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UFC President Dana White has given a positive update on welterweight contender Colby Covington’s return to the Octagon. Covington, a former interim titleholder on MMA’s biggest stage, was last in action this past March. He defeated former f…
UFC President Dana White has given a positive update on welterweight contender Colby Covington’s return to the Octagon. Covington, a former interim titleholder on MMA’s biggest stage, was last in action this past March. He defeated former friend-turned-bitter rival Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 272 via unanimous decision. The victory marked a…
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Former UFC welterweight title challenger, Gilbert Burns has expressed his interest in landing a potential title-eliminator against former interim champion, Colby Covington in the coming months, however, revealed that he heard the Clovis native suffered a fractured jaw recently. And may be out of action until March of next year. Burns, the current #4 ranked […]
Former UFC welterweight title challenger, Gilbert Burns has expressed his interest in landing a potential title-eliminator against former interim champion, Colby Covington in the coming months, however, revealed that he heard the Clovis native suffered a fractured jaw recently. And may be out of action until March of next year.
Burns, the current #4 ranked welterweight contender, featured in a high-profile UFC 273 main card slot against the undefeated, Khamzat Chimaev back in April in Jacksonville, Florida – suffering a close, unanimous decision loss.
The defeat returned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace, Burns to the losing column after he previously handed two-time title chaser, Stephen Thompson a one-sided unanimous decision loss in the co-main event of UFC 264 back in June.
Attempting to earn a second opportunity at welterweight spoils, Burns, a staple of Kill Cliff FC challenged former champion, Kamaru Usman for gold in February of last year, dropping an eventual third round knockout despite dropping the Auchi native in the first round.
Claiming the promotion were working on a bout between himself and Floridian veteran, Jorge Masvidal next – as well as insisting both he and Masvidal had verbally agreed to the clash, Gilbert Burns maintained that he had heard rumors Covington may be sidelined until next March after undergoing surgery to address another jaw fracture.
“That would be a dream,” Gilbert Burns said of a fight with Colby Covington during an interview with the AllStar. “The rumors [were] that he was very bad. He had a neck injury, the nerves were very bad – he lost a little bit of movement in his neck. He kinda broke his jaw again, he had surgery and the surgery didn’t go well. He’s still doing the PT (physical therapy), he’s not training.”
“If everything goes okay, he’s only back in March – that’s what I heard,” Gilbert Burns explained. “I think it’s true because he’s quiet – he hasn’t said anything. I think he’s out until March next year. Colby is always an option, you know. If you’re asking me what’s the best option for me, I’d say (Jorge) Masvidal in December or January, and Colby next after that.” (Transcribed by BJPENN.com)
Suffering a knockout defeat to now-former champion, Usman, Burns had enjoyed a run of four successive victories en route to a title shot – dispatching the quartet of Alexey Kunchenko, Gunnar Nelson, Demian Maia, and former champion, Tyron Woodley.
At UFC 278, Leon Edwards shook up the MMA world, including the former number one contender, Colby Covington, who was in awe at what he saw. Kamaru Usman was on a historic run in the UFC, just one win short of tying Anderson Silva’s record for the most consecutive wins in the organization and it […]
At UFC 278, Leon Edwards shook up the MMA world, including the former number one contender, Colby Covington, who was in awe at what he saw.
Kamaru Usman was on a historic run in the UFC, just one win short of tying Anderson Silva’s record for the most consecutive wins in the organization and it looked to be a done deal as he took a commanding four rounds to one lead against Edwards. But with just 51 seconds left, Edwards pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in MMA history as he landed a clean head kick that left the former pound-for-pound king unconscious on the mat.
Not only was the comeback unbelievable, but it was downright shocking. Just take a look at Colby Covington just seconds after the KO.
Covington has had a very public back and forth with Usman for years now, as the two first fought all the way back in 2019. The first contest between them was close until the 5th round when Usman’s power broke down Covington. However, it was clear that Covington was still the 2nd best Welterweight on the planet at the time and earned himself another crack at Usman in 2021 at UFC 268. Although Colby Covington got rocked early on in the fight, he would rally together and push Usman in the championship rounds, even winning a couple of the rounds on the judge’s scorecard.
Since then, it seemed as if a foregone conclusion that only Covington and perhaps a young contender like Khamzat Chimaev would be able to push Usman and possibly beat him, which is why Usman was such a big favorite against the British star.
With Edwards winning, it opens the door for Colby Covington to get his hands on the belt once again, as it would have been tough for him to get a 3rd shot at Usman. But currently, Covington is dealing with some medical issues that were a result of a sucker punch from Jorge Masvidal outside of a restaurant in Miami.
The reaction that Colby Covington had to seeing Leon Edwards knock out Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 is likely the same one shared by everyone watching around the world. Out of the many rivalries that Usman has created over the years as welterweight champion…
The reaction that Colby Covington had to seeing Leon Edwards knock out Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 is likely the same one shared by everyone watching around the world. Out of the many rivalries that Usman has created over the years as welterweight champion, there was none with the same amount of bad blood as…
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UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman doesn’t let emotion get in the way of his approach to fighting except for two previous matchups. Usman is set to face Leon Edwards in the UFC 278 headliner on Aug. 20. It is a rematch years in the making aft…
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman doesn’t let emotion get in the way of his approach to fighting except for two previous matchups. Usman is set to face Leon Edwards in the UFC 278 headliner on Aug. 20. It is a rematch years in the making after the two top welterweights squared off at the beginning…
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Daniel Cormier says that Colby Covington is dealing with some serious injuries after Jorge Masvidal attacked him in Miami. Masvidal snuck up on Covington with a hoodie and mask on, and attacked him while he was coming out of a restaurant back in March. Close up pictures of Covington had shown that Covington’s front tooth […]
Daniel Cormier says that Colby Covington is dealing with some serious injuries after Jorge Masvidal attacked him in Miami.
Masvidal snuck up on Covington with a hoodie and mask on, and attacked him while he was coming out of a restaurant back in March. Close up pictures of Covington had shown that Covington’s front tooth had been chipped from the attack, but now it looks like he may have a serious injury.
Masvidal had said that losing to ‘Chaos’ had made him irate and the trash talking just added on to it. The two went 5 rounds in the main event of UFC 272, which ended in a dominant win by Covington. Masvidal truly never got going in that fight and was beat in every aspect of the game, from wrestling to striking. Masvidal hurt Covington once, sitting him down with a check hook for a brief second. Masvidal’s inability to beat Covington in a real bout, made him take it to the streets.
“Colby Covington is dealing with some serious injuries from being brutally attacked on the street by Jorge Masvidal. Colby Covington needs to stay away from the public eye and doing exactly what he’s doing, and while making money? Hats off to Covington. He’s doing what he needs to do, relaxing, playing cards and making money.” Cormier said (Transcribed by SportsKeeda)
Covington had recently won $50,000 playing in a poker tournament in south Florida. He took home 7th place, out of a contestant pool of 7,700 players. Covington still has not been scheduled for a fight anytime soon, but it looks as if the injuries sustained From the attack may be preventing him from competing.
It is not yet determined whether Covington will be able to fight again, depending on how serious the injuries are. The court will decide who win their upcoming legal dispute.