Colby Covington lost Saturday night’s main event at UFC 245 in Las Vegas, losing by TKO to welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in the fifth round.
While no fighter is happy after a loss, Covington was especially upset with referee Marc Goddard. The British referee paused the fight earlier for questionable calls of a low blow and an eye poke by Covington.
Yet, the fight took a turn when Usman appeared to break Covington’s jaw in the third round.
Colby Covington told his corner he thinks he broke his jaw. This is where he may have broke it! SHEESH! pic.twitter.com/YAj7nE9y9O
— Decaf Metcalf ☕ (@FTBeard11) December 15, 2019
Then, in the fifth round, Goddard ended the fight with Covington covering his head on the canvas. It was Covington’s first loss by TKO.
USMAN!! #UFC245 pic.twitter.com/DcYEMet1rm
— Ben Simmons is just a tall Rondo (@micheal_SLC) December 15, 2019
Covington didn’t agree with the stoppage, and he let Goddard know about it immediately and then again on Twitter.
Covington tweeted that Goddard was a “fake ref” over the stoppage and earlier calls. Covington didn’t remain in the octagon to see Usman’s arm raised as champion, opting instead to go to the dressing room early.
Colby Covington was not sticking around after Kamaru Usman got his hand raised 🏃♂️💨💨💨#UFC245 pic.twitter.com/hGF55dSU90
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) December 15, 2019
He also didn’t speak to reporters after the fight — though ESPN confirmed that Covington indeed suffered a broken jaw.
The loss dropped Covington to 15-2 in his MMA career.
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