Anthony Smith reveals a weak point that Jorge Masvidal can exploit against Colby Covington at UFC 272
Anthony Smith recently shared a weakness of Colby Covington's that Jorge Masvidal could capitalize on at UFC 272.
"Lionheart" appeared on Michael Bisping's Believe You Me podcast to have a chat with the former middleweight champion. While previewing the UFC 272 main event, here's what Smith said:
"Colby's not afraid to kind of exchange in the firefight a little bit. Now, again, they do know each other very well. So, I don't know if Colby's gonna change that. But my one knock on Colby is he is almost too high output. Like his hands, he throws so many punches they're never at his face long enough to protect it anyways."
Watch Smith talk to Bisping about Covington vs. Masvidal:
The light heavyweight believes that Covington relies too much on his volume while striking. In the process, 'Chaos' leaves too many openings and is vulnerable to counter shots. Smith continued:
"He just walks through, kind of wades through the fire. You're not gonna be able to do that with everybody. He got put down a couple of times by Usman in their last fight because he kind of just waded his way into range and started throwing bombs. So, I think that is Masvidal's chance is to, with Colby's high output, he's gonna have to take a couple, but I think that's a fair trade-off to Masvidal."
Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal have successfully made weight for UFC 272
This should be "Both Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal have successfully made the welterweight limit during the weigh-ins today. In fact, 'Chaos' and 'Gamebred' both weighed in at 170.5 lbs.
Fans are hyped to see how the grudge match between the former best friends plays out. Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington were once training partners and roommates. However, their friendship has turned into a bitter rivalry.
Both fighters are top contenders and draws in the UFC's welterweight division. They have both been beaten twice by champion Kamaru Usman recently. However, Covington is ranked No.1 at the moment while Masvidal is at No. 6.
Currently, Covington's ranked No.1 in the division while Masvidal is at No.6. A win for either man could help get them back into title contention.