Was Colby Covington ever really that great?
The three-time title challenger returned to the Octagon on Saturday night in Tampa for a short-notice scrap against streaking standout Joaquin Buckley.
Things turned disastrous for ‘Chaos’ early after Buckley landed a shot that cut open Covington’s right eyelid. The fight was ultimately called off due to a doctor’s stoppage in the waning seconds of the third round, much to the chagrin of both Buckley and Covington who wanted to keep going.
The loss was an especially bad one for Covington who fell to 2-6 in his last eight fights and will likely find himself barely clinging onto a spot in the welterweight top 10 once the rankings are updated.