There’s no manner in hell Colby Covington strikes as much as middleweight and jumps instantly right into a title struggle … Proper?
Within the final 5 years, Covington has gone a lowly 2-4 contained in the Octagon with three of his losses coming in UFC title fights that, for probably the most half, he actually didn’t earn. His solely two victories throughout that timeframe got here in opposition to Jorge Masvidal and Tyron Woodley, fighters who aren’t even on the UFC roster in the mean time and finally exited the promotion amid their very own winless streaks.
So is it potential that after struggling for years within the welterweight division, ‘Chaos’ may transfer as much as 185 and use his star energy to stroll straight into one other title alternative?
Not going in keeping with former middleweight titleholder Michael Bisping.
“Colby Covington versus Sean Strickland. First of all, Colby’s too small—simple as that,” Bisping mentioned in a video on his YouTube channel.
“Colby Covington, I don’t suppose he’s going to be preventing Sean Strickland anytime quickly. I imply, for instance, if Strickland goes on the market and beats Dricus Du Plessis, there’s no manner—there’s no manner in hell—that Colby strikes as much as 185 and will get a right away title struggle.
“We all know he’s used to getting quite a lot of title fights. He fought Kamaru Usman, proper? He misplaced in spherical 5. Then he beats Tyron Woodley. Then he fights Kamaru Usman once more. He beats Jorge Masvidal, after which he will get a title shot once more, proper? You’ve had three title fights at 170. You ain’t going to stroll right into a title struggle in your inaugural struggle at 185.
Colby Covington may struggle at 185, nevertheless it received’t be for a UFC title
After getting his ass handed to him in opposition to Joaquin Buckley to shut out the UFC’s 2025, it’s protected to say that Covington’s inventory has considerably dropped, even when he nonetheless curries a good quantity of favor with CEO Dana White by being a consummate firm man.
Chances are high, White would permit Covington to offer it a go at 185, however with the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev nonetheless ready for his title shot and surging contenders Caio Borralho and Nassourdine Imavov slowly climbing the middleweight ranks, it’s laborious to think about ‘Chaos’ speaking his manner into one other shot at gold.
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