Daniel Cormier wonders how Colby Covington will keep his gimmick up if he’s not winning. Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) lost his second consecutive fight when he suffered a third-round doctor stoppage TKO to Joaquin Buckley in this past Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 63 headliner at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Covington lost the first two round but appeared to be rallying in the third before the doctor waived the fight off due to a gash on his right eyelid. Cormier is not ready to completely write off Covington just yet, but with the former interim welterweight champion on a losing skid for the first time in his career, Cormier questions how it will impact his character that leans all the way into being obsessed with Donald Trump . “I think he’ll win another UFC fight at some point
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Daniel Cormier worries how Colby Covington deals with ‘kickback’ from MAGA gimmick – MMA Junkie