Colby Covington launched footage of his dialog with Chael Sonnen after his loss at UFC Tampa.
Chaos returned to the Sunshine State over the weekend. Colby Covington returned to motion for the primary time since dropping a unanimous resolution to Leon Edwards final December, taking over the quickly rising Joaquin Buckley. The previous interim welterweight champion was rushed into this bout after Ian Machado-Galley was pulled to face Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310.
Sadly for Colby Covington, the struggle was one-sided. “Chaos” was crushed within the first and second rounds, with Buckley sustaining a big reduce on the wrestler’s eyelid. Medical doctors referred to as off the struggle close to the top of the third spherical as blood poured down. The loss was Covington’s third in his previous 4 cage appearances.
This recreation was additionally Chel Sonnen’s first recreation as head coach for Colby Covington. “American Gangster” is a longtime good friend of the welterweights and made it recognized. Sonnen surfaced throughout Friday’s weigh-in at UFC Tampa, and Covington revealed that the previous middleweight title challenger is now his predominant coach.
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“That does not rely, I do not settle for it” 😅
Coach Chell Sonnen provides phrases of encouragement to Colby Covington after loss #UFCTampa…
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Chel Sonnen consoles Colby Covington after loss to Joaquin Buckley at UFC Tampa
Sadly for the trash-talking duo, Saturday night time did not go as deliberate. On Colby Covington’s YouTube channel, he posted a have a look at the struggle night time and his post-fight dialog with Chael Sonnen. There, the UFC Corridor of Famer stated the chances had been delivering his favor earlier than docs stopped the struggle.
“Oh my god, that was a struggle. Solution to go Colby, dude,” Chel Sonnen stated of a depressed Colby Covington after his loss at UFC Tampa. “It is not unhealthy in any respect (with out coaching camp). Your kick tonight was on level, he hit you with the very best shot. That was a tricky shot. I simply took it so everybody can see it. Even these of us within the nook had been considering, “Oh, it should have harm, oh, it did not harm, he is nonetheless shifting ahead.”
He continued, “Your takedown, you bought your head caught within the center and also you had been attempting to get out and your arms locked. It was nice, every thing went effectively. The tide turned. I do not settle for that, I do not settle for it in any respect. It was an amazing match and I fought actually laborious.”
What do you concentrate on these feedback from Chael Sonnen? Who needs to see a Colby Covington struggle following UFC Tampa?
