Boxing Legend Mike Tyson Gives Huge Props to Controversial UFC Star Colby Covington

Colby Covington silenced his critics and outclassed his friend-turned-foe Jorge Masvidal in an epic five-round war at UFC 272 main-event. Although he had several doubters on his side and saw Masvidal offer great fighting features, ‘The Chaos’ found his ways to claim a UD win.

Ahead of the fight, Covington had already earned the UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya’s and boxing legend Mike Tyson’s attention. Both men had applauded Covington’s fighting perks, and Adesanya reflected his prediction for the UFC 272 headliner.

It’s safe to say Adesanya might be disheartened to see the outcome. He wanted to see Jorge Masvidal win. However, Adesanya had also backed Colby Covington’s relentlessness as a massive factor, which finally turned out to be real in the cage. ‘The Last Style Bender’ connected with Mike Tyson on the HotBoxin’ podcast before UFC 272 and shared views on ‘Masvidal vs Covington’.

Adesanya said, “Street Jesus. I want him to win, I think his fight IQ might take me to a level.”

“Jorge’s fight IQ might take him over but Colby, it’s his gas tank and relentlessness. Colby, I mean he just goes. Even against Usman, those bits in the line and in the later rounds. I was like, Man he has got like yeah, second gear.”

In response, Mike Tyson said, “Yeah, Colby is a good fighter”

Following his loss to Kamaru Usman, Covington was in need of a highlight reel win to re-enter the title win. He earned it against Masvidal in one of the biggest grudge matches in UFC history. Masvidal wobbled Covington a few times in the scrap.

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But The Chaos’ wrestling perks helped him dominate the championship rounds. Having said so, a trilogy clash against Kamaru Usman might be on his way.

Colby Covington is back in business

The UFC welterweight division is stacked and Covington is one of the top-dogs in it. Hence, he won’t run out of prominent challenges. His win over Masvidal also calls for a huge PPV attention, probably. Therefore, the upcoming ride can be even more interesting for him. As for Masvidal, he has vowed to improve his wrestling defense and return quickly.

This verifies a potential rematch between the two somewhere down the line. However, Masvidal is currently on a two-fight losing streak. He needs to gain some real momentum before challenging Usman or Covington again.

What did you think of Colby Covington’s performance tonight?

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