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On this day two years ago, we ran a story about MMA fighter Ahmad Al Darmaki (2-5) getting disqualified for not releasing a choke. To make matters worse, Darmaki shoved referee Marc Goddard after the disqualification. Due to his actions, Darmaki was ki…
On this day two years ago, we ran a story about MMA fighter Ahmad Al Darmaki (2-5) getting disqualified for not releasing a choke. To make matters worse, Darmaki shoved referee Marc Goddard after the disqualification. Due to his actions, Darmaki was kicked out of UAE Warriors, and he has not competed in any MMA…
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Colby Covington is expecting his next fight to be a rematch with Kamaru Usman. Covington hasn’t competed since his fifth-round TKO defeat to Usman in their UFC 245 headliner for the welterweight title. “Chaos” has made it very clear how he felt about the stoppage and has regularly campaigned for a rematch ever since. And […]
Colby Covington is expecting his next fight to be a rematch with Kamaru Usman.
Covington hasn’t competed since his fifth-round TKO defeat to Usman in their UFC 245 headliner for the welterweight title. “Chaos” has made it very clear how he felt about the stoppage and has regularly campaigned for a rematch ever since.
And he believes there’s a very good chance his next fight will be a rematch for the title in July.
“Colby Covington fights Marty ‘Fake Newsman’ on Dana White’s Fight Island,” Covington told ESPN on Tuesday. “In July, what would usually be International Fight Week [in Las Vegas], on Fight Island. Let’s do it, baby. I’ll throw his dead body to the sharks when I’m done with it.”
Covington appeared slated to fight Tyron Woodley in recent weeks only for the latter to now be moving ahead with a bout with Gilbert Burns. As for Usman, he was expected to defend his title against Jorge Masvidal later this year. However, UFC president Dana White recently spoke of another option for the latter.
No matter what happens, Covington — who has claimed to be in the gym everyday since his defeat to Usman — only plans on fighting certain opponents for it to be worth his time.
“I want my fight with Usman or ‘Street Judas’ Masvidal,” he added. “There are no other fights to make. I’ll just keep waiting, keep training. Every day that goes by, it’s only getting worse for my competition, I promise you that.”
Who do you think Covington will fight next?
British referee Marc Goddard has revealed he received an incredible amount of abuse and even death threats in the aftermath of UFC 245. The veteran fight official was the man in the middle as Kamaru Usman defended his welterweight title against Colby Covington. In the fifth and final round of the fight of the year […]
British referee Marc Goddard has revealed he received an incredible amount of abuse and even death threats in the aftermath of UFC 245.
The veteran fight official was the man in the middle as Kamaru Usman defended his welterweight title against Colby Covington. In the fifth and final round of the fight of the year candidate, Usman poured it on dropping his opponent. Goddard stepped in and waved off the fight, to the displeasure of Covington and his fans who believed he was robbed by the referee.
Speaking to the Score after the fight, Covington said. “How f*cking stupid are you Marc Goddard? Get a new job because you f*cking suck at your job you piece of sh*t. And stay in England, don’t come back to America you f*cking c*cksucker.”
“I promise
you Marc Goddard will not come within 10 feet of me in the same room of
anything I ever do in my life without getting smacked and without getting a
wedgie upside his head.”
After receiving abuse and death threats since UFC 245, Goddard has finally responded during the LISTEN podcast with former UFC fighter and commentator Dan Hardy. Speaking about Covington he said the welterweights comments were totally inappropriate,” “abusive” and “threatening”.
Although disappointed with the feedback he’s received
Goddard insists he stands by his decision and will accept whatever criticism
comes his way.
“I’m a professional, I take it in
stride…Difficult fight [but] I know I handled it on the money, to a T,” Goddard
said.
“I didn’t
respond [to Covington’s comments], I didn’t have to,” he added. “Where would
that leave me? On a professional basis, I get into it with a fighter on
Twitter? I’m always going to come off worse. So, you rise above and then you
move away.”
“The abuse was incalculable from that fight. But you know what, suck it up, because you’re an official and that’s your job.” (Transcribed by BJPENN.com)
Did referee Marc Goddard make the right call at UFC 245?
Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington was a highly-anticipated fight and it sure delivered. It was the Fight of the Night at UFC 245 where Usman scored a fifth-round TKO win to defend his belt. Following the fight, Covington claimed referee, Marc Goddard st…
Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington was a highly-anticipated fight and it sure delivered. It was the Fight of the Night at UFC 245 where Usman scored a fifth-round TKO win to defend his belt. Following the fight, Covington claimed referee, Marc Goddard stopped the fight too early, but Usman doesn’t agree. “That’s the thing about […]
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Referee Marc Goddard has defended his decision to stop the Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington bout. Back in Dec. 2019, Usman and Covington collided for the UFC welterweight championship. This was the first title defense in Usman’s reign. After four…
Referee Marc Goddard has defended his decision to stop the Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington bout. Back in Dec. 2019, Usman and Covington collided for the UFC welterweight championship. This was the first title defense in Usman’s reign. After four rounds of back-and-forth action, Usman took over in the fifth round. “The Nigerian Nightmare” dropped […]
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Marc Goddard was the official working the UFC 245 pay-per-view (PPV) main event between welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. It was a spectacular back-and-forth brawl between the two, which went into the fifth round, where “The Nigerian Nightmare” finished the bout via TKO. Midway through the fight, Usman broke Covington’s jaw. It looked […]
Marc Goddard was the official working the UFC 245 pay-per-view (PPV) main event between welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington.
It was a spectacular back-and-forth brawl between the two, which went into the fifth round, where “The Nigerian Nightmare” finished the bout via TKO. Midway through the fight, Usman broke Covington’s jaw. It looked like the pain became too much in the final round, as Covington was dropped before being finished on the ground.
Since, Covington has blasted Goddard for his officiating of the fight, allowing the fight to be stopped in the early rounds due to a questionable low-blow, as well as a questionable eye poke. Covington also believes Goddard stepping in to stop the fight when he did was a bit unjust. Responding on “Listen!” with Dan Hardy, Goddard said he thinks he officiated that fight “on the money.” (H/T MMA Junkie)
“(It was a) difficult fight. I know I handled it on the money, to a T,” Goddard said. “I’m seeing things unfold, and I see Colby put down twice in rapid order – plus 24 minutes of back-and-forth before that. So there’s a lot of damage sustained. Then I see him go down, and obviously he stays in that turtle position started on the double, then pulling his hands back.
“This is where everything will narrow in for me. I’m now firmly put in the spotlight. I have a decision to make and I’m trying to assess this. I have to assess this, real time, with everything I saw, etc.”
Just a week later, Goddard was under fire again for his officiating of the Chan Sung Jung vs. Frankie Edgar main event at UFC Busan. Jung delivered some nasty punishment to Edgar, finishing him in the first round. However, many argued that the fight could’ve been stopped earlier than when it was.
As for why he stopped the Edgar fight later than the Covington fight, Goddard explained that Edgar wasn’t in a 24-minute brawl beforehand.
“I’m looking at Colby, and then I see the damage he’s sustained, the two knockdowns, etc.,” Goddard said. “When you are face down, when I can’t see you, I can’t read you. It’s difficult for me to … that exasperates everything further. So I’m now trying to compute in my mind: ‘Are you there, (or) are you not?’
“Could I have let that fight go on? Yeah. Could have I stood back and let it go on? Yeah. Should I have let it? And that’s the narrative here. Should I have? And that’s the point I make when I’m assessing what happened, assessing the position he’s in: two knockdowns, (and) he’s being punched.”
What do you think about Goddard saying he officiated Usman vs. Covington “on the money?”