Devil's Advocate: Why Colby Covington Should Be Your Favorite MMA Fighter

I sat alone in my "man-cave" Saturday night, with a cold drink and a sizzling steak in my big comfy-chair, ready for what was a pay-per-view level card on ESPN+. I watched the press conferences, heard the interviews, I could feel the tension in the air for the main event of the evening. Colby Covington hadn't fought since losing his interim welterweight championship to Kamaru Usman, the undisputed champion.

Tryon Woodley hadn't fought since a dis-spirited loss to #1 contender Gilbert Burns. What would've been the money matchup three years ago was finally coming together on ESPN's premium streaming service. As late as it is, this matchup had stakes to it in the welterweight title picture.

No disrespect to "Cowboy" Cerrone and Niko Price, but all eyes were on the last fight of the evening. Would Covington suffocate Woodley, or would The Chosen One finally unleash his hands?

As a new writer, my views aren't exactly out for the world to see yet. However, I do not want to use this platform to push any sort of agenda, in the MMA world or the political world. These following are simply observations and opinions.

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You had me at cold drink and hot steaks!

This did nothing to sway the reader to accept Colby as their new favorite fighter, it just laid out what happened after his fight then it's basically just "you should respect someone for their hard work". Okay, cool I guess.

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