Was Colby Covington ever actually that nice?
The three-time title challenger returned to the Octagon on Saturday night time in Tampa for a short-notice scrap in opposition to streaking standout Joaquin Buckley.
Issues turned disastrous for ‘Chaos’ early after Buckley landed a shot that minimize open Covington’s proper eyelid. The combat was in the end referred to as off because of a physician’s stoppage within the waning seconds of the third spherical, a lot to the chagrin of each Buckley and Covington who wished to maintain going.
The loss was an particularly dangerous one for Covington who fell to 2-6 in his final eight fights and can probably discover himself barely clinging onto a spot within the welterweight high 10 as soon as the rankings are up to date.
Following the UFC Tampa headliner, MMA veterans Angela ‘Overkill’ Hill and Jessica Penne provided their tackle Covington’s efficiency and whether or not or not the staunch Trump supporter was ever really that good contained in the Octagon.
“Is he nice, or is he the man that just about bought fired and offered his soul for paychecks? I feel he’s an awesome fighter, yeah,” Hill mentioned on their 2 Straws podcast. “And I feel we get distracted by the shtick, by the persona that he’s created. We actually get distracted by it and overlook that he’s a extremely good fighter.”
Penne and Hill assume Colby Covington deserves respect
Penne echoed an analogous sentiment in her evaluation of Covington’s expertise.
“He’s a tricky combat. Now, he took this combat on brief discover in opposition to Buckley, who’s in his prime and on the rise,” Penne mentioned. “I feel we simply sort of overlook. However Colby is de facto proficient.”
“His rise to the highest, his fights in opposition to Usman—they had been very aggressive,” Hill added. “He had Usman on queer avenue a few instances in these fights. Even within the Edwards combat, he didn’t actually present up for that one, however he went onerous within the fifth spherical and confirmed what he may do. It simply might need been a psychological flop. So, he’s undoubtedly somebody who’s to be revered.“
