Colby Covington was dominated by UFC star Raul Rosas Jr in a submission-only grappling match on Tuesday.The pair fought in the main event of the latest show put on by popular combat sports promotion Hype Fighting Championship (Hype FC) at PalaPellicone arena in Rome, Italy.Covington has enjoyed success for wrestling promotion RAF since retiring from MMA and leaving the UFC in MayGettyWhat happened in Covington vs Rosas fight?Despite accepting the fight on a day’s notice after Dillon Danis pulled out for undisclosed reasons, Rosas forced former interim UFC welterweight champion Covington to tap in just 40 seconds.Rosas, currently competing in the UFC’s bantamweight division and on a five-fight winning streak, secured an early takedown and took Covington’s back.He quickly locked in a rear-naked choke, leaving Covington with no choice but to tap.You could tell just how tight the 22-year-old’s grip was as almost half of Covington’s face temporarily turned white following the squeeze.View Tweet: https://x.com/RaulRosasJr8?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwIt was the first major setback in a long time for Covington, who has enjoyed several wrestling matches under the Real American Freestyle (RAF) banner since leaving the UFC.The 38-year-old has wins over past and present UFC stars Belal Muhammad, Arman Tsarukyan, Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold this year.He returns to the mats on November 14 against former UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev for RAF Abu Dhabi.McGregor reacts to Hype Italy headlinerBoth Covington and Rosas shared respect for one another after their match before shouting out Conor McGregor, who had made a surprise appearance on the night.McGregor’s Forged Irish Stout was a sponsor of the event after partnering with Hype FC.A video later circulated online of McGregor’s reaction to the main event clash.View Tweet: https://x.com/hashtag/HYPEFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwView Tweet: https://t.co/xuUApoVO5FThe Irish former two-division UFC champion appeared to be caught up in hysterics moments after Rosas submitted Covington.However, explaining how much he enjoyed the Rome event, McGregor said this was far from the case.“This is false and fully edited,” McGregor wrote on X.“I had an amazing and fun time at the show in Rome tonight, as is evident in the clip of myself laughing, however, its placement, as if it was at this moment of the show, is FALSE.“I do not laugh at competing men and women. I respect them! Win, lose, draw! Bravo to all the combatants and thank you!“I had an amazing and fun time.”talkSPORT's UFC pound-for-pound rankingstalkSPORT.com has collectively voted on the best fighters to form a regularly updated UFC pound-for-pound (P4P) rankings system for the rest of 2026 and beyond.Our P4P list will be updated regularly based on performances in the Octagon — with wins, records, title wins and defences, calibre of opponents, methods of victory and much more all determining who makes it.UFC champions Islam Makhachev, Joshua Van and Sean Strickland feature – but big stars such as Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall miss out.The Hype Italy event also featured several bare-knuckle and dirty-boxing rules fights on the night.