Was Colby Covington ever actually that nice?
The three-time title challenger returned to the Octagon on Saturday night time in Tampa for a short-notice scrap in opposition to streaking standout Joaquin Buckley.
Issues turned disastrous for ‘Chaos’ early after Buckley landed a shot that lower open Covington’s proper eyelid. The combat was in the end referred to as off resulting from a physician’s stoppage within the waning seconds of the third spherical, a lot to the chagrin of each Buckley and Covington who needed to maintain going.
The loss was an particularly unhealthy one for Covington who fell to 2-6 in his final eight fights and can doubtless discover himself barely clinging onto a spot within the welterweight high 10 as soon as the rankings are up to date.
“Is he great, or is he the guy that almost got fired and sold his soul for paychecks? I think he’s a great fighter, yeah,” Hill mentioned on their 2 Straws podcast. “And I think we get distracted by the shtick, by the persona that he’s created. We really get distracted by it and forget that he’s a really good fighter.”
Penne and Hill assume Colby Covington deserves respect
Penne echoed an identical sentiment in her evaluation of Covington’s expertise.
“He is a tough fight. Now, he took this fight on short notice against Buckley, who is in his prime and on the rise,” Penne mentioned. “I think we just kind of forget. But Colby is really talented.”
“His rise to the top, his fights against Usman—they were very competitive,” Hill added. “He had Usman on queer avenue a few instances in these fights. Even within the Edwards combat, he didn’t actually present up for that one, however he went arduous within the fifth spherical and confirmed what he might do. It simply may need been a psychological flop. So, he’s positively somebody who’s to be revered.“
