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Colby Covington hits back at Jon Jones’ scathing ‘Clown’ tweet after UFC Tampa defeat

It didn't take long for Colby Covington to notice Jon Jones' social media attacks in response to his UFC Tampa main event loss to Joaquin Buckley. Colby Covington's latest attempt to get closer to potential UFC gold fell far short of UFC Tampa. It was a dominant performance from Joaquin Buckley, who defeated Covington via […]

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Colby Covington took another loss just days after brutal Joaquin Buckley defeat at UFC Tampa

Colby Covington's week went from bad to worse yesterday as he suffered his second loss in a matter of days. On Saturday he was brutalized by Joaquin Buckley before doctors stopped their UFC Tampa main event due to a gruesome cut on his right eye. He insists that if the fight had been allowed to

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‘Hot chick at the bar’… Kamaru Usman gives hilarious response to Joaquin Buckley’s callout at UFC Tampa

Former UFC champion Kamaru Usman has taken a unique route in response to Joaquin Buckley's recent call-up at UFC Tampa. Joaquin Buckley picked up the biggest win of his career by defeating Kamaru Usman's two-time rival, Colby Covington, in the UFC Tampa main event. After leaving Covington's face a bloody mess, the fight was canceled

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Jon Jones rips into Colby Covington following his disappointing loss at UFC Tampa… ‘At least [Donald Trump] got to see me win’

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones was beyond happy to see Colby Covington suffer a brutal loss at UFC Tampa last Saturday. This past weekend, former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington returned to the Octagon for the first time in almost a year, taking on Joaquin Buckley. Covington was completely slaughtered by the surging 'New

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‘Should be illegal’… Fans blown away as lightweight star lands 22nd finish with vicious flying knee at UFC Tampa

Fans were not only surprised that Joel Alvarez had another big finish on Saturday night, but also that he made it into the preliminary rounds. The Spanish lightweight star has been on the scorecards once in his entire professional career, in a losing UFC debut, and has had knockouts or submissions in every fight for

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MMA icons Jose Aldo and Donald Cerrone amongst the callouts from UFC Tampa winners… ‘I think he’s had his time’

The final UFC event of the year is now in the books and it was a solid way to round out 2024, with seven of the thirteen fights ending in KO/TKO – although some were much more brutal than others. Among the winners at UFC Tampa were undefeated bantamweight prospect Daniel Marcos and talented Spanish

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Colby Covington blames Donald Trump for his heartbreaking loss to Joaquin Buckley at UFC Tampa

Colby Covington has blamed his loss to Joaquin Buckley this weekend on Donald Trump, believing the US president must take some responsibility for the outcome. The fight ended in the third round, with a doctor stopping the action due to a serious cut on the polarizing mixed martial artist's eyelid. Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

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Chael Sonnen makes stunning admission about cornering Colby Covington’s doctor’s stoppage loss at UFC Tampa

Chael Sonnen made some surprising statements after cornering Colby Covington at UFC Tampa. Colby Covington's bid for a potential fourth UFC welterweight title fell far short of the target at UFC Tampa. After a bloody defeat of Joaquin Buckley in the first two rounds, the Octagonside doctor inspected Covington's nasty cut over his right eye

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UFC veteran hopeful of a rematch with Justin Gaethje following his brutal KO at UFC Tampa… ‘He knows he got away from that one’

Last Saturday at UFC Tampa, veteran lightweight Michael Johnson scored one of the most brutal KO wins of his career as he sought out Ottman Azaitar in round two. After making his UFC debut in 2010, Michael Johnson is one of the longest-tenured fighters still on the roster. Despite now being 38 years old, 'The

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Michael Bisping reveals Colby Covington’s fight-ending cut left ‘massive pools of thick blood’ in the UFC Tampa octagon

There has been no shortage of gruesome cuts in the UFC over the past year. While Colby Covington's fight-ending tear at UFC Tampa certainly wasn't the worst of 2024, that award still goes to Irene Aldana's UFC 306 horror slash, which did turn the octagon a truly gruesome shade of crimson. Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa

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Israel Adesanya stunned by explicit callout from flyweight following UFC Tampa win

Following his win over Bruno Silva at UFC Tampa last Saturday, Manel Kape stepped up to the mic and bashed several stars, including surprisingly Israel Adesanya. Since joining the UFC in 2021, fans have been optimistic about Manel Kape's career, but he has yet to live up to expectations. Nevertheless, he bounced back from his

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MMA legend blames Colby Covington’s divorce from American Top Team gym for ongoing losing skid after UFC Tampa

Former Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson believes Colby Covington's public split from America's top team will come back to haunt him after UFC Tampa. Colby Covington's nasty split from top American team Florida is being revisited as a possible cause of his struggles in light of his doctor's injury at UFC Tampa. Covington lost to Joaquin

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