UFC star Colby Covington recently reflected on Charles Oliveira’s win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 269. Oliveira successfully reatined his Lightweight Championship at the event. Oliveira defeated Poirier by submission at UFC 269 with a standing rear-naked choke. Poirier had also lost to the Dagestani at UFC 242 via rear-naked choke. He gave some insight into the impact it may have on the legacy of former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Colby Covington’s crazy Dustin Poirier UFC 269 bet recently leaked.
Colby Covington opens up on the impact on Khabib’s legacy
Covington, on Submission Radio, outlined that Khabib Nurmagomedov, in his illustrious 29-0 career, never fought any elite wrestlers. ‘Chaos’ also opined that ‘The Eagle’ actually lost to Gleison Tibau when he fought him at UFC 148. He noted that the loss tarnishes his legacy:
“Yeah, it definitely delegitimizes his legacy. I mean, he never really fought a high-level wrestler that could challenge him or that was good, you know, in both areas of striking and wrestling and submissions and defensive wrestling so, you know there’s always been those doubts about Khabib’s legacy you know. He had an interesting route and he took some time off in between his career and he got good matchups, people that didn’t know how to wrestle and I mean even if a lot of people thought that he to lost a guy he used to train with all the time, Tibau. Gleison Tibau. He won a split decision over him but a lot of people thought he lost that fight so I definitely think that puts a damper on Khabib’s legacy.”
both Poirier’s title-fight losses came in Round 3. However, ‘Do Bronx’ managed to beat ‘The Diamond’ one minute and four seconds faster than Khabib Nurmagomedov did.
