Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night 178

The death-by-a-thousand-cuts approach once again worked wonders for Colby Covington.

Covington minimized risk and maximized results, as he took care of onetime Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder and former American Top Team stablemate Tyron Woodley in the UFC Fight Night 178 main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Thoroughly outclassed for 20-plus minutes, Woodley yielded to an apparent rib injury 1:19 into the fifth round.

Pressure and output powered Covington’s engines. The MMA Masters representative overwhelmed Woodley with volume, pursued a frustrating clinch and incorporated takedowns and ground-and-pound once fatigue and resignation took hold. By the time it was…