April 24, 2023 11: 45 am ET
Colby Covington doubts Jorge Masvidal is done battling for excellent.
Masvidal (35-17 MMA, 12-10 UFC) announced his retirement after losing his 4th successive battle, a consentaneous choice to Gilbert Burns earlier this month at 287.
“Gamebred” stated he no longer feels the verysame when he completes, however Covington believes he’s utilizing retirement as a method to take time off and gain an additional benefit priorto contending onceagain. Prior to losing to Burns, Masvidal lost a uneven consentaneous choice to previous training partner Covington at UFC 272.
“I took away his self-confidence and his ego,” Covington informed Inside Fighting. “He hasn’t been the verysame fighter. He simply revealed up for a income his last battle. It’s a phony retirement. We all understand individuals in the UFC that puton’t retire. He’ll get out of the USADA swimmingpool, mostlikely go do s