UFC on ESPN 5: COVINGTON vs. LAWLER 3 August 2019 | Prudential Center | Newark, NJ MAIN CARD ESPN, 1 p.m. ET Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler Jim Miller vs. Clay Guida Nasrat Haqparast vs. Joaquim Silva Trevin Giles vs. Gerald Meerschaert Dong Hyun Ma vs. Scott Holtzman Darko Stosic vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu PRELIMINARY CARD ESPN, 10 a.m. ET Mickey Gall vs. Salim Touahri Antonina Shevchenko vs. Lucie Pudilova Matt Schnell vs. Jordan Espinosa Mara Romero Borella vs. Lauren Murphy Claudio Silva vs. Cole Williams Hannah Goldy vs. Miranda Granger
Odds makers have Covington at a -220 to -260 favorite. I actually really like Lawler's chances in this one. Hopefully I'm just not blinded by my love for Robbie Mother Fucking Lawler, but I really feel Covington has yet to fight a guy who is willing to bring the pain like Lawler. I am picking Robbie to clip him in the 2nd and take Covington out.
Yeah I guess when ESPN and the UFC agreed to the time slot of the fight it was supposed to be a UFC Europe card leading into the NFL Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony; but the UFC pulled the plug on the Europe card and Jersey got it. ESPN couldn't re-arrange the time slot.
I don't like the guy, but that was as dominant of a win as it gets for Covington. Lawler had no answer for Colby at any stage of the fight and the score cards reflected it. I honestly don't think Usman can beat Covington either.
Results Colby Covington def. Robbie Lawler via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-45, 50-45) Jim Miller def. Clay Guida via technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:58 Nasrat Haqparast def. Joaquim Silva via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 0:36 Gerald Meerschaert def. Trevin Giles via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 1:49 Scott Holtzman def. Dong Hyun Ma via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00 Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Darko Stosic via unanimous decision (29-26, 29-26, 28-27) Mickey Gall def. Salim Touahri via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Antonina Shevchenko def. Lucie Pudilova via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:20 Matt Schnell def. Jordan Espinosa via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 1:23 Lauren Murphy def. Mara Romero Borella via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 1:46 Claudio Silva def. Cole Williams via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:35 Miranda Granger def. Hannah Goldy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)