13 hours Ago By Donagh Corby
Henry Cejudo was left clutching his sides with laughter after a comical speech from Chael Sonnen after UFC Tampa. The legendary former middleweight and light-heavyweight title contender was in the corner for Colby Covington as he returned to the octagon earlier this month. He faced Joaquin Buckley , ultimately losing by doctor’s stoppage in the third after suffering a gruesome cut above his eye.
General consensus was that the stoppage was merciful, and that Covington could have been badly hurt if the fight continued. But Sonnen saw it slightly differently in a backstage clip that has since gone viral on social media. BAD TO WORSE: Colby Covington took another loss just days after brutal Joaquin Buckley defeat at UFC Tampa Chael Sonnen told Colby Covington he deserved a bonus for UFC Tampa loss Immediately after his defeat, Colby Covington shared a video to YouTube showing the behind-the-scenes of his fight week.
He claimed to have been unable to train properly due to campaigning for Donald Trump’s presidential re-election bid among other issues. But one moment caught the eyes of many fans, when Chael Sonnen explained how well he had fought. The former fighter even believed that Covington should get a performance bonus, on a night that included some phenomenal knockouts.
“Oh my goodness that was a fight,” Sonnen laughed as Covington was having his cut seen to by doctors. “My goodness, Colby..
. Not bad at all. Your kicks were on point tonight, he hit you with his best, those were hard shots.
“It was hard for anybody to see because you just took them and even us in the corner were going ‘that’s got to – well I guess it didn’t hurt, he’s still going forward’. Then your takedowns you even got your head stuck in the middle but you were working your way out and had your hands locked. “It was great, everything was going great, the tide was turning.
That does not count, I do not accept that, not at all, man. That was a great fight and you fought really hard, you’re probably looking at the bonus on that. That was really quite a war you guys just did, you should be very proud of that.
” Henry Cejudo laughs off Chael Sonnen’s ‘salesman’ tactics with Colby Covington During a year in review video for his YouTube channel, legendary former bantamweight and flyweight champion Henry Cejudo was in hysterics watching Sonnen’s speech. The Olympic gold medalist noted that ‘Uncle Chael’ is a fantastic salesman, and was well able to hype up anything. “I want to talk about Uncle Chael man,” Cejudo began.
“He’s over here gaslighting Colby Covington, thinking that Colby Covington won Fight of the Night...
Right after he gets put out by Joaquin Buckley, let’s take a look at it. “Dude, Uncle Chael can f***ing sell ice to an eskimo, Jesus Christ! I mean, were the tides turning? No. Did he deserve the bonus? No.
That let’s you know, man, Uncle Chael could sell ice to a damn eskimo.” Henry Cejudo notes hypocrisy in Chael Sonnen’s comments One very funny thing that Cejudo noticed was that Sonnen just shortly after that fight was telling fans on social media that he was ready to throw the towel in. This is despite claiming the tide was turning and the fight was about to go his fighter’s way.
“Come on ladies and gentlemen,” he continued while laughing. “Uncle Chael be hyping this guy up like you wouldn’t believe. It makes me think he’s sipping on that Uncle Chael Sonnen kool aid thinking he’s always right.
“But whatever it is, this to me right here is the best coaching moment. I’ve got to give it to the one and only Uncle Chael Sonnen, he wins it again for being the best damn salesman in the entire damn MMA world. “But unfortunately Colby Covington did not get that damn bonus.
And Chael Sonnen even though he was telling us it was a great fight, tides were turning, he was thinking about throwing in the towel and stopping the whole fight! “I don’t know what to believe with Chael but I love him because he’s going to make you feel good regardless. Is he ‘The Bad Guy’ or is he the good guy?” Who is Dana White? All you need to know about the CEO and President of the UFC.
