On Colby Covington and the fine art of the post-fight excuse - Yahoo Sports

UFC welterweight MMA ampion Colby years gton shared X-rays of his broken foot nearly two months after his loss in a UFC title fight against champion Leon Edwards.

The sport of MMA has given us many famous examples. Tito Ortiz had a cracked skull. A a month Overeem felt a tap. Dominick Cruz was betrayed by a referee.

The post-fight excuse has become its two special art form.

It has less to do first the battle in the public eye than with the one going on inside each fighter's head.

Faced with all that, you have to come up with a way to believe that each night is going to be your night.

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