I think after this loss, it's obvious Kamaru is just a more powerful version of Colby that he will never be able to beat.
They both defended punches with their chins. If Colby took advantage of Usman always dropping his head down when he was pressured, he could have won
Defend punchs with his Chin is Win ? I love sherdog
Conor 3.0 obliterates Covington and anyone else at 155I think it can be done. He is similar in size to Poirier:
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And you are right. Colby's chances to beat Usman aren't great, not to mention he needs a couple of huge victories to get back into the title scene. It might be a good idea to cut his losses now, head down to 155 and dominate. If he can make weight, he has a good chance to be champ with his high output and grappling skills. He would probably beat Poirier and Oliveira, neutralise Islam, and completely murk Conor. Maybe Gaethje can blitz him early before he stacks up cumulative damage, but Gaethje is too hittable IMO and can easily get caught by Colby.
They both defended punches with their chins. If Colby took advantage of Usman always dropping his head down when he was pressured, he could have won
That pitter pat point punching maybe enough for aging one foot out the cage fighters, but not for Usman...
Well we saw it hurt Usman several times. And I was not even saying he would have finished him. He could have won the 5th and the fight if he pressured. Usman is very uncomfortable when he has to fight inside. He drops his head so he can't see shit. Colby took advantage of this in the third and 4th rounds, but stopped in the 5thThat pitter pat point punching maybe enough for aging one foot out the cage fighters, but not for Usman...
What about Usman in a few years? Once he's got a little age?
He arguably won the next 3 rounds though lol
Defend punchs with his Chin is Win ? I love sherdog
Well we saw it hurt Usman several times. And I was not even saying he would have finished him. He could have won the 5th and the fight if he pressured. Usman is very uncomfortable when he has to fight inside. He drops his head so he can't see shit. Colby took advantage of this in the third and 4th rounds, but stopped in the 5th
It was a VERY close competitive fight where both fighters showed how bad their striking is. It could have gone either way. Anyone acting like the fight showed Colby will never beat Usman is delusional
No... Usman beat him up physically & visually you saw the effects of when Usman hit Colby, did not ever get the feeling Usman was hurt even when Colby got a few pokes in, keyword "pokes"...
What the fuck were you watching? It all came down to a very close 5th round. Usman and Colb both looked like shit, but it was undeniably a very, very close fight between two guys who are awful strikersNo... Usman beat him up physically & visually you saw the effects of when Usman hit Colby, did not ever get the feeling Usman was hurt even when Colby got a few pokes in, keyword "pokes"...
Amazing how he hangs at the very top of 170. Wonder if he has ever considered trying 155?
He already said he walks around at 180ish, and won't cut down to 155, unfortunately.
He won't get another shot at the WW title as long as Usman is there, so he'll just be a gatekeeper for contenders.
This reminds me of Rashad Evans after his lackluster performance against Jones. He stayed at 205 and just fought chumps until he lost a few more times and FINALLY moved down to 185 too late in his career when if he moved to 186 immediately after Jones he would have been on a fasttrack to a title fight against Anderson Silva.
Colby is now in that exact same situation. If he went down to 155 he'd be a HUGE Lightweight, immediately get big fights, and on the fasttrack to a title shot.
Unfortunately, it sounds like he's content with being a gratekeeper for Usman.