UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has reacted to his former opponent Leon Edwards’ second straight defeat.
Edwards fell short in his first fight since losing the 170-pound title last July. Like against Belal Muhammad, “Rocky” had his grappling deficiencies exposed by Sean Brady in the UFC London main event.
With that, the Jamaica-born Brit is now without a win since he recorded a successful title defense against Colby Covington in December 2023. And the last man to be beaten by Edwards is seemingly expecting that to remain the case.
During his latest appearance on Submission Radio, “Chaos” claimed to have known what was ahead for the former champ in their fight.
And believing that Edwards’ hunger has dissipated, he suggested retirement for the 33-year-old.
“I thought that after I fought Leon, the motivation wasn’t there anymore,” Covington said. “I can tell in the fight, I broke my foot immediately and he did nothing. … I can tell after that fight he just wasn’t hungry anymore.
“He’s made too much money. I made him too much money at that press conference,” Covington added. “So I just don’t think he’s motivated anymore and he should hang them up.”
