Colby Covington isn’t thrilled with the stoppage in his UFC 245 main event bout against Kamaru Usman.
Covington (15-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) suffered his first TKO loss at the hands of Usman (16-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC), who finished the American Top Team product at 4:10 of Round 5.
Covington elected not to give an interview following the rendering of the official decision. Instead, he ran out of the cage, sprinted down the arena floor, and into the locker room. Covington did not speak with the media after the event, because he was transported to the hospital for a broken jaw.
Shortly after the conclusion of the event, Covington jumped on Twitter and issued his first statement since the loss. Covington made it known he wasn’t thrilled with referee Marc Goddard’s stoppage.
According to Covington, Goddard “robbed” him of the ability to “go in there to kill or be killed.” Additionally, Covington took exception with fouls called earlier in the fight.
Covington’s defeat snapped a seven-fight win streak. His only previous defeat was a 2015 loss to Warlley Alves.
UFC 245 took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card streamed on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
