Reacting to claims from Chael Sonnen how he was set to save him from more damage, Colby Covington has revealed he was left with diminished vision during his UFC Fight Night Orlando headliner with Joaquin Buckley, en route to his doctor’s stoppage TKO loss against the surging contender this month.
Covington, who made a return to the Octagon for the first time in a year earlier this month, took short-notice headlining honors at UFC Orlando, taking on the streaking Missouri finisher, Buckley in a high-stakes pairing at the welterweight limit.
And suffering an eventual third round doctor’s stoppage technical knockout loss, former interim champion, Covington was ruled unable to continue by the Octagon-side physician, after a sizeable laceration opened on his right eyelid.