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NEWARK, NJ – AUGUST 03: Colby Covington celebrates his victory over Robbie Lawler in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at the Prudential Center on August 3, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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NEWARK, NJ – AUGUST 03: Colby Covington celebrates his victory over Robbie Lawler in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at the Prudential Center on August 3, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington will face welterweight champion Kamaru Usman for the title at UFC 268. The last time the two welterweight fighters battled inside the octagon, Usman gained the upper hand. Colby is well known in the UFC for his trash talking and lives up to his moniker, ‘Chaos.’
Covington went on a winning streak in the UFC after losing to Warlley Alves. He won seven times in a row, defeating prominent UFC superstars such as Robbie Lawler and Damien Maia. However, Kamaru Usman ended Colby’s unbeaten streak on UFC 245 and stripped him of his title as well.
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Colby Covington recently appeared in an interview with “The First,” in which he discussed his meeting with Trump, his next fight, and much more. Colby is well-known for being a staunch Trump supporter and a patriotic American.
Like @POTUS @realDonaldTrump always says: Promises made. Promises kept. Pleasure to finally meet you Mr. President. Thank you for always putting America first! #maga #GreatAmericanWinningMachine 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/yYZWkdd5wS
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) August 2, 2018
Colby Covington on his upcoming fight
The #1 welterweight contender will fight reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 268 on November 6, 2021, with Usman’s belt on the line. This will be a rematch of their first Welterweight title fight. There, “the Nigerian Nightmare” won by TKO in the fifth round at UFC 245.
Kamaru has defended the championship three times since then, while Covington bounced back with a TKO win of Tyron Woodley on September 19, 2020.
Kamaru Usman will meet Colby Covington in a welterweight title rematch at UFC 268 in November, Dana White told @bokamotoESPN.
The date and location are not finalized yet, but UFC is hoping for the fight to headline Madison Square Garden. pic.twitter.com/nqVAjgogO4
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 26, 2021
The event was supposed to take place in New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden. Mayor Bill de Blasio has now made it obligatory for people to get vaccinated before entering social gathering areas. However, the mayor’s actions did not appear to please Covington. “We believe it’s our body, it’s our choice.” You can’t just force us to do something, you know,” the fighter said on the mandatory vaccine. He also claims, “It just doesn’t make sense.”
Originally slated to take place at Madison Square Garden, the entire card could shift because of current COVID-19 regulations in New York City. UFC could move the fight to “a more free” state like Florida or Texas, Covington told the interviewer.
