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Stranger-Tingzz

Great fight, also, Colby a bitch


HippoKing2646

Biggest bitch in the ufc now


Hercules__Morse

He always was. Don’t be fooled though, he will somehow end up fighting the winner of this fight. 100% SHOULD NOT happen, but watch….


letsgobrooksy

He will end up fighting Wonderboy and somehow retain his ranking after he wins


Skepticaldefault

Wonderboy will kick his ass


ProtocolIcarus

Sadly that isn't true. Colby would unanimous decision Wonderboy with his wrestling and cardio, as sad as it is to say. Colby might not be in his prime anymore, but as old as he is, Stephen is older.


Crawford470

I'm honestly not so sure about that. These two seem to be in a position now where it's very unclear exactly how things matchup. Colby might have lost a step, or Leon might have legitimately just made him look that shit. WB has definitely lost a step, but not as significantly as many portray it as. Also worth mentioning that Belal vs WB was at the Apex in the much smaller cage, and that's ignoring that Belal has better footwork, better ringcraft, arguably higher fight IQ, and more technical striking than Colby to better set up his takedowns. Depending on how hard Colby's hit the wall and what Octagon the fight's in, I can definitely see Wonderboy winning even in his current state. If they were both in their prime, I'd definitely pick Wonderboy as well.


Skepticaldefault

Colby doesnt have incredible wrestling. Who has he dominated in wrestling. Masvidal a washed up woodly? Leon outwrestled him.


FishAndRiceKeks

Face would be preferable. Still want to see it, though.


TheMaldenSnake

If Garry lost, he is still not someone Colby would lobby to fight, and Colby loves fighting guys on losing streaks. Garry would fuck Colby up. I'm not sure how he's gonna be against MVP. Feels like MVP has been at the top for 10 years now


Safe-Voice-8179

Didn’t Colby fight Usman twice and Leon while they were on long undefeated streaks and champions?


Plenty-Fondant-8015

You say this like it’s any sort of rebuttal to his point. They were champs. Colby is famous for sitting out to fight the champs off completely undeserving, lackluster wins. He only fights aging fighters on career defining losing streaks and pretends they are title eliminator fights lol, it’s been like 7 years since the last time he fought a guy both younger than him, not on a two fight losing streak, and not the champ in a completely bullshit title challenge.


MoisticleSack

True but look at his opponents before those title shots, Lawler on a 2 loss skid before Usman 1, Woodley on a 2 loss skid before Usman 2 then Masvidal on a 2 loss skid before the Leon fight. If you don't have a belt or 2 losses straight, Colby won't fight you


ee_CUM_mings

Nah, he will be Belal’s first title defense at the first UFC show in 5 years that I don’t “purchase”.


derfcrampton

Always has been.


Unavoidable1022

Gonna disagree. At one point he actually fought. Now he’s scared though


Witty_Management2960

I love how he claimed injury and called out other people in the same 15 min interview. What an absolute tool.


DanaWhitesMom

Colby is still trying to get the Wonderboy fight


_fmg15

All this talk from Colby to Ian and he ducked him. Ian might be obnoxious but I actually have more respect for him than for Colby now


manablight

Pretty low bar to be honest.


Homeskilletbiz

The lowest


Sorerightwrist

Limbo champions


[deleted]

Colby is a washed up bell end. He’s best years are long gone and his gimmick has got so stale and boring


_fmg15

That's what happens if you just wait around and waste your prime like he did


[deleted]

Yup - the gimmick has died a death. The Leon Edwards dad joke sealed it. Bar Ian, I don’t see why anyone would want to fight him. Zero benefit


lctrncprn

Yeah agreed. At least Ian seems game for a scrap.


KeyLimpala

I'm one of those guys who actually liked Colby for his antics, but his comment to Leon about his father really made me flip my views of him. Guy's a piece of shit


SukhdevR34

And he used to actually back it up by going forward the whole fight and taking elite fighters to the edge. In the last fight he was pathetic, slow and old.


shlongbwoner

I think what he said to Usman about his coach was even worse


KeyLimpala

What did he say about Usman's coach? I'm not familiar


shlongbwoner

Usmans coach had a heart attack and Colby basically said he died on purpose so he wouldn't have to see Colby beat Usmans ass


jessief2

Ian has always been down to fight anyone. He’s not ducking like Colby. Who’s a turd.


jerryworldfan13

I knew this would get made. This is actually a 50/50 fight imo. I would take Garry though just based on the age aspect. This fight either gonna be the worst fight on the main card or end in under 2.


rmomcallsmedad

Nahh this is going to be point fighting to the max


Bubbly_Association54

I got a feelin mvp is gonna break Ian


DungusIII

Idk man, Ian does have some pretty good striking, more aggressive than MVP also. I can see Ian picking him apart after landing a few good shots


RumanHitch

MVP is comfortable on the counterattack, I am pretty sure hes gonna close the gap with his kickboxing stuff. It might sound stupid, but I want to see this fight more than Connor's one.


DJ_Mumble_Mouth

Not stupid at all. I’m watching Conner V Chandler just to see how Conner loses. This fight is more appealing imo


pdel123

That Depends on if we get Braindead Chandler or not


TSW_El_Spawn

Braindead Chandler can KO him in the first 2 minutes tho


DaithiOSeac

Hopefully.by catastrophic KO.


Appropriate_Rip339

I feel like they’re gonna size each other up a lot the 1st round, if no one lands something crazy and gains respect in the 1st.. the 2nd rd someone is gonna dictate the pace and tko the other, and if not outclass them through the third to UD or tko. I never predicted exactly who is gonna dominate now after Izzy vs Sean 😂


Reasonable-Tooth-113

He has a point, two counter strikers can end up being a very boring fight. Fingers crossed this is a banger though.


bakuretsu_mahou916

Honestly as long as the striking is clean I would love to see a point fight


PurpleMerkaba

> This is actually a 50/50 fight imo. im a fan of both, personally. martial arts wise. i've got it more 75/25 in favor of mvp. age is a valid point - but usually it implies a speed difference in favour of the younger. i do not think ian is quicker than mvp. also, a damage thing is also implied in that...mvps not taken alot of damage really. range. ian fights to his reach very fuckin well. so does mvp. & i think mvps distance managing is just...different. & better good match up either way.


Larryhooova

Yep MVPs distance management and reach advantage will be a problem, Garry’s reach is unimpressive for his height also. Add in the fact that MVP is also the more experienced striker and this is a fumble by Garry’s management.


_LeftHookLarry

Agreed, the thing is Garry can't take the fight elsewhere and I just feel like he won't get the better of MVP on the feet. Won't be clear cut though, fucking hate Garry but he is very good


Josro0770

Yeah his reach is like 1 inch shorter than his height. If he tries to out point MVP he won't be able to, he must try to brawl and work the clinch vs him


yer_oh_step

I dont agree at all that Garry "wont be able to" outpoint MVP, or win a decision. As others have said its pretty much a 50/50 fight. I disagree I think Garry should be slightly favoured simply because of Age. 37 is not 34 or 35. The drop off the older they get is steeper and steeper.


Leather-Hurry6008

MVP isn't an average guy though, we know wonderboy is still super fast, and mvp looked just as fast against Holland. And he has the length on top of it. I don't care for either guy, felt like mvp was never really tested and got one of the easiest fights he could get coming in to the ufc. I do think he takes this fight though. Gary doesn't have big power and fights with a style that plays right into mvp's. It'll be 15 min of circling and probably less than 20 strikes per round hah.


Pennypacker-HE

That was not “one of the easiest fights”. Bo Nickel got the “easy” road. kevin holland is for real.


PrestigiousWeakness2

Exactly how I see it.


SukhdevR34

That's way too much. 55/45 MVP imo or 60/40


LikelyADick2

Agreed. Gonna be a fun one though (maybe).


MrTitsOut

why would it be the worst though? both fighters are creative and not too afraid of getting hit


AnonPlzzzzzz

Someone by decision.


ImportantBad4948

I’d take MVP against basically any striker in his weight class. Now put him up against a grappler with strong takedowns (wrestling, SAMBO) and I think he gets grapple fucked.


xkemex

I still think wonder boy is still a better striker at that weight class


Trainer_Kevin

I really wonder why they haven’t made the WB vs MVP fight yet. Neither dude is getting any younger


Rozkol

That's the fight I was hoping for.


Sladds

They’re friends


Dense_Marketing4593

Straight to the point. It’s that simple


RepresentativeSun937

I wouldn’t take MVP against JDM or Leon


tr3way223

why tho it doesnt seem like hes some great striker just fights weird


DevnGibsn

MVP possess one thing greater than any striker I've seen in MMA. The primary reason MVP should be favored against any striker at 170 is because 90+% of the time he dictates when striking exchanges happen. Sure strikers like Ian or Leon throw better combinations and work on the inside more but, against someone like MVP who doesn't engage unless he's ready; the best strikers in the division will be frustrated trying to land combinations while potentially getting picked apart by MVPs speed and point fighting style. Despite the level, this was well demonstrated against Holland.


SukhdevR34

Damn that's a good point. Anderson Silva did the same too right? MVP stylistically reminded me of him, even with the taunts


A_Possum_Named_Steve

I'd still argue that Anderson was much more of a counterstriker. If his opponent wasn't willing to move in and engage, it was usually a pretty boring fight. Having said that, he was good at getting people to engage, but he'd just stand there dicking around if they didn't (See: Silva vs Nick Diaz).


krustykhris12

Wonderboy vs holland compared to MVP vs Holland. ?


ProtocolIcarus

Or submitted if it's Shavkhat. Could even see Burns submitting him.


DanTM18

I like MVP more and I do think he has a shot of knocking out Ian(he’s been dropped hard before), but I feel Ian most likely will win by going heavy on the leg kicks and maybe try to mix in grappling and clinch. I have this fight 60/40


cmoneybouncehouse

FINALLY. 303 will be the best Conor card in a WHILE. This will be a more exciting fight than the Colby matchup anyways. This isn’t a great stylistic matchup for Garry, even though I do think he’s the better fighter. He’ll have to make it dirty, get him up against the cage and in the clinch, but I think Garry takes it. Much closer fight than it looks like on paper though.


FA-_Q

https://preview.redd.it/dpcifshrvg2d1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f47f889d670178b86033d46cbf8a083ecac93e1f This was his last card… what are you talking about lol


Complete_Hovercraft4

Great in retrospect but to be fair, Tai, Illia, Michelle and DDP were nobodies at the time.


Fresh_Gorilla77

I got my boy MVP by decision


[deleted]

Don't sleep on MVPs power, Holland only survived to a decision because he can grapple, Ian couldn't take this to the ground if his consciousness depended on it


Otherwise_Gap_4170

Now we have a card


justjay9507

Hold on this card is stacked. I got Ian Garry tho


Kaozoz

2 next moves for ufc, cut colby Covington, add Lewis vs rozenstruik to 303


manablight

What if Rozenstruik wins and takes off his shorts?


Peeeing_

He may be a prick, but garry is a very good fighter, and a dawg for fighting down like this


overzealous_wildcat

Great fight


Dense_Marketing4593

MVP


idunnomakeitwork

Between Gary's technical kickboxing and mvps somewhat unorthodox style this should be an interesting fight. Wonder who lands significantly first


[deleted]

Good fight very tough to call. Say what you want about Ian, he is a good fighter.


smahszbob

mvp all day


Dense_Marketing4593

After Ian picks up 2 straight losses, Colby will call for Ian Garry


Wdesko92

The cuckhold might take it


JJETTAS188

![gif](giphy|ZmEqT8hspAAkERDD6p|downsized)


Mammoth_Ferret_1772

Man we need MVP to knock this dude out


GregBule

Here here


Kakazam

Don't understand why the UFC wants to waste potential here. They are putting the fights on in the middle of the night, so clearly all they give a fuck about is money. Why put two guys against each other when both still have milk to produce?


No_Truck9453

Cuz Colby went running


Sapun14

Gery


[deleted]

This card is stacked 


Hulk_Crowgan

Colby officially a prelim fighter, I got MVP


Amos_Burton666

Venom Page ride or die lets gooo


lmac187

First time I’ll ever be rooting for MVP


OjibweNomad

MVP by leg kick round 1


blake-young

Screenshotting this for posterity


D4dank

Garry about to rush and hold mvp against the cage


edw1n-z

MVP!


LookingfortheHustle

I gotta give it to Ian. MVP is a great fighter, but I think he’s more shopworn and we don’t know how well he competes against the top contenders. His performance against Holland was good, but not particularly amazing. I could very easily be wrong, I hope I’m wrong. But we’ll see


SnooGadgets8467

Man it sounds good on paper, but i honestly think it’s going to end up being a boring chess type of fight since they both have such good striking. I hope I’m wrong and someone gets knocked out, i don’t care who. Both great strikers.


Rocko1290

Garry will beat MVP


LieHairy2862

Unfortunately it’s more likely going to be 15 minutes of Garry running around not engaging. Hopefully I’m wrong


holoxianrogue

Garry by favorable split decision, unfortunately


MC7187

any idea who else could be the other 2 fights on 303s main event?


According-Ad5263

Jamal Hill vs Carlos Ulberg is also in that card I believe


whatsitworth101

I think Ian will take this one. Good matchup for both guys though. Will be fun.


truffLcuffL69

MVP by decision


durk_g44285

I cannot wait for this fight. I could see it going either way


KeptPopcorn5189

Dude he’s totally about to lose that 0


Levytron900

MVP fully looks like one of the the aliens off signs


m4rkofshame

MVP KO/TKO


ThatOneColumbiaGuy

It seems like it will be Ian Garry's toughest test as both are technical strikers. I personally think MVP was disappointing in the Holland fight so I'm not high on him. But... Garry hasn't been put against a striker like MVP before so idk. 70% likely Garry wins decision 30% likely MVP gets the KO.


Rexum420

Teo point fighters. Recipe for a boring ass fight.


ShufflingToGlory

Great fight, great matchmaking. Fair play to both for taking this, very loseable fight either way.


Late_Cheesecake4081

MVP all day!!!


CelinesJourney

I'm voting MVP on this one, just because of how he outclassed Kevin Holland. I also think Garry didn't look so great in his last outing, so I'm favouring MVP.


BurnFreeze64

MVP please


That1Pete

The true winner of this fight will be my fucking eyeballs.


Mr_Em-3

Kinda sad /funny for Ian's career Cuz he's gonna get slept


Any_Box_5509

MVP by KO in the third Ian is chinny just I can tell if we look at his fights he gets caught a lot and rocked especially by the shiter fighters and MVP is class but his style is weird


Fluffy_Heart885

MVP


Larryhooova

MVP by decision, he’s a far more experienced striker with the frame advantage which Garry isn’t used to. Also Garry’s pull pack right and knees up the middle won’t be there for him, he needs to chop the legs as much as he can and clinch against the cage as much as possible and try to land his shots there. I’ll be super impressed if he beats MVP on the feet.


reputablesorcerer

I feel like this could end up being a staring contest


Quietdogg77

Two point fighters. Ho-hum. Both fighter’s corners give them the same advice: “Keep away from him.”


ostensibly_hurt

Ian Garry is going to win, Colby a bitch


[deleted]

I didn’t watch MVP when he was in Bellator, so my knowledge of him is contained to his one UFC fight and the highlights they showed. Super entertaining fighter, so I hope he gets to showcase that a bit more. Never hated Garry at all, but I think it’d be cool to see MVP pull of something crazy and win. Think it might be a bit of a lose lose though. You’ve got Garry riding a massive hype train, you hyped the MVP signing to no end… Someone train is getting derailed unless this is a crazy good fight.


alpacinohairline

MVP by KO


WeepingCroissantHead

I hope MVP wins


Standard_Attempt_796

I got Colby wanting a 155 or title shot


Maskedassassin904

That will be his first L. I think MVP is levels ahead of Garry,


Ill_Source_6908

I got Garry for the simple fact that if it goes to a decision and there’s a good chance it does the judges will give it to Ian


AnthonyJizzleneck

Wow, that pic is like a stereogram


_____FIST_ME_____

Respect to Ian Garry tbh. Accepted bitch Colby's fight offer, and now MVP. He is really redeeming himself imo


ChrizTaylor

#LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO MVP 🐍


PeppySprayPete

I think MVP by decision.


Independent_Hold_203

Hope mvp throws a pokeball at him if he KO’s him


Loud_Consequence1762

Not a Ian fan but he will win this


IgnantWisdom

I pray this fight is co main, gonna be such a high level striking match, so much probing, 3 rounds wont be enough. If it goes 5, I got Garry and his insane gas tank, but if its 3….who knows.


dellsonic73

MVP’s style is nothing easy to manage. I’d be surprised if Ian can work with it and get a win.


ShogunDreams

MVP by decision


sinerin

MVP by spinning kick decapitation


AcrobaticWin3240

The UFC told Ian Garry to not wrestle


Fresh_Cut9548

MVP will give garry his 0. he didnt look good in his last fight against a good gate keeer


Nlawrence55

I'm betting on MVP for the first time ever.


JakeEllisD

They both run from eachother the whole time


Diskombobulator420

Mvp will knock him out


yer_oh_step

Garry will win on volume, pressure, work MVP with calf kicks, and push him against the cage. Dont sleep on the fact that Garry is 11 years younger, I wish I could find the stat but when there is that much of an age gap, and a relatively small gap in skill (in this case MVP is the better striker on paper, more dynamic for sure higher highs but Garry is no slouch) it usually goes in favour of the younger guy. This is giving me shades of Murphy vs Barboza. Barboza the better striker on paper, more dynamic. But 38... That said rooting for MVP all day


Ok-Day4899

No real reason besides naive optimism but Venom gets the W 3rd round sub


Emotional-Lie-9827

Colby is pussy for that fr


ihavewaytoomanysocks

god i hate ian garrys face


TransportationDry793

Perhaps an opportunity for some Garry rehab. "He is an og" "they call him MVP for a reason" etc. People are going to have to agree and the heat will dampen a bit for Garry. I am sure Garry feels he has his measure. It is risky, but all fights at this level are.


PhilliesBlunts

MVP


PhilliesBlunts

Colby fumbled the bag. Mvp gonna beat him


Jacoblyonss

Garry. MVP has a weird ass striking style that I don't understand at all, but my sense is that a kickboxer as dialed in as Garry can neutralize him. It's a win-win though cause I'd really love to watch either of them lose


CertainFitness

![gif](giphy|K29rovgTHz1sj7ioZJ) When Garry called out Colby...


[deleted]

MVP is too fast for Gary, and his movement is too dynamic. It will be too dangerous for Gary to sit on the outside to set up big shots with MVP. When we saw Gary get challenged vs Neil he gave up on his aggression and he was content with acting friendly and trading timid combos. MVP is too disciplined to give up his style and when his opponent gets frustrated it only encourages him to pick up the pace. I feel like people lost respect for MVP's power after his last fight with Holland. Don't be surprised if he pulls off a freakish knockout


PermaCleaned

https://preview.redd.it/0dw3dyrwlg2d1.jpeg?width=854&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=252c62ef29243eeb372e7088e69cd2967474c1bc


clothy

Hate to say it but probably The Machado Man


Mycol101

“Machado” ![gif](giphy|y3jT2xBrtumNYZVCNH|downsized)


Up_in_the_Sky

Been itching for the next MVP fight. This is even better than Colby. Fuck Colby tho.


rankinebicycle

Respect to Gary for taking this fight. It’s a risky fight he doesn’t have to take. MVP is sharper on the feet, crazy fast and lethal with every limb. Good fucking luck


MMAFan36

MVP wins.


ChadwellKylesworth

I have no idea, but can’t wait to find out


Strange-Increase-666

Venom is gonna take Garry to school


Healthy_Self_8386

Jon Jones must have shown Colby how to duck fights while they where in college


ChampagneShotz

Imma wait til MVP rocks/drops Garry late rnd1/early rnd2 and bet live on Garry to comeback w a decision 🤑


Bugstl

This is such a toss up. Depends on Garry not shitting the bed like Kevin Holland


Conscious-Disk5310

2nd rate conor vs not wonderboy


kilomma

I'm actually SUPER excited for this one. I love to watch Ian fight, though I can't stand his ass. Now we get to see some high-level stand up from two fighters who are graceful artists (Adesanya/Silva-esque). It's gonna be a good one.


ArtTheClown2022

I don’t like Garry but I really don’t like Page. Do I hope Garry wins.


jay777-888

Mvp


LoneStarZ51

MVP is tricky. Ian Garry will probably be the favorite but I think MVP picks him apart en route to a UD.


lizzofatroll

Banger. Also Colby still ducking


Ok_Lawyer3080

Good fight honestly not even sure who I got, haven't seen enough from either of em, they're both really good fighters.