Colby Covington: ‘I well-prepared’ Jorge Masvidal for Ben Askren knockout

Jorge Masvidal accomplished quite a feat on Saturday night at UFC 239 when he knocked out Ben Askren with a flying knee in just five seconds of action. It is a win that his long-time teammate Colby Covington feels responsible for.

“I well-prepared him for this moment. Without him training with me all of these years, he wouldn’t have gotten that win,” Covington told MMA Junkie.

Of course, “Chaos” threw some shade at Askren, whom he’d been beefing with for a while now.

“He’s now 0-2 in the UFC with two first-round knockout losses,” Covington said of Askren. “He really needs to go back to Asia with all the other inferior products. But let’s be honest: CM Punk has spent more time in the UFC…