Colby Covington spoke out Monday on YouTube, decrying the fact that his UFC bout against Joaquin Buckley on Saturday in Tampa was stopped in the third round due to excessive bleeding from a cut above his right eye.  However, UFC legend Chael Sonnen, who was in Covington’s corner during the fight, revealed that he nearly threw in the towel to end the contest before the doctor stepped in.  “(Covington was) busted open so bad that the doctor has to…

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UFC on ESPN 63 might’ve been the birth of title contention for one fighter and the end of it for another. This past Saturday in Tampa, Fla., Joaquin Buckley defeated and stopped former UFC interim champion Colby Covington in the main event. The result pushed Buckley’s (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) impressive winning streak at welterweight to six, while also putting Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) on a two-fight losing streak and 1-3 in his past four trips…

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Colby Covington on Monday decried the fact that his UFC bout against Joaquin Buckley was stopped in the third round due to excessive bleeding from a cut above his right eye.

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Colby Covington could not return to his winning ways at UFC Tampa against Joaquin Buckley, who won the bout by TKO (doctor's stoppage) in the final seconds of round three.

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"Heard he was too busy texting Trump" - Fans react as Colby Covington seemingly loses in a poker tournament after UFC Tampa loss

Pro-Trump UFC star Colby Covington attributed Saturday’s loss to him not having enough time to train while he was campaigning for the president-elect. Covington took on Joaquin Buckley in a welterweight bout in Tampa, Florida. In the first round, Covington sustained a cut above his eye that he believed came from a head butt. As a result of the cut, his vision was severely limited as he bled profusely. At the end of the third round, the fight was…

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UFC Star Colby Covington Blames Brutal Loss on Him Being Too Busy Campaigning for Trump: ‘Wasn’t a Full Training Camp’

Joaquin Buckley | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC  UFC Tampa is in the books, and Joaquin Buckley is now a bona fide contender. Buckley dominated Colby Covington in Saturday’s main event en route to a third-round TKO finish after a nasty cut on Covington’s eyelid forced the doctor to stop the bout. Before that went down, Cub Swanson turned back the clock with an awesome knockout of Billy Quarantillo, and Manel Kape wailed on Bruno Silva before se…

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UFC Tampa mailbag: Joaquin Buckley turns his franchise around, and Colby Covington’s legacy

Colby Covington at WSOP  “Chaos” didn’t have a good weekend. Former three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight title challenger Colby Covington suffered his second straight loss at UFC Tampa this past weekend (Sat., Dec. 14, 2024) when his fight with Joaquin Buckley was stopped in the third round due to a cut on his eyelid from inside Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla (watch highlights). Unfortunately for “Chaos,” he suffered another …

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FLOP! Colby "All-In" Covington Suffers Back-To-Back Brutal Losses On Same Weekend

Colby Covington has come up with an amazing excuse for why he lost at UFC Tampa. On Saturday night, Covington faced off against up-and-coming welterweight star Joaquin Buckley. Unfortunately for Covington, he suffered his second straight loss when the doctor stopped the fight due to a nasty cut under his eye. 
Joaquin Buckley defeats Colby Covington after doctors stop the fight due to a cut above Covington’s eye. #UFCTampa pic.twitter.com/HKsz39…

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Colby Covington Says He Couldn't Train Because He Was Busy Helping Trump Campaign During Election

Was Colby Covington ever really that great?  The three-time title challenger returned to the Octagon on Saturday night in Tampa for a short-notice scrap against streaking standout Joaquin Buckley.  Things turned disastrous for ‘Chaos’ early after Buckley landed a shot that cut open Covington’s right eyelid. The fight was ultimately called off due to a doctor’s stoppage in the waning seconds of the third round, much to the chagrin of both Buckley…

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