Henry Cejudo makes Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley choose

Henry Cejudo thinks Colby Covington will battle towards Joaquin Buckley.

Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) stepped in to face rising welterweight contender Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) within the UFC on ESPN 63 headliner Dec. 14 at Amalie Area in Tampa, Fla.

Covington has cut up his previous six appearances, however his setbacks have are available in title fights towards Kamaru Usman twice, and most just lately Leon Edwards. Cejudo doesn’t see Covington posing any threats to Buckley.

“The fashion that Colby Covington is doing is so predictable now,” Cejudo mentioned on his “Pound 4 Pound” podcast with Kamaru Usman. “The truth that they see him lose time and time once more, whether or not it’s with Leon Edwards or your self (Usman), it’s there. When you cease Colby’s takedowns, issues will fall into place.

“Take a look at how Joaquin covers distance, bro. Double feints, dipping in to finally cease a dude like ‘Wonderboy.’ So, I’m excessive on this child. This child is harmful. I can see Colby Covington dropping by way of stoppage to a man like Joaquin Buckley, and I really do imagine that.”

Since dropping again all the way down to 170 kilos, Buckley has gained 5 straight, most just lately knocking out former title challenger Stephen Thompson at UFC 307 in October. In the meantime, Covington hasn’t competed since a unanimous determination loss to Edwards of their title battle at UFC 296 final December.