‘He couldn’t do that to Kamaru Usman’ – Henry Cejudo gives his prediction on Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covington

Bitter rivals Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal will go to war inside the UFC cage at UFC 272 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Given its history, the fight has already generated a lot of hype not only among fans but also among other UFC fighters and celebrities.

Many other UFC fighters have already shared their thoughts on the grudge match. Among them is former two-time UFC champion and Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo. In an interaction with Helen Yee, “The Messenger” shared her opinion on the fighters and also gave her prediction.

‘Triple C’ said, “I’ll get Jorge, man. If he does not work his fight, different transitions to go down from the bottom. Jorge is going to have a bad night. Colby Covington, I believe he’s an American wrestler.

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“So he knows how to turn people up, which means, you know, he couldn’t do that to Kamaru Usman. He’s an awesome wrestler. But that’s just the simple fact that he’s fighting Jorge Masvidal.

“I think he’s going to shoot him for the double straight away. For Masvidal, he’s going to have to go for the broke man. I think you take those same risks with those knees stealing a lot of that blitz stuff. Because when Colby stays on that leg, he’s like a dog on that bone.

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While ‘Gamebred’ and ‘Chaos’ settle their beef inside the cage, the Swedish-Russian fighter is already waiting for the winner of the grudge match.

“Borz”, an undefeated fighter, made his UFC debut in 2020 and has four wins in four UFC fights. the 10-0 fighter has been asking for more power since his last victory.

He is currently in talks for a clash with number two, Gilbert Burns. However, ‘The Lone Wolf’ sees no real challenge in ‘Durinho’.

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Not only that, but the Russian-born sensation also speculated that he could fight Masvidal’s winner against Covington in an interim title fight.

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