Again, Covington quickly secured the clinch and pressed dos Anjos into the cage. Watch video free stream replay online. Covington, however, proved he could hang with the best, and should be in line for a shot to unify the titles against Woodley in the coming months.Canadian born and raised, MMA fan since the days of VHS tape, Founder of Cageside Press and lover of all things combat sports. If dos Anjos lands some of his outstanding kicks to the body, however, and spurns Covington's shots, he'll have his way on the outside. It's one of those fights where you get some guys who want to feel smart and look at the stats out of context and say the other guy won. According to Fightmetric, he threw 355 total strikes and attempted 23 takedowns. 'Chaos’ claimed his maiden UFC title by defeating former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, who missed out on the opportunity to become the fifth fighter in Covington’s 29th victory of his professional mixed martial arts career saw him set up a welterweight title unification fight with 170lbs champion Tyron Woodley, who has been sat on the sidelines with a shoulder injury.Somewhat surprisingly, Covington started swinging for the fences early doors, landing solid left and right hands before putting dos Anjos on his back.Dos Anjos managed to make his way back to his feet and eventually shook off the ultra-aggressive Covington, albeit it for a few moments before the American Top Team product put him back up against the cage.Covington was unable to keep dos Anjos there for a prolonged period of time, repeatedly being shaken off and eating counter punches as he pushed forward.His relentlessness was impressive but he found himself on the receiving end of shots he would normally avoid if he’d adopted a more cautious approach.Covington started the second stanza as he began the first, pressing the action and putting dos Anjos against the cage.Although Covington was the aggressor, dos Anjos was landing the cleaner shots, including several to the body.Seemingly aware that dos Anjos was edging the striking, Covington went back to his game plan of taking the former lightweight champion down, which he managed to do for a few moments.Covington continued his smothering approach in the third, refusing to give dos Anjos an inch of breathing space and exhausting the Rio de Janeiro native.Aware that he was down on the scorecards, dos Anjos started the fourth round with a renewed sense of purpose, landing a big left hand before taking Covington down.Covington managed to make it back to his feet but did so with dos Anjos still gripping his waist and landing punishing with knees from the clinch, although he managed to weather the storm and secure a takedown of his own right before the buzzer.With all to fight for in the fifth and final round, Covington immediately attempted to take the fight back to the ground, once again pressuring dos Anjos against the cage and sapping his energy.A wild flurry ensured in the closing moments of the round, with both men confident they’d get the nod from the judges.However, it was Covington’s hand who was raised by referee Herb Dean as the judges unanimously awarded him the victory, scoring the bout 49-46, 48-47, 48-47.
dos Anjos landed a solid punch off the break but Covington drove through again for the clinch into the fence. "No one can go 25 minutes. It’s either me vs Marty Fake Newsman or Me vs Street Judas Masvidal.
He was on a roll, more importantly to the UFC promotional machine, he was willing to say anything to get noticed.However, Colby Covington proved Saturday that he could back up the talk when it mattered most. Covington’s pace looked to have slowed since the opening barrage. Covington landed and went right back to the pressure game that had worked so well for him throughout the fight. You can't run. A lot of that may depend on the outcome of this fight.Covington's most recent performance -- a three-round decision over It was clear from the start, Covington had no respect for Maia's punching power. You can't hide. Covington kept walking dos Anjos down into the fence and clinch, right to the bell. Does that alone make it worth it? dos Anjos scrambled back to his feet and made room.
Covington fired a high kick, dos Anjos landed a solid knee to the body. It has had the effect he has been looking for. Rafael dos Anjos, the former UFC lightweight champion, is 3-0 since moving up to welterweight. dos Anjos quickly popped back to his feet but Covington was still there to keep the pressure on. At a time in the sport when it seems to take It's made Covington an obvious target for criticism. Covington (14-1) claimed the UFC's interim welterweight championship at UFC 225 on Saturday night at the United Center, defeating A key factor in the five-round fight was Covington's pace. "That's an interesting comment coming from Covington, who has not accomplished nearly as much as dos Anjos at this point in their careers. © 2020 Cageside Press, except where indicated Lawler Covington def. Covington looked to have recovered, and he shot the take down. Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-09, high pace with some nice exchanges: Rafael dos Anjos vs Colby Covington gets three stars. Still, he pressed the action and pressured dos Anjos into the fence, not giving him any time to set up.
0 0 19 of 34 12 of 49 55% 24% 22 of 37 18 of 55 3 of 4 1 of 2 75% 50% 0 0 1 1 0 0 Round 5 Rafael Dos Anjos . Covington shrugged it off and pressed forward. Covington made it back to his feet only for dos Anjos to get the second take down, again Covington worked back to his feet and again dos Anjos took him back to the mat. Romero During an international media call last week, dos Anjos referred to Covington as a "worse version of It was meant as an insult, but one could easily make a case that any comparison to McGregor -- even in the midst of his current legal issues -- is a welcome one. ”He was telling the media: ‘Oh, next time I see Colby on-site’… It’s on-site motherf**ker. He landed solid knees and punches to the body as Covington came forward, as well as elbows to the side of the head when Covington worked for single-leg takedowns.Covington's pressure made it difficult for dos Anjos to find a rhythm, however.
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The Brazilian worked to his feet, and the two traded punches as the round came to an end.Colby Covington had another quick start in the third. Colby Covington Sounds Off “There’s only two fights to make in the welterweight division right now. It would go to the championship rounds, with RDA arguably down three rounds.He’d do his best to battle back. Covington's striking is not near the top of the division, but he showed a mean streak in his disdain for Maia's power, and you certainly have to give him credit for going to work. Dos Anjos landed a looping left that looked to have hurt Covington, but he shot the take down and recovered against the cage. The two exchanged and dos Anjos landed a solid shot to the body.
dos Anjos UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Whittaker def. At UFC 225 dos Anjos met trash talking Colby Covington, the self proclaimed “super villain” of the UFC.
"The win should set up a title unification bout between Covington, 30, and undisputed champion "All I want to say is this is the real championship belt," Covington said.
dos Anjos UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Whittaker def.
0 0 17 of 38 20 of 56 44% 35% 24 of 45 26 of 63 0 of 2 2 of 6 0% On several occasions, the Chicago crowd chanted in unison, "Colby sucks. Kim Rafael DOS ANJOS Ferguson def. Covington continued to press the action but dos Anjos looked to have some answers as he worked Covington’s body. RDA's stats looked good because he landed a lot of weak shots out of the clinch.
The two exchanged take down attempts. "Woodley is a coward.
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