Dana White didn’t see a fire of outrage from Colby Covington when the doctor waved off Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 63 main event with Joaquin Buckley.
Former interim welterweight champion Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) returned from a one-year layoff at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., and was cut open on the right eyelid by Buckley (22-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) in the opening round. He attempted to battle through it, but the blood and damage only got worse as the fight wore on, and after multiple checks, the cageside physician said no more during the third round.
It’s the first time Covington has lost consecutive fights in his MMA career, and White said he thinks “Chaos” understood the reality of how this one came to an end.
