm not against it but why would Shavkat bother with a loser like Colby when Usman is #1 and Belal is #2

 

[Ares Black]

Covington doesn't deserve it.

I mean, he deserves the savage beating he would get, but he doesn't deserve the matchup.

 

[Ares Black]

Oh please

.

No one can submit Colby and Colby's never been knocked out.

If Colby got back to forward pressure, he could win a decision.

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[Ares Black]

I'm not against it but why would Shavkat bother with a loser like Colby when Usman is #1 and Belal is #2

Based

 

[KOPPE]

Based

 

[nostradumbass]

Colby isn't fighting for the WW title again, so he's not going to take a fight that's only a title eliminator if he loses. He didn't take much damage against Leon, so he doesn't need 7 months off either and said he wants to fight again fairly soon.

They should just throw Leon/Belal on the prelims of the Volk/Topuria card to get it over with and give Shavkat the winner in July.

 

[User9992]

Shit rat doesn't want Colby 2.0.

He's going to reinvent himself and go for broke.

Just wait.

Colby ducked all Shavkat questions during post fight interview. Instead he went for Wonderboy.

 

[ComfortablyNumb55]

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My bad lol.

So like a 100 years ago.

 

[CPH]

Once their title prospects fizzle out, the only value of these aging names, in the UFC’s eyes, is to boost the rising stars. As much as Dana loves his mouthy little maga head Colby, I doubt that he will treat him any differently. Shavkat makes sense.

 

[richardjohnson]

Colby would never take the fight. He called out the guy Shavkat just ran through lol

 

[ipowerslapmywife]

I don’t want to see shavkat get hurt

 

[Young Calf Kick]

Shit rat doesn't want Colby 2.0.

He's going to reinvent himself and go for broke.

Just wait.

You don’t have to hold on to the shtick bud. It’s ok. We accept you for who you really are.