Mar 5, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, UNITED STATES; Colby Covington (red gloves) battles Jorge Masvidal (blue gloves) throughout UFC 272 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
November 29, 2023 2: 40 pm ET
Owen Roddy sees Colby Covington as a harder puzzle to resolve for Leon Edwards than Kamaru Usman.
Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) difficulties Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) for the welterweight title in the UFC 296 primary occasion on Dec. 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Edwards is coming off back-to-back title wins over Kamaru Usman, whereas Covington has lost twotimes to previous champ Usman. But striking coach Roddy sees Covington’s design of fumbling possibly being a issue for Edwards.
“It’s a difficult one, you understand,” Roddy informed The MacLife. “Two really smart fighters. I constantly stated about Leon and Fabian that they constantly ca