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Matt Serra Believes Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington Stoppage Was ‘Pretty Bad’

Matt Serra was not a fan of Marc Goddard’s stoppage in the UFC 245 main event between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. The fight was a back-and-forth affair where the fifth and final round was set to decide the winner. There, Usman dropped Covin…

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Quote: Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington Stoppage Was ‘Pretty Bad’

Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra believes the stoppage that saw Kamaru Usman defeat Colby Covington was a bad one. Usman defeated Covington via fifth-round TKO after a back-and-forth war in their welterweight title fight at UFC 245 earlier this month. There was some controversy, however, as some felt referee Marc Goddard stopped the action […]

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Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra believes the stoppage that saw Kamaru Usman defeat Colby Covington was a bad one.

Usman defeated Covington via fifth-round TKO after a back-and-forth war in their welterweight title fight at UFC 245 earlier this month. There was some controversy, however, as some felt referee Marc Goddard stopped the action too soon as Usman was attempting to finish Covington on the ground with less than a minute remaining.

Serra is one of them as he felt it was a “premature” stoppage given how Covington was trying to defend himself:

“I felt that was definitely a little premature,” Serra said on the UFC Unfiltered podcast (via BJ Penn). “F*ck, the guy’s fighting almost 10 minutes with a broken jaw. He went down, he’s moving his head, he’s covering up. Why? He gets up, first thing he says is, ‘what are you doing?’ And listen, I really feel weird being the guy to go to bat for Colby cause I don’t like the guy.”

Serra believes Usman would have won the decision anyway given that he knocked Covington down twice in the final round. So it would only have been fair for the rest of the fight to play out:

“I feel that Usman would’ve got the decision,” Serra added. “So let him get the decision or see what else happens. I can’t just look at that stoppage and say, ‘yeah that was good.’ There might have been worse ones but it was pretty bad. It was pretty bad for what was at stake there.”

Do you agree with Sera?

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Matt Serra Explains Which Two Fighters Can Give Khabib Nurmagomedov Problems

Khabib Nurmagomedov is 28-0 and has been unstoppable in his MMA career. No one has been close to beating the Dagestani lightweight champion. However, Matt Serra believes there are two fighters that could give Nurmagomedov some problems. “Styles make fi…

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Former UFC Champ Blasts Joe Rogan’s Response To Conor McGregor Pub Incident

Joe Rogan recently weighed in on Conor McGregor hitting an elderly man in a Dublin bar. A certain former UFC champ isn’t too happy with the longtime MMA personality. Rogan was heard on his podcast effusing a statement that made it seem like he wa…

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Matt Serra Believes Jorge Masvidal Deserves Title Shot: ‘How Can You Deny That Guy?’

Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra believes it’s hard to deny Jorge Masvidal of the next title shot. Masvidal shot up the rankings and in stock following his flying knee knockout of Ben Askren at UFC 239 earlier this month. Many have called for him to get the next shot at Kamaru Usman’s title as […]

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Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra believes it’s hard to deny Jorge Masvidal of the next title shot.

Masvidal shot up the rankings and in stock following his flying knee knockout of Ben Askren at UFC 239 earlier this month. Many have called for him to get the next shot at Kamaru Usman’s title as a result, and it certainly wouldn’t be unwarranted.

However, there are other factors at play. Usman is still not injury-free while Colby Covington could be next with a win over Robbie Lawler. Most recently, Leon Edwards staked a claim for a title shot, or at least a fight with Masvidal, following an impressive decision win over Rafael dos Anjos this past weekend.

But for Serra, Masvidal deserves the next title shot regardless, especially for what he’s accomplished even before the Askren knockout:

“I’ll tell ya, he definitely deserves to fight for that [UFC welterweight title],” Serra said on UFC Unfiltered (via BJPenn). “I mean how can you deny that guy? Look what he’s done and look who he’s put away too. Talk about a guy that rises to the occasion. He goes over to London, he beats Darren Till. He beats ‘Cowboy’ in I believe it was ‘Cowboy’s’ hometown [Denver].”

“Masvidal, I’ll tell ya in a way he gets in people’s heads like Conor McGregor does. Before he fought ‘Cowboy,’ he was talking to him backstage before they walked out. It was awesome because he backs the sh*t up. He’s a real dude man. I like seeing real dudes in there.”

Do you agree with Serra that Masvidal deserves the next crack at the title?

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Matt Serra Compares Jorge Masvidal To Conor McGregor

Jorge Masvidal is now on a two-fight winning streak after knockout wins over Darren Till and Ben Askren. Since “Gamebred’s” win over Askren, who gets the title shot next is something many are talking about. But, if former UFC welterwe…

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