ASA Heavyweight Champion Evgeny Goncharov in a conversation with , he admitted to being surprised by the lack of resistance of the American Colby Covington in the fight with the British Leon Edwards at the UFC 296 tournament.
The tournament took place on December 16 in Las Vegas. Edwards defeated Covington by unanimous decision to retain the UFC welterweight belt.
“It surprised me that Covington wasn’t able to compete with Edwards. Leon is great. I thought he wouldn’t last long with the belt. Edwards shows otherwise, having already defended the title twice. This is an indicator. Edwards is a competent and strong fighter with good striking technique and excellent wrestling defense. It is clear that he is developing,” Goncharov told .
Watch the ACA and UFC tournaments live on and Match! Fighter”. The next ASA show will take place on December 24, Albert Tumenov, Alexey Makhno, Ali Bagov, Artem Reznikov, Mikhail Mokhnatkin and others will enter the octagon. The broadcast starts on the federal channel at 8:30 p.m., on the Match! channel. Combatant” – at 4:25 p.m.
Source : MatchTV
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