During his post-fight press duties, Lawler took a moment to address Covington’s impressive display as well as providing an honest evaluation of his own performance.
In case you didn’t know…
According to Dana White, last night’s win was enough to secure a title fight for Covington in his next bout. Lawler, on the other hand, will now surely need to take some time to assess all options before stepping back into the cage.
The seasoned veteran now has a record of 28-14 inside the cage and has lost four of his last five outings in the UFC.
The heart of the matter…
Lawler’s honest take on his loss comes as no real surprise, taking into account the one-sided nature of last night’s main event.
Unfortunately, the loss does put Lawler on a worrying streak of three consecutive losses and questions may begin to be asked of what the future holds for the popular ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler.
Meanwhile, Covington’s star just keeps on growing. His demeanour outside the cage may not be to everyone’s taste, but you cannot deny that he is consistently backing up his words with his performances. Soon he will have his chance to claim the top spot in the welterweight division that he so clearly desires.
What’s next?
Based on his post-fight comments, Lawler will presumably take some time off to learn from the mistakes he made this time round before finding a new opponent.
Covington, on the other hand, will be keen to get back into the thick of it as soon as possible - a welterweight title fight with Kamaru Usman has already been touted for the Autumn months of 2019.
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