I mitten av december kommer den forne interimmästaren i weltervikt Colby Covington att utmana mästaren Kamaru Usman om det riktiga bältet. Det blir Usmans första titelförsvar sedan han tog hem bältet från Tyron Woodley i mars och de möts i huvudmatchen på UFC 245 som äger rum i T-Mobile Arena i Las Vegas, Nevada.
Under den senaste avsnittet av Anik & Florian Podcast med Jon Anik och Kenny Florian, berättade den forne UFC-fightern Florian att han tror Covington kommer att ha övertaget i matchen.
I think that Usman’s a tremendous fighter but I have a hard time believing that was the best Tyron Woodley out there on fight nightHe didn’t look right mentally, he didn’t look right physically to me. Coming off that surgery, that was not what Tyron Woodley truly offers in a championship fight. Not to take away from Usman’s performance and it was phenomenal, I just think he fought him at the right time and was able to take advantage of that.
If you asked me before Colby’s fight against Robbie Lawler who I think would win, I would say Kamaru Usman very confidently. Now I’m leaning towards Colby Covington. I just think that the kind of pace that he put on Robbie Lawler and me expecting him to eventually get tired, and that just never took place. The improvement in his striking was significant enough for me to say that he has better striking than Kamaru Usman.
The way that he was putting together the combinations, the way that he looked way more technical. Again, I haven’t seen a performance like that as far as conditioning-wise in a very long time. Khabib will just straight outwrestle you and put out a pace on the ground, but I haven’t seen a pace like that on the feet and on the ground with the wrestling. I was super impressed with Colby Covington’s performance. Hate him or love him, that guy has improved as a martial artist.
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