UFC 296: Covington Vs. Edwards

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Main Card:

Welterweight:	Colby Covington	Vs.	Leon Edwards (c)
Flyweight:	Alexandre Pantoja (c)	Vs.	Brandon Royval
Welterweight:	Shavkat Rakhmonov	Vs.	Stephen Thompson
Lightweight:	Tony Ferguson	Vs.	Paddy Pimblett
Featherweight:	Josh Emmett	Vs.	Bryce Mitchell

Prelims:

Light Heavyweight:	Alonzo Menifield	Vs.	Dustin Jacoby
Women's Bantamweight:	Irene Aldana	Vs.	Karol Rosa
Bantamweight:	Cody Garbrandt	Vs.	Brian Kelleher
Women's Flyweight:	Casey O'Neill	Vs.	Ariane Lipski

Flyweight:	Tagir Ulanbekov	Vs.	Cody Durden
Featherweight:	Andre Fili	Vs.	Lucas Almeida
Heavyweight:	Martin Buday	Vs.	Shamil Gaziev

 

[sprintstar]

If Covington fights to the extreme talent level he posses then he wins, just hope he densest get clipped early. Wonderboy in tough but is still a very dangerous fighter.. Pimblett should KO Ferguson but yah never know as Ferguson is tough, talented and a very experienced fighter...

 

[Phall]

Surprised that Colby is a slight underdog, but 21 months is a long layoff. He's one of the few names I'd pay to see (although I won't be paying).

 

[Whiteathlete333]

What are your thought on Covington? I don’t follow mma but am interested in this one. Do you feel he has a good chance?

 

[Bucky]

Colby is always game and fit, but 21 months as @Phall mentioned is a long time off.. He doesn’t have elite power in his hands, more of a punches in bunches kind of fighter, and a good wrestler. He told Edwards he was going to drag him to the depths of hell where he could say hi to his father. Leon’s dad was a gang leader murdered in London(yay diversity!) So it should be a heated bout!

 

[Phall]

Yeesh, what a KO by Josh Emmett, that was ugly! I'd lost track of Bryce Mitchell since he'd bravely spoken up against the infinite ZOG war, which at the time was in the Ukraine. Hope he bounces back after taking this fight on two weeks' notice.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1736226341123461228

 

[Arerequired]

Colby's layoff definitely showed itself here, he fought a long range pitter patter match with Leon for most of the fight and even got taken down and put into sub positions which he quickly reversed, strong last round but it's not enough. The decision to give an inactive Colby a title shot looks very bad now, at least he did not get finished after the low blows towards Leon during that press conference.

Also Sean and Du Plessis got into a physical altercation during this card, that fight's building up.

 

[Bucky]

Colby looked like dog ****, and that was about as bad as an outcome you can get if you are Bryce Mitchell. Absolutely floored.

 

[Phall]

Colby's layoff definitely showed itself here, he fought a long range pitter patter matched with Leon and even got put into sub positions which he reversed, good last round but it's not enough. The decision to give an inactive Colby a title looks very bad now.

Poor fight from him for sure. No need for me to echo too much of Joe Rogan's commentary as some sophisticated take. He didn't wrestle so he didn't win. Steep climb up again for Colby now, as he'll need at least two solid wins again before another title shot should be considered. Perhaps take a mid-card fight for low pay and show stuff again, but that's from a purely competitive point of view. Reality for all these fighters is that their brands are worth more than cheap potential losses, and there is always a puncher's chance.

 

[sprintstar]

time for Wonderboy to retire I think...

 

[Bucky]

time for Wonderboy to retire I think...

And Ferguson .

 

[NikoDuke]

And Ferguson .

time for Wonderboy to retire I think...

I called on Wonderboy to retire a while back. He had a good career & can ride onto the sunset with his head held high..

Mitchell released a statement saying he is fine and that he plans to learn from this. However, that 2L's in last 3 fights so the pressure is on him.

Colby needs to get back to basics. Tone down the act get more active..

 

[JohnHarper]

I know this fight was a while back, but didn’t see anyone mention the news below.

Colby is saying that he lost because of a broke foot. Is this the reason for his lackluster performance?

Colby Covington claims he broke his foot in ‘the first 30 seconds’ of Leon Edwards fight at UFC 296

Colby Covington initially cited ring rust and a nearly two-year layoff as possible reasons for his lackluster performance against Leon Edwards at UFC 296. Now, he’s claiming he also suffered a broken foot in the first round.

www.mmafighting.com

 

[Bucky]

Dunno. Watched the fight and he looked off, to say the least. I like the guy but he talks himself into trouble, not always backing it up with a good performance.

 

[Arerequired]

Colby seemed to pick it up well in the fifth round, regardless, the main problem seemed to be being gun-shy.