Colby Covington thinks Ben Askren owes Robbie Lawler a rematch after their highly controversial bout UFC 235.
Askren was dropped, badly hurt, and almost finished in the opening seconds of the first round, but the former ONE FC and Bellator welterweight champion mounted a crazy comeback and ended up submitting Lawler with a bulldog choke.
Lawler, however, didn’t tap, hence the controversy. Referee Herb Dean called a stop to the fight after believing ‘Ruthless’ to be unconscious. But Lawler was, in fact, fully conscious and even briefly signalled to the referee that he was okay.
Speaking to MMA Fighting’s Shaun Al-Shatti in a recent interview, Covington called Askren ‘a little science school nerd’ and said the multi-promotion champ ought to give his ‘Hodge Trophy’ to Lawler after being slammed on his head.