Khabib Nurmagomedov gives Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal a standing ovation
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Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Co. who were present at the ‘Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal’ feud going distance were pretty impressed. Colby won via a Unanimous Decision against Jorge at the UFC 272 headliner and walked the walk of keeping up the trash talk.
Colby and Jorge who have been at each other’s throats still continue the bitterness between them outside the octagon even though it’s evident as to who’s the better man on the night of the fight. Colby Covington used a lot of his impeccable wrestling to destroy Jorge Masvidal.
Colby and Jorge started off beautifully by displaying each other’s best weapons, Jorge with his striking and Colby with his wrestling and ground and pound. Colby took Masvidal down and kept him there for quite a while to which Jorgie was just unable to stop. A lot of punches and elbows were landed by Colby when dominating Jorge on the ground.
Colby Covington is proud of his wrestling roots; Khabib Nurmagomedov isn’t disappointed
Colby Covington asserted his wrestling during the opening round, taking Masvidal down and attempting a rear-naked choke. When Masvidal rebounded nicely with a better second round, Covington went right back to his wrestling by changing levels and taking Masvidal down again, grappling and sapping ‘Gamebred’s‘ energy.
The wrestling proved to be a huge asset for Covington as he backed it up with an intense ground and pound game too. Colby explains why his wrestling dominance is the way it is, looks back on his journey as a wrestler and takes pride in it.
“I did wrestle a year in Iowa, and I had a full ride. I was supposed to be the star,” Covington explained. “I had a setback and wasn’t able to wrestle and I had to transfer schools. It was great to transfer back to Oregon State where I grew up and where my family and my friends are at. It’s a different feeling getting to represent them; there’s a lot of pride and honor in that.”
Khabib Nurmagomedov on the other hand who was quite impressed with the wrestling dominance of Covington sees it probably as a good competition for his teammate Islam Makhachev, who is currently being trained by the recent hall of fame awardee. Khabib stood up as a sign of respect to both the fighters for giving a great fight and also for including a lot of wrestling in it, which the Dagestanis love naturally.
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