“The Strategy Was Not Like…” – Colby Covington’s Coach Reveals the Key Errors That Cost Him Kamaru Usman UFC Title Fight

Kamaru Usman defeated Colby Covington for the second time in a razor-close fight at UFC 268. The fight saw ‘Chaos’ find success later on after suffering from early adversity. Now, Covington’s coaches have suggested what mistakes their fighter made in his second attempt to grab the welterweight gold.

In a chat with Sherdog, they said, “In the beginning of the fight, like, in the first round if you watch again, he was like, I don’t know if he tried to throw too hard. And there’s like five rounds; And the strategy was not like to throw anything hard, in the beginning. But he tried, and you know like, and then second round he did it again.”

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MMA Masters’ coaches proposed that Covington initially rushed in without being methodical about it, and that cost him the first two rounds at UFC 268. Also, both the coaches were happy with Covington’s performance in the last three rounds.

‘Chaos‘ did so well in the last three rounds and overall in the fight that he thought he should’ve got the nod from the judges. Hence, he felt that the decision had robbed him of the welterweight championship.

How close was Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington 2?

The two welterweights have fought for ten rounds across two fights, and ‘The Nigerian Nightmare‘ has come on top, on both occasions. Though the first fight was close, Usman got the finish in the fifth round. However, in the second fight, it went to the judges’ scorecard to determine the winner.

The three octagon side judges scored the fight in favor of the champion via a unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46).

A respected community for scoring MMA fights by the fans, the verdict community, also had it for Usman, though it was a close call.

Another respected MMA analyst, TheWeasle, who is known to break down close fights, had Covington winning the bout or had a draw, depending upon a potential 10-8 round in the second.

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