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 towards streaking standout Joaquin Buckley.
Issues turned disastrous for ‘Chaos’ early after Buckley landed a shot that minimize open Covington’s proper eyelid. The struggle was in the end known as off as a consequence of a physician’s stoppage within the waning seconds of the third spherical, a lot to the chagrin of each Buckley and Covington who needed to maintain going.
The loss was an particularly dangerous one for Covington who fell to 2-6 in his final eight fights and can doubtless 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 actually that good contained in the Octagon.
“Is he nice, or is he the man that just about received fired and bought his soul for paychecks? I believe he’s an important fighter, yeah,” Hill stated on their 2 Straws podcast. “And I believe we get distracted by the shtick, by the persona that he’s created. We actually get distracted by it and neglect 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 abilities.
“He’s a troublesome struggle. Now, he took this struggle on quick discover towards Buckley, who’s in his prime and on the rise,” Penne stated. “I believe we simply form of neglect. However Colby is basically gifted.”
“His rise to the highest, his fights towards Usman—they had been very aggressive,” Hill added. “He had Usman on queer road a few occasions in these fights. Even within the Edwards struggle, he didn’t actually present up for that one, however he went arduous within the fifth spherical and confirmed what he might do. It simply may need been a psychological flop. So, he’s undoubtedly somebody who’s to be revered.“
