UFC Newark: Colby Covington outclasses Robbie Lawler

Press Release

04 Aug 2019

Colby Covington went home with a dominant win over Robbie Lawler at UFC Newark. Colby dominated throughout the five rounds of the fight and cemented his claim for the next title shot.

Elsewhere, Jim Miller got the better of Clay Guida in the co-main event of the night. The fight only lasted 58 seconds as Miller managed to lock in a Guillotine Choke with which he submitted Guida.

Nasrat Haqparast secured a KO win over Jaoquim Silva in the event while Gerald Meerschaert, Scott Holtzman, and Kennedy Nzechukwu also got into the winning columns. Mickey Gall and Antonio Shevchenko were the other major winners of the night.

Below are the complete results from the event.

• Colby Covington def. Robbie Lawler via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-45, 50-45)
• Jim Miller def. Clay Guida via technical submission (guillotine choke) at :58 of Round 1
• Nasrat Haqparast def. Joaquim Silva via KO (strike) at :36 of Round 2
• Gerald Meerschaert def. Trevin Giles via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 1:49 of Round 3
• Scott Holtzman def. Dong Hyun Ma via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2
• Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Darko Stosic via unanimous decision (29-26, 29-26, 28-27)
• Mickey Gall def. Salim Touahri via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Antonina Shevchenko def. Lucie Pudilova via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:20 of Round 2
• Matt Schnell def. Jordan Espinosa via submission (triangle choke) at 1:23 of Round 1
• Lauren Murphy def. Mara Romero Borella via TKO (strikes) at 1:46 of Round 3
• Claudio Silva def. Cole Williams via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:35 of Round 1
• Miranda Granger def. Hannah Goldy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)