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10th June 2018
06:33am BST
Covington was relentless with his wrestling from the get-go. He immediately pushed RDA to the fence, but the Brazillian was able to land decent shots in the clinch. The damage dos Anjos did on the feet was enough to clinch the opening round.
The momentum swung in Covington's favour for rounds two and three. He kept up that furious pace to frustrate and drain dos Anjos. In the fourth, dos Anjos brought it level on two of three judges' scorecards with his superior striking. He cracked Covington with a huge left hand that had Covington backpedalling. A late takedown wasn't enough for Covington to nick it.Work was the story of the fifth. Covington simply outworked his adversary and kept the pressure on. He bullied his way until the final buzzer sounded.
https://twitter.com/btsportufc/status/1005671813081284610His sixth consecutive victory saw Covington improve to 14-1. Meanwhile, dos Anjos falls to 28-10. His first loss at 170 lbs sees a three-fight streak snap. In his Octagon interview, Covington called out Woodley, who answered the call on social media.
“This is the real championship belt. I’m going to do what real champs should and take this belt to the White House and put it on president Donald Trump’s desk.”https://twitter.com/TWooodley/status/1005669820489072640
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