The polarizing UFC on ESPN 63 headliner should have already exhausted all of his opportunities as a welterweight title contender, writes Dayne Fox.
Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media.. Both men entered their highly anticipated contest unbeaten, and the winner was likely to stake a claim as the top contender to’s title.
What no one—not even Covington’s harshest critics—can deny is the man’s intelligence. Despite having fought literally just once a year since the turn of the decade, Covington has managed to remain relevant, fighting twice for the welterweight title in that time. A stupid person doesn’t find ways to be rewarded so generously with such minimal work. Along those lines, Covington is returning to fight Buckley when it was Rakhmonov who originally had the fight opening.
That’s Covington playing the game and taking the path of least resistance to get to the title. That’s not cowardice; that’s intelligence. Covington sees something in Buckley that he can exploit and maybe a path to gain a significant reward with a win. Perhaps another title shot? A single win has done the trick for him twice before.
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