Colby Covington can hardly contain his excitement as he looks forward to his much-anticipated return to the octagon. After over a year out of action, the news of an assured title shot has certainly left him feeling ecstatic. However, this announcement has not been well-received by the MMA world, who have expressed their disappointment in no uncertain terms.

Last March, ‘Chaos’ fought his friend-turned-arch nemesis, Jorge Masvidal, and emerged victorious with a unanimous decision. Since then, the 35-year-old fighter has been out of action, but he recently stepped in as a back-up for the UFC 286 headliner between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman.

Now, with the title shot in sight, it seems that Covington isn’t taking anything for granted. In fact, he has added a black belt to his name ahead of the highly touted fight with ‘Rocky’. The fans didn’t see that coming from afar, but they have reacted by rooting for him all the way.

Fans are all in for black belt Colby Covington

Colby Covington took to his Instagram and shared a picture of himself donning a Jiu-Jitsu gi and a black belt, signaling a new addition to his already impressive arsenal. Fans couldn’t help but heap praise on the fighter, recognizing the significance of this new tool in his fighting repertoire.

The 35-year-old wrote, “Master Colby 🔓UNLOCKED🔓 🇺🇸🥋🇺🇸 🦅 🇺🇸 🥋🇺🇸”.

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Check out how the fight fans reacted to this news:

• “One more belt will be added by end of year”
• “His wrestling + BJJ black belt + ♾️ Cardio”
• “Black Belt Colby bout to go super saiyan”
• “Black belt Colby new mythical fighter”
• “Do you also have a black belt for trash talk too? Congrats you BMF”
• “Congrats to the peoples champ and Donald Trumps favorite fighter 🔥👊🏽”
• “I was not expecting this”
• “The real welterweight champ that people actually want to see”

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Despite being praised here, he has been subject to severe backlash for the title shot with Leon Edwards. But the former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion isn’t backing down. Instead, he has put out the word on the assurance of the title shot and even offered a timeline for the same.

The title shot is next, no matter what

During a recent interview, ‘Chaos’ talked about the estimated timeline for his octagon return. Although he couldn’t confirm the exact date, he offered a window in response along with the guarantee that the title fight is bound to take place and he’s got Dana White‘s word on it.

In a recent interview with Inside Fighting, ‘Choas’ said, “I can’t say that it’s in July, it could be August. But Dana is getting it 100% done. And we will fight for the undisputed welterweight title fight next. Leon has got nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. We’re gonna get it done for America.”

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