Colby Covington reacts to corner wanting to throw towel in

Colby Covington surprisingly took nicely to Chael Sonnen desirous to cease his battle at UFC on ESPN 63.

Sonnen cornered Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) in his physician stoppage TKO loss to Joaquin Buckley (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) earlier this month at Amalie Area in Tampa, Fla. The physician waved the battle off towards the tip of Spherical 3 after a laceration on Covington’s proper eyelid didn’t cease bleeding.

Covington wasn’t pleased with the result, however Sonnen later admitted he was on the verge of throwing the towel in to cease the battle.

“Chael cares about me – he’s an actual one,” Covington stated throughout a latest stream on his Twitch channel (h/t Dwelling of Battle). “If he was throwing it in, it’s as a result of he is aware of I couldn’t see. He is aware of that the place the minimize was at, it was bleeding into my proper eye and I couldn’t see. I used to be seeing three or 4 completely different individuals.

“(Buckley), he couldn’t do nothing to me, not even seeing something, seeing blurry, coming off the sofa. Have a look at how far my again was towards the wall, however I did it for the corporate. Like I stated, guys: Don’t hear me complaining. I don’t need sympathy, however I did that for the corporate.”

Though he misplaced Rounds 1 and a couple of, Covington was adamant that he was within the strategy of turning the tide in Spherical 3 earlier than the stoppage.

“He knew that I couldn’t see, so if he’s going to do it, it’s as a result of he cares about me and he is aware of that I couldn’t see, and it was going to be powerful to beat,” Covington stated. “I assumed I used to be approaching stronger, and I really feel like they had been going to need to throw within the towel for Buckley by Spherical 5. So it sucks – it’s unlucky.”

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