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Daniel Cormier Praises Colby Covington Following Win Over Robbie Lawler

UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was among many in the combat sports world who was impressed by Colby Covington’s win over Robbie Lawler. Covington dominated Lawler over five rounds to win a lopsided unanimous decision in their UFC Newark headliner last night. It puts “Chaos” at seven straight wins while he is also next in […]

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UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was among many in the combat sports world who was impressed by Colby Covington’s win over Robbie Lawler.

Covington dominated Lawler over five rounds to win a lopsided unanimous decision in their UFC Newark headliner last night. It puts “Chaos” at seven straight wins while he is also next in line to face current champion Kamaru Usman.

Much has been said about Covington’s trash talk and brash attitude, but many, including his naysayers, agreed that his performance was impressive. Cormier was one of them as he was particularly impressed with Covington’s output:

“Love him or hate him @ColbyCovMMA is a real problem,” Cormier wrote. “500 strikes and 20 takedown attempts over 5 rounds is just insanity!!!”

Covington didn’t land 500 strikes — he actually attempted a total of 533 strikes which is impressive in itself. That number also happens to be the most strike attempts in a single fight in UFC history.

Cormier was also a fan of Covington’s choice of walkout music — former WWE wrestler Kurt Angle’s iconic “Medal” theme:

“Strong walkout music by @ColbyCovMMA”, he tweeted earlier.

How did you rate Covington’s performance against Lawler? And how do you think he will fare against Usman?

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Mickey Gall Open To Fighting Mike Perry Following Callout

Mickey Gall is more than open to facing Mike Perry following the latter’s callout of him. Gall returned to the win column with a decision victory over Salim Touahri on the prelims of UFC Newark last night. Afterwards, he reiterated his desire to have a rematch with Diego Sanchez by calling him out. The pair […]

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Mickey Gall is more than open to facing Mike Perry following the latter’s callout of him.

Gall returned to the win column with a decision victory over Salim Touahri on the prelims of UFC Newark last night. Afterwards, he reiterated his desire to have a rematch with Diego Sanchez by calling him out.

The pair fought earlier this year at UFC 235 with Sanchez winning via TKO in the second round. However, Gall was compromised heading into the fight, claiming he had suffered from kidney failure which affected his performance. That is why Gall called the first fight “B.S.” as he wanted to run things back.

Perry caught wind of his comments and issued a challenge soon after:

“Making excuses about getting dominated by @DiegoSanchezUFC shows @mickeygall still green,” he tweeted. “Even if you were sick it’s up to you to get in the octagon ready and prepared. Keep workin , Maybe you’ll catch these hands instead of the flu one day.”

When Gall was made aware of Perry’s comments, the New Jersey native responded accordingly:

“Green? Green meaning like you’re a beginner? F*ck Mike Perry,” Gall said at the post-fight scrum (via BJ Penn). “Yeah, f*ck yeah [I would fight Perry]. Hell yeah. If he gets through my boy Vicente Luque, then me and Perry could absolutely do it.“

As Gall mentioned, Perry is set to face Vicente Luque in the UFC Uruguay co-main event next week. Should he win, however, it’s hard to see why Perry would face Gall, especially as he would likely enter the top 15 of the rankings.

Regardless, are you interested in seeing Perry vs. Gall?

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Dillon Danis Blasts Colby Covington’s UFC Newark Performance

Colby Covington opened many eyes about his ability to fight during his UFC Newark performance. Dillon Danis was not impressed, though. Covington dominated Robbie Lawler over five rounds to win a lopsided unanimous decision in their UFC Newark headliner last night. Despite his brash attitude and antics, even his detractors couldn’t deny that Covington was […]

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Colby Covington opened many eyes about his ability to fight during his UFC Newark performance. Dillon Danis was not impressed, though.

Covington dominated Robbie Lawler over five rounds to win a lopsided unanimous decision in their UFC Newark headliner last night. Despite his brash attitude and antics, even his detractors couldn’t deny that Covington was the real deal as he backed up his trash talk.

However, Danis found faults with the performance and believes he would put a beating on “Chaos”:

“Colby is so sloppy i thought I was watching ufc 1 with those choke attempts ? if we fought the cops couldn’t even save him from the beating i would put on his b*tch ass,” Danis tweeted.

Danis was referring to the number of times Covington was in a position to put Lawler in a rear-naked choke submission, only to never follow through with it. It was an aspect of the fight that Ben Askren also commented on.

However, it didn’t make a difference in the end as Covington got one of the biggest wins of his career and is now set to face current champion Kamaru Usman next. Danis, on the other hand, is still very early into his mixed martial arts career and only became 2-0 earlier this year.

Regardless, what do you make of the Bellator prospect’s comments?

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Video: Watch Colby Covington Receive Congratulatory Phone Call From Donald Trump After UFC Newark

It’s safe to say that former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington had a great weekend. “Chaos” made it seven wins in a row following a dominant decision victory over former champion Robbie Lawler in the UFC Newark headliner last night. He is now in line to face current champion Kamaru Usman next in what […]

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It’s safe to say that former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington had a great weekend.

“Chaos” made it seven wins in a row following a dominant decision victory over former champion Robbie Lawler in the UFC Newark headliner last night. He is now in line to face current champion Kamaru Usman next in what should be a huge welterweight showdown.

Covington also had the recognition and support of the Trumps. Before his fight, President Trump wished him well on Twitter while Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump were in attendance showing their support for him.

However, Covington’s night was undoubtedly topped off when he received a congratulatory call from Trump following the win.

You can watch it below:

What did you make of Covington’s performance?

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Robbie Lawler Says It’s Back To The Drawing Board After UFC Newark Loss

Robbie Lawler is the first three-fight losing streak of his career. The former UFC welterweight champion has now lost to Rafael dos Anjos, Ben Askren, and now Colby Covington. “Chaos” dominated Lawler all fight long as the former champ couldn’t do anything significant. After the fight, “Ruthless” admitted Covington just did a good job and […]

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Robbie Lawler is the first three-fight losing streak of his career. The former UFC welterweight champion has now lost to Rafael dos Anjos, Ben Askren, and now Colby Covington.

“Chaos” dominated Lawler all fight long as the former champ couldn’t do anything significant. After the fight, “Ruthless” admitted Covington just did a good job and it was not anything on him as he felt good.

“Colby did a really good job,” Lawler said after the fight. “I just wasn’t able to do enough. I kept a good pace (and) mixed it up with takedowns. My body felt good. I just need to go back to the drawing board and get back to work because there’s a few things I can strengthen up and get better.

“It’s a learning experience. I actually felt pretty good going out in the cage. I felt pretty good in there. Just need to get back to work.”

Something that no doubt had to impact Robbie Lawler was how much Covington threw. He threw over 500 strikes, but for “Ruthless” he didn’t care as he was just focused on dodging them.

“I’m just trying to duck and dodge and weave,” Lawler said. “You don’t pay attention to those things. You’re not counting punches. His volume was high. He kept a good rate. But it’s just part of the game.”

Ultimately, after a fight where he didn’t even win a single round, he says it is back to the drawing board after this one.

“It’s been a while since I felt good moving around, bouncing around,” Lawler said. “My takedown defense was pretty good. Getting back up was pretty good. I just need to get back to work and build on those things.

“It’s all just a learning experience. I feel like somebody could take that and twist it and say, ‘Maybe he wasn’t right because of this.’ That was the best I’ve been for a while, and I’m going to grow from it.”

What do you think should be next for Robbie Lawler?

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Colby Covington Explains Why UFC Newark Fight Almost Didn’t Happen

Colby Covington had a dominant performance against Robbie Lawler at UFC Newark. There, the former interim welterweight champion won every single round on each judge’s scorecards. “Chaos” controlled the pace the entire fight and threw over 500 strikes, and attempted over 20 takedowns. It was a phenomenal performance and one that should get him a […]

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Colby Covington had a dominant performance against Robbie Lawler at UFC Newark. There, the former interim welterweight champion won every single round on each judge’s scorecards.

“Chaos” controlled the pace the entire fight and threw over 500 strikes, and attempted over 20 takedowns. It was a phenomenal performance and one that should get him a title shot. Yet, the fight almost didn’t happen according to Covington. He revealed this in an interview with TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter.

“Yeah, three weeks before the fight I took a headbutt in training and as you can see right here, I have a nasty cut. We had to, well, the doctor did a shitty job on the stitches. He didn’t stitch it right, he stitched them loose,” he explained. “So, I went to a plastic surgeon and he’s like ‘Hey don’t fight man, you could lose your eyelid if you get hit the right way’. I was like, you know what I have to fight. I have to show up for the UFC. I have to show my worth as a main event fighter.

“You know I didn’t even get to train. I had no training camp Aaron, and I promise you that on God,” Covington continued. “You can go ask any of these coaches, all we were doing was running and hitting pads, and of course my championship work in the bedroom. It was a challenging training camp. But wait until I get a full training camp and get ready for Marty Fakenewsman and unify this belt. He’s going to get finished.”

Although many do not like Covington and don’t believe him, ESPN’s Ariel Helwani tweeted proof of the cut.

As Helwani points out, it is the type of cut that a commission would say you can’t fight with. So, “Chaos” had to hide it, and did a good job in the fight with the cut.

Who do you think should be next for Colby Covington?

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