There was no secret to what Colby Covington was going to try to do against Jorge Masvidal in their UFC 272 grudge match. Absent some minor adjustments from opponent to opponent, Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) largely brings the same strategy into the octagon for every bout. His combination of pace, pressure, striking and wrestling are difficult to deal with, but if anyone was going to have an answer, it would’ve been Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC), right? Wrong. Despite having an intimate knowledge of Covington from time as primary training partners, roommates and good friends, Masvidal wasn’t able to consistently thwart Covington’s offense, and the result was a unanimous decision loss at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
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