UFC 272’s heated headliner grudge match ended in Colby Covington outworking his former friend and training partner Jorge Masvidal. As “Gamebred” stated in his post-fight interviews, he lost because his wrestling was “flat” that night.
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith believes Masvidal was “not ready” for Covington’s wrestling. But for observers like former double-champion Henry Cejudo, the UFC’s first and only “BMF” champion may be lacking in some technical aspects of the sport. And he’s willing to help out.
“What I would do with Gamebred is I would… you would want to make him more of a technical fighter.