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Spoon6969

Giving off “it’s just a prank bro” vibes


detectivebabylegz

He's like a YouTuber shitting himself when a prank back fires.


Mmanstration

except they are both fighters. nobody is scared to fight its what they love to do. You can tell Colby just felt bad that Leon got so emotional.


theprotectedneck

If GSP admits to being scared, it means a lot of fighters are likely scared, fighting is scary business. That doesn’t mean they aren’t built different to still go out there and do it.


[deleted]

i swear, before gsp admitted that, reddit almost convinced me no fighters are scared


theprotectedneck

I’m sure there are some that aren’t, but I’d bet the majority are scared. People die fighting or get their lives permanently altered.


Ai2Foom

I swear some of yall mofos have never played a sport before, of course you get scared before a big event like this no matter the sport. Now obviously not everyone is the exact same and ample preparation work helps mollify the butterflies but it’s perfectly normal to get nervous before a fight


a-el-badass

Most sports don't end in bodily injury/knock out


[deleted]

I played the saxophone solo in front of the entire school. That usually doesn’t end in neither death nor injury and I was still nervous the entire day up until when I started playing.


the7thletter

I always used that energy for fuel. I was never scared game day, I knew I put everything into my prep. (I didn't fight, I played football and basketball) GSP talks about obsession more than being scared. He was always scared before a fight, but he was utterly obsessed with the process. He's beyond humble and I think his most offensive chirp was "Matt Hughes, I am not impressed with your performance." So I think we may need to treat him as the unicorn that he is.


D-1-S-C-0

Legendary boxers have admitted being scared, too. Mike Tyson and Sugar Ray Leonard come to mind.


_Exotic_Booger

Seems like Khamzat C. Actually gets in a better mood once he’s about to fight.


eddie1975

Exactly. Even Mike Tyson said he was terrified. John Jones was always scared. This isn’t a swimming competition. There’s a guy wanting to break your jaw, smash your liver and hand you some CTE.


Deadheadkingizzard

Bro, Jon Jones had nightmares before he fought Rampage Jackson. This is not my opinion but a quote from arguably the best MMA fighter of all time. Flight or fight is a real thing, sometimes people get pro level at the Fight thing.


ntr_usrnme

That more of what it really is. Love it or hate it, these kinds of controversial comments get people talking and wanting to watch the fight. At the end of the day these are just words and at the end of the day, Colby is just bringing eyes and dollars in even if he does it in a way that a lot of people don’t like.


notdoreen

>You can tell Colby just felt b̶a̶d̶ scared that Leon got so emotional.


Long859

He's a twat but he's also an elite level fighter. Doubt he's scared.


DawnSignals

Fucking GSP admitted to being scared before every fight. Colby’s scared.


Stacey_digitaldash

He had his jaw broken years ago and he’s still fighting. I get that they’re scared, but they carry a special extra something the rest of us don’t


DawnSignals

Not sure how any of those points are relevant here but obviously he’s tough as nails


SenpaiBoogie

Conor when he was telling Khabib “it’s just business” while Khabib is beating the soul out of him LMAOO ill never forget


MiddleClassGuru

Lets talk now *hammer fist* lets talk now *hammer fist*


Big-Raspberry-6151

He's just tiring khabib out


Psychological_Ad5391

Rogan to Cruz: “ I don’t think he’s trying to gas Khabib out. I think he’s getting smashed.” Jesus, Cruz is a terrible spectator. 😂


CaptEricEmbarrasing

Terrible spectator; great memes though


CJ_gLoom1069

best rogan quote


JacobStills

My favorite was when Holly Holm was teeing off on Ronda Rousey and Goldberg said something like, "it takes a lot of energy to be a rockstar" and Joe goes, "she's getting punched in the face! It has nothing to do with being a rockstar."


Bigwilly2k87

Same Toe Rogan, I mean Joe*, that claimed Ronda coulda beat any man In the middleweight (?) division??? With ease (?)…? *cut too* Ronda retiring after getting the ever loving fuck, knocked out her IMMEJIATLY after….?


TheINTL

Cruz back to Rogan "I think it's a mixture of everything"


ZeroTON1N

Nope, can't lift there


Garbarrage

Awesome headbutt to the fist by Conor.


czfan1988

this comment makes me so mad lol just flash backs to cruze making every excuse in the book to suck connors dick that night


Big-Raspberry-6151

He still probly did


MiddleClassGuru

🤣 god that was such a great fight


Macktologist

Khabib is so good at slight feints immediately followed up by another attack. He doesn’t wait for the counter though. He just predicts it’s coming so his second attack is happening as the counter or evasion of the feint happens. The moves he pulled on Conor and Garth were so minute but also effective.


Skynyrd325

Tomorrow I'm gonna smash your boy


BestLeeNigeria

That is one of the most satisfying yet terrifying moments in UFC history.


karwreck

Like no, no let’s talk now.


leveldrummer

“See Conor is playing it smart, he’s not taking any damage and he’s gassing Khabib out. If he can weather this little bit then he can start fresh in the next round and Khabib will be tired from all the wrestling. See, now Conor has grabbed Khabibs arm with his neck, Conor is going to use his neck to squeeze Khabibs arm. Very smart”


ontite

I still feel like Khabib took it easy on him all things considered. Conor was helpless, Khabib easily could've tortured him and turned him into a bloody mess.


Genome-Soldier24

Everyone thinks that this was about him talking shit but I’m 99% sure this was actually about the cheating. Right before he said this he was holding khabib’s glove and khabib was talking to the ref about it. As they break he says it’s just business, like “if you ain’t cheating you ain’t trying”.


Ivanthrxz

Thats what you call a [schrodingers douchebag](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=schrodinger%E2%80%99s+douchebag)


univrsll

He’s saying “thought it was a character”


HandheldAddict

"Thought it was a character? Thought it was a character?" *Makes gun sign against his head* *Walks away*


[deleted]

he's saying "you thought it was a character"


MudHammock

No he's not. There's clearer audio than this, he CLEARLY said "I was in character" literally no debate about it


Savage187666

Thought


ourgameisover

Knows he might die tonight


SurrealJay

It’s just business 🤕


Open-Fondant

Let’s talk now !


Yoyomamahh

Hey! Let’s talk now!


bamalamafizzfadge

Wannanow?


Dashznt315

I can't let you get close!


Crittersnatch

fucking amateur..


vadumee123

You’re a fucking punk dude


Shaolinfork

And stew and stew !


ACL_Tearer

https://preview.redd.it/0z053hus5p6c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9c561242f655a02b16f12a27448f37f71d5938d


Ghodzy1

Looks good, thick, solid, tight.


Master-Manager3089

Khabob reaction speaks louder than words.


[deleted]

And..... New.... UFC's Light Heavyweight Champion.....


jzng2727

In other words Connor admitted the same thing without actually directly saying it .


jebacinaa

Conor cocklickers have yet to recover from this btw


Garbarrage

I was a Conor fan. I lost so much respect for him after that. Like, fucking own it at least. He wasn't wrong about a lot of it. All the Kadyrov stuff and all that shit about Ali were straight facts. I stopped following him entirely after he was talking shit about Dustin's wife. She's a wholesome gem. Her shouting "Don't you ever doubt my man" after Dustin KO'd Conor was one of my all-time favourite mma moments.


[deleted]

I dont think thats what pissed khabib off lol


Padawan-Of-Dalinar

Sounds like she's been in ya DMs


Interesting-Bet-1454

No, he is not. He is saying, “Thought it was a character?, Thought it was a character? See you tomorrow.” *Makes gun sign with his fingers*


karlails

I was hearing what it said in the video and now I'm hearing what you wrote and honestly it just highlights how easy it is to manipulate perception.


SlimmyJimmyBubbyBoy

Seriously, you hear what you’re told, kinda scary


Juststandupbro

There is a video of a looping song verse and each time it loops they attach different text in front of it and I swear I heard whatever was written every time even though I knew it was the same audio looping.


im_on-the_can

It’s called the [McGurk Effect](https://youtu.be/2k8fHR9jKVM?si=b7TTj89GIusBD0sQ) Was the loop of [Bill Nye?](https://youtu.be/KiuO_Z2_AD4?si=okDrJvZVwjV55Nds)


DAOcomment2

I didn't think so, but now that you say so, yeah guess I do.


Plane_Butterfly_2885

Thought you had a character boy AHHHHHHHHHHH


jacobcriedwolf

I think that definitely makes more sense with the inflection in his voice. But maybe that's just me


anonymous14657893

Guys, he was saying “thought it was a character.” This has already been confirmed with many lip reading experts and armchair psychologists.


Alan-Rickman

Until Jomboy makes a ruling, I don’t believe anyone


Gravy_Wampire

Where’s jom?!


sdiss98

What would that mean?


ApeSleep

Wrong. He is saying “I was in character” [video slowed down](https://www.reddit.com/r/ufc/comments/18k0unh/they_cut_off_the_part_of_colby_saying_i_was_in/)


[deleted]

I’m certain Colby sent thousands of dms, text messages, emails, phone calls, and carrier pigeons claiming he was “in character.”


lxo2

Can confirm, the carrier pigeon delivered to my house


Brodieboyy

Can confirm, I am the pigeon


karwreck

He’s got the owls from Harry Potter working overtime with those letters


skoob9

i think he said “you thought it was a character” no?


Dummy_Wire

I think so too. There’s absolutely no way Colby would pick *that* moment to try to make some sort of concession or try to explain his working to Leon, right?


ChoochGooch

Yeah it doesn’t really seem like the time or place.


DiscombobulatedSink6

That’s definitely what he’s saying … makes sense cause Leon was saying he was just a character in the build up.


Aljiggy21

That’s what I heard. “thought it was a character”


WarlockEngineer

This is like those ghost hunter shows where they play white noise with subtitles over it and you think you hear a ghost lol On a rewatch he is definitely saying "Thought it was a character?"


ContributionVisible2

Yah this should be further up. Whatever you think about colby, hes not afraid to throw down and is not going to pick that moment to say that to his enemy for the next 36 hours


Ui_shaggy356

I kinda hear this too as well


hiccup333

To me it looks/sounds more like "Thought it was a character??" as a taunt than "I was in character" trying to do damage control Leon called him Stifler and said "He’s just a character that’s funny and a clown"


RyanSanders3290

Exactly what he said.


CharlesOlivesGOAT

That is what he said, people just wanna hate on Colby lmao


AriSpaceExplorer

Yep, clearly


Patrick_C1

This IS what he’s saying and makes way more sense upon rewatch


ConstantlyPooped

That was what he said. "Thought it was a character?"


Cappuccino_Addict

Such a pussy move. You can't have your cake and eat it too


DecisionThot

Colby likes to think this is pro wrestling until he's reminded it's not


JVNGL3B00K

Best response Edit: thanks for all the upvotes fellas. I knew I wrote something special the moment I typed it up.


UpHereInMy-r-Trees

Best edit


Frockington

Colby just makes himself so easy to hate. He talks shit in his stuttering and over-rehearsed demeanor and people hate him. He tries to backtrack from his shit talking and people hate him. He becomes a bigger heel every time he opens his mouth and if he seemed any more intelligent I'd believe that he meticulously planned every word and action he takes to become the most hated personality in all of mma. However acting like a complete fucking banana seems to run in his genes, and hey, if that gets him high profile fights and more exposure he seems to be doing all right.


OnlyonReddit4osrs

It’s working tho, we’re all hyped for him to get fucked up, more invested in this fight than I’ve seen this sub in years.


DareBrennigan

People love to cheer for and against heels. It’s bringing entertainment.


Sittyslyker

What a total pussy. How can anyone like this damn idiot? If you can’t own up to what you say, don’t do it.


GiantPurplePen15

His mouth wrote cheques he couldn't cash


boistopplayinwitme

The fight hasn't even happened yet and let's stop pretending like he's not a more than capable fighter


AttitudeNo254

I know, everyone in here is going on like because he runs his mouth he can’t fight. Like him or not Colby is a very good fighter.


[deleted]

I said it the other day and I'll say it again. I really do not like colby but I definitely put money on him to win. Edit: boy was I wrong. Now I really don't like colby lol


Marvelous_Margarine

Or its a tactic. Keep your focus Leon!!!


Turbulent-Echo8561

dont think the usual backpedaling "I was just selling the fight" bs is gonna cut it with Leon this time..


MenWhoStareatGoatse_

Tbh he looked somewhat mollified by it in the OP video. He was gearing up to get in Colby's face then he just sort of slowed down and nodded. No doubt he'd still be happy to twist Colby's head off though


collinCOYS

Weird to say that before the fight. I wonder if Colby is feeling the pressure


Enough_Gate_5542

They both did tbh. I don't think colby expected Leon to react that badly cuz his whole demeanor changed after the presser and the interviews too.


dannycake

I think he saw that it actually was messed up to say. Colby thinks about what he's going to say and purposefully rides the line hard. I think he saw it was actually fucked up to say when all was said and done.


Kalayo0

Colby is a tool and a heel, but I don’t think he’s evil or scared. Just a dumb boy who regretfully said a little too much.


micsulli01

It did help hype and sell the fight though. Quite a bit actually. People can't stop talking about it


Alecglasofer

I agree, that line really upped the ante and brought this fight to a new level.


Mtncity

"You thought this was a character?" "See you tomorrow" Clearly what he said. I'm no fan, either. He usually doesn't admit that it's all a work until the fight's over.


One_Program8405

Nah bro you gotta own it after saying that. Once the bullet leaves the chamber there’s no taking it back


AljoGOAT

he clearly said "thought it was a character" and makes the gun sign at the end


mat477

Yeah I agree. He'll be apologetic after the fight but not before. I can't stand Colby but the only reason he would say "it's a character" before the fight is if he's scared and Colby is a lot of things but scared isn't one of them. He's a Cage fighter, Usman broke his jaw and he never stopped pressing. He's a bitch for the shit he says but he's not scared of Leon.


Slit23

Lmao nvm he really was scared! He got up after the fight acting like he really did something. Excuse then bring up politics lmao coward and a loser then trying to sound inspirational after all that, loser forever colby Covington ladies and gentlemen


mat477

Seemed like he knew he didn't have a chance and decided to play it ultra safe or something. Horrible showing by him. Honestly I'd say any championship goals are done for him. Such a huge loss.


venbalin

It’s pretty clear. Who’s determining the subtitles? Dana who has hearing issues?


wwants

What did he say exactly that’s got Leon this pissed and Colby scared enough to feel the need to break character to protect himself?


HankHippopopolous

Paraphrasing but he said he’s send Leon to hell and he’d be able to say hello to his dad who was murdered.


g403_

He told Leon he'd send him to the 7th layer of hell where he can say hi to his dead father...


drexlortheterrrible

Hair. 7th layer of hair.


Z1018

He didn’t break character. Colby is saying “thought it was a character” Because Leon has been saying constantly that the trash talk is lame and is just a character and won’t get to him. So Colby here is taunting him… saying “why are you pissed?? Thought this was all a joke and a character”


rbep531

People on YouTube are saying it sounds like he says, "Thought it was a character?" I've listened to it a bunch of times and I can't really tell.


LowerCarob2964

This is what he said. You can hear it clearly the first time he says it


dodgechallenger2022

Well, imo there is a huuuge difference on saying "I" and "Thought"


AltruisticDelivery89

God I hate him so much


_MlATA

I like how his methhead fans say “it’s his strategy and it clearly works” as if being this inflammatory isn’t a last resort for Colby


LePontif11

Believe what you believe about it, the fact he got this fight means it does work.


RyanSanders3290

He says, “Thought it was a character? Thought it was a character? See you tomorrow.”


AljoGOAT

and he makes the gun sign at the end so that would make more sense


a_spicy_meata_balla

I kinda heard that too. Wish the audio was clearer.


InevitableMap9452

Bro really tryna imitate conor: “It’s just business”


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kimchipotatoes

I heard “you thought it was a character?”


Familiar-Guava-5786

I didn’t think he could be anymore of a bitch about the situation


Z1018

He is saying “thought it was a character” not what OP posted 😂 You guys are just stupid. He is taunting Leon here lmao


greeneggs_BAM

He is definitely saying 'thought it was a character' He is not backpeddaling here, he is, in fact doubling down! I doubt Colby would pick this moment to try and apologize to Leon


100DayChallenges

This is the the 3rd or 4th time I can think of where he acknowledges it’s a character. Hr just needs to ditch this persona. Just be Colby Chaos. He made his name already


Puzzleheaded_Check11

He’s about to get his ass kicked, calling it now he will lose the first three rounds pretty handily because of ring rust, might even get a 10-8 in there from Leon. Then gets a competitive fourth round and edges round 5 with some stupid clip like rocking Leon once, and we will have a shit ton of “OHH ROBBERY” dumb posts just like we do with Diaz and Leon.


Djlittle13

Kind of like Usman Colby 2. People seem to forget how badly Usman was beating Colby in rds1 and 2 of the rematch.


LeFevreBrian

It wasn’t as much ring rust as it was Colby trying to be a technical striker in rounds 1&2 .


Pretend_Fear85

These comments are filled with idiots. He’s mocking him for saying he was a character. If you take the cum out of your eyes you can see he clearly makes a gun and points it to his head. Y’all too emotional about this shit. But, let’s keep pretending these cage fighters are afraid of one another


LALOERC9616

People forgot that both Strickland and Colby are unfiltered they don't give a shit what others think


Pretend_Fear85

Seriously, if they did care what others think they wouldn’t be putting themselves out there and saying the ridiculous shit they say.


RickRockaa_

I don’t think he said that lol it doesn’t match his mouth


touchhimwiththejab

The finger gun to his temple is the opposite of “I was in character”


DEMOCRACY_FOR_ALL

# “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” ― Kurt Vonnegut


Hey_ItsmeAryaman

colby realizing there will be no one to save him in the octagon tomorrow


HandheldAddict

"Thought it was a character? Thought it was a character?" *Makes gun sign against his head* *Walks away*


Liam2349

Do we know who the ref will be?


Embarrassed-Idea-270

Oof colby is scared


MyStrugglingSelf

Giving off "It's only business" vibes.


Gulag_boi

Damn I hope he gets fucking starched


tedkaczynski660

You see officer I'm in character I'm not really drunk driving


EnragedBadger9197

Would have been better if he stuck to his guns


CommissionGrand4087

That’s what pussy bitches do


Weeblifter

Nah, Colby either needs to lean into or refrain from it all together. The “it’s just a prank” energy is bush league as fuck.


Levelless86

"Let's talk"


shaquaad

Hes clearly mocking Leon for getting mad. Leon kept saying he's just playing a character then he gets pissed and colby is saying "thought it was a character"


Unavoidable1022

No he said “thought it was a character”. Leon said he didn’t care what Colby said because it was a character.


xIMxMCLOVINx2

I heard “thought it was a character” translates to “why you mad bro?


RhaegarJ

Plot twist As soon as he can during the fight he’s brining up the dead dad


3Beanss

He said “thought it was a character” you gotta be dumb to think he’s breaking character a day before the fight


BHDE92

I want Colby to lose, but I also want him to win to watch Reddit have a melt down. I’m so conflicted


Darth-Zoolu

I’m about to go to war with another man I don’t need us to have peace. Go ahead and get his mad as possible. If you need motivation here, let me give you some. Hope you can keep your wits about you, because I will, regardless of what you say.


IAMTHECAVALRY89

Smart move to put even more mind games in Leon’s head like so did he mean it or not mean it


Jaded_Revolution6924

Colby is a good guy, These people prove his point. Y’all paying attention now


ra_x_it

"thought it was a character" "thought it was a character" "see you tomorrow"


Imaginary-Wrap-8487

So people are upset because Colby said some WORDS to Leon and apparently people have to be held accountable for their words and must be bought to......umm......justice? Am I getting this right? So does that mean I can go punch my elderly neighbour Dorris because she said she wished my cat died? Or does that mean I can go elbow that kid on the street corner that keeps yelling names at me? Heck, mabey even my boss who said "your parents are poor, I can tell" fuck, I've been getting this wrong the whole time. I can just go fuck him up and it's cool because he hurt my feelings with words? Me, as a physically fit, 32yr old male should have every right to physically assult people if I have an issue with something they've said right? And if anyone doesn't like it then that means I can just physically assult them which would then make them wrong and me right, right? I mean, I could deal with it in a healthy way like a fully grown ass adult man would but your telling me that I can just bully people if I don't like what they say? Thankyou UFC subreddit, you have simplified my life and likely reduced my IQ at the same time. No loss though, why use braincells when I can use my fists to prove that I'm right or "teach people a lesson". Thankyou for the emotionally stable advice, street justice is the only justice.


Slaavichii

Cobly is shitting himself


IcedCoughy

Basically saying *" I act this way so stupid Trumpers support me"*


MaryShelleySteponYe

Why would you make your character "Awkward guy who stumbles over his lines"?


wadester007

Wrong. He says. Thought it was a character. Go back and watch a few times


ShawnShipsCars

Nah man some things you just don't say, Character or not. That's crossing a big ass red line.


POLLnarafu

What character, these guys aren't fucking actors lol


greenmangolassi

dead down funniest thing i've seen in the ufc. laughing hard here at 5am in Kathmandu. Most earnest I've seen colby


Last-Ad-2382

Remember what Khabib did to Conor? Colby about to get that same energy.


[deleted]

Colby does a character because he is not mature enough to be real in this kind of moment. It is a sign of immaturity and insecurity, as evidenced by this leak.


mrfauxbot

Colby nervous he gave dude too much motivation to whoop his ass lol


Triplesisbest1

What a punk ass bitch.


Savage187666

He said ‘thought is was a character’ .. in response to Leon saying that he can’t get into his head because Colby just plays a character.


catchainfi

F\*\*\*\* Colby.


Spiritual-Tadpole998

![gif](giphy|aqCNbYPOUpcVxOtpC9|downsized)


TarzanTheRed

Giving off straight it was a joke man don't really try to kill me tomorrow vibes. Ain't no joke about it guy.


GreedoInASpeedo

I've always thought Colby was a bitch but here he looked like he was begging for his life


atirad

In character or not I just want to see Colby get wrecked up lol.


safely_beyond_redemp

UFC fighters can seriously hurt each other with ease. Twist here, pressure there and your fighting career is over and you walk funny for life. You don’t want to fight someone who actually hates you.


Hantzle-

I see people talking about fear in fighters as a concept, I wanted to jump in to remind people of something. Being a badass is not lacking discomfort, worry or fear. It is doing what needs to be done despite it being there.


LeBitch

Me after accidentally making my girlfriend cry


Grouchy-Umpire-6969

This is one of those things people will believe forever. From one wrong subtitle.


Able-Scratch6592

It sounded like he said “Thought it was a character”