Dana White Feels Colby Covington Accepted UFC Tampa Loss to Joaquin Buckley
Dana White admitted to reporters that he feels if Colby Covington fought Joaquin Buckley in Las Vegas, the reduce over his eye wouldn’t have led to a stoppage. With that stated, he didn’t precisely see Covington protest the choice (by way of MMAJunkie).
“Hear, Colby’s an older man that fights each now and again,” White informed MMA Junkie and different reporters post-fight at UFC on ESPN 63. “He’s all the time sturdy and he’s all the time powerful. … I additionally really feel like Colby wasn’t too pissed that combat acquired stopped by the reduce. It was undoubtedly bothering him.
“It was undoubtedly bothering him, and as quickly because the nook would repair it, he would stroll again out and rips it open once more and makes it begin bleeding once more. That alone tells you that the reduce was bothering him large time.”
The place Covington goes from right here might be a narrative to observe in 2025. The previous interim titleholder will flip 37 years outdated in February. He’ll need to resolve if he needs to proceed his profession or transfer on to a brand new chapter in his life. He has teased transitioning to the world {of professional} wrestling prior to now.
