Colby Covington thinks under different circumstances, he would have gotten his hand raised at UFC on ESPN 63 . Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC)  suffered a third-round doctor stoppage TKO to Joaquin Buckley (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) last month at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Covington was badly cut on his right eyelid early in the fight, which eventually forced doctors to intervene and stop the contest. If it weren’t for his cut ending the fight, Covington thinks Buckley was starting to slow down by Round 3. “The fight, you know, we were just getting warmed up,” Covington said on his YouTube channel .

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Colby Covington claims headbutt caused fight-ending cut in UFC Tampa loss to Joaquin Buckley – MMA Junkie

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