Colby Covington Submitted in 37 Seconds by Raul Rosas Jr. as Conor McGregor Laughs at Late Notice Upset
Rosas Jr. upset the former interim UFC champion with a rear-naked choke in under 40 seconds after stepping in on several days' notice.
- On Tuesday, 22-year-old UFC bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. submitted former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington in Rome, securing a rear-naked choke victory in under 40 seconds at the Hype Italy event.
- Rosas Jr. stepped in as a late replacement after Dillon Danis withdrew from the headlining bout just days before the event, with Covington shifting his focus from MMA to grappling competitions.
- "I just came out a little slow," Covington said, citing his lack of recent jiu-jitsu experience, though the match was scheduled to last a maximum of 10 minutes with submissions as the only victory method.
- Afterwards, Rosas Jr. called Covington a "legend" while acknowledging MMA fighter Conor McGregor, who watched from ringside and was seen laughing during the broadcast at the unexpected result.
- Covington is scheduled to face UFC middleweight Khamzat Chimaev in an upcoming grappling match in Abu Dhabi, followed by a future Hype bout against UFC lightweight Ignacio Bahamondes on December 20.
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The Independent (US)Controversial UFC star Colby Covington submitted 43 seconds into grappling match
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Colby Covington Taps Out In 40 Seconds as Youngest UFC Fighter Submits Him Before Khamzat Chimaev Match
Trouble looms over Colby Covington’s chances against Khamzat Chimaev. In just 11 days, ‘Chaos’ will defend his crossover title against ‘Borz’ at the Real American Freestyle (RAF) event in Abu Dhabi on November 14. However, just before stepping into the grudge match with ‘Borz’, Covington has faced perhaps the most surprising loss of his career […]
The youth spoke louder than the experience. In a grappling duel held last Tuesday (3), in Rome, Italy, the Mexican Raul Rosas Jr needed only 43 seconds to finish the experienced American wrestler Colby Covington (see below). The young Welshweight (61 kg) of the UFC accepted the last minute confrontation, [...] The post Raul Rosas Jr finishes Colby Covington in 43 seconds in grappling fight; see appeared first in Ag. Fight – MMA, UFC, Boxe and Mo…
Conor McGregor was caught laughing shortly after the American's finalization by Raul Rosas Jr., but claims that the video was edited to distort the context of the situation
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