A welterweight title-eliminator featuring two of the division’s most recognizable names has reportedly been verbally agreed for the UFC Newark headliner. The UFC’s next stop in Newark, New Jersey is scheduled to take place on August 3 and according to reports turned in by ESPN, it will feature a clash between these two former teammates. Lawler’s last outing saw him lose …
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Before he was ruining important plot points in popular films online and pissing off the entire nation of Brazil, UFC welterweight Colby Covington seemed like a genuinely respectful guy. The famously controversial American star is currently right in the title-mix at 170lbs – despite the fact that it is Kamaru Usman who will be challenging for the belt on Saturday …
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Colby Covington could get the chance to bounce back from the disappointment of missing out on a welterweight title shot at UFC 235, with a fight against Darren Till in London. The former 170lb interim champion was overlooked for a fight against current title holder Tyron Woodley after news broke that The Chosen One would be facing off against Kamaru …
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UFC welterweight contender, Colby Covington has put Dana White on blast following the UFC president’s decision to pass him up on a UFC title shot. Earlier this week it was announced that Kamaru Usman will challenge the long-reigning welterweight champion Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 in March. Covington won the interim-title last year and was expected the face Woodley on …
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The UFC welterweight division is about to receive some much needed clarity. Tyron Woodley successfully defended his belt for the fourth time last year, dominating Darren Till and hardening his status as the best 170lb-er in the sport. But since then an injury to his thumb has led to some time off, leading to UFC 233 scheduled for this month …
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UFC President Dana White has (another) bone to pick with current welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, along with his top challenger Colby Covington. Plans had reportedly been in the works for Woodley to defend his welterweight title at UFC 233 in Anaheim as the promotion scrambles for the main event, with the number one contender Colby Covington his most likely challenger. …
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For all the excitement and expectation that has surrounded the return of Nate Diaz, the identity of the two fighters who will relegate him and Dustin Poirier to the co-main event slot is unclear. Back in early August, we had a stab at figuring out exactly who the UFC 230 headliners were. And while a lot of the names mentioned in that …
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Chael Sonnen and Colby Covington spoke together about the rumour that Jon Jones once hid under Jackson’s MMA cage to avoid USADA testers. It’s an old story but one that many do believe to have occurred. It initially came to be heard by the mainstream audience back in 2016 – just after Jones was pulled from the UFC 200 card …
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The estimated numbers for UFC 225 are in and all things considered, the cards performance in relation to the others this year won’t blow anyone’s mind. A lot of questions over the drawing power of a post-Mickey Gall CM Punk were answered today as MMAFighting reported that the PPV buys for the show came in at a surprisingly low 250k. None of …
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The former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen made it clear that he was not happy with commentator Joe Rogan following last weekend’s UFC 225. UFC colour-commentator Joe Rogan seems to be among the best-liked figures in the sport of MMA so when loud-mouthed welterweight contender Colby Covington chose to publicly voice his anger with him, many felt that it was …
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Tyron Woodley has opened up as the favourite over Colby Covington as they edge closer to eventually meeting in a title-unification bout inside the octagon. UFC 225 saw the divisive newly-crowned interim welterweight champion Colby Covington prove that he was more than just a big mouth. Ok, well, he’s still majority big-mouth, but with his win over Rafael dos Anjos …
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Relive UFC 225 in a particularly brutal edition of Fight Motion, featuring Rafael dos Anjos, Colby Covington, Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero. UFC 225 is fading further into memory but today, the UFC uploaded the latest in their Fight Motion series to their official YouTube channel and after the brutal events of last weekend’s fight-card, it’s an especially fun entry. Of course, …
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We break down the biggest stories in what was a particularly eventful week in the world of mixed martial arts. Oh what a week to be knee-deep in MMA! UFC 225 obviously was the big one, where middleweight champion Robert Whittaker managed to top his original victory over Yoel Romero with a truly memorable back-and-forth battle. And yes, there were those …
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Colby Covington has claimed that his UFC 225 opponent Rafael dos Anjos was cheating during their five-round interim-title matchup over the weekend. Colby Covington doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Directly after his impressive showing at UFC 225 last weekend, he wasted no time in promising to deliver his newly-won belt to US President Donald Trump – something …
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Tyron Woodley didn’t hold back when asked about fighting the newly-crowned interim-welterweight champion Colby Covington during a recent Q&A. UFC 225’s co-main event interim-welterweight title contest saw a brash new champion crowned in the form of American Top Team standout Colby Covington after he defeated Rafael dos Anjos in what amounted to a gruelling five-round encounter. Dos Anjos has been …
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UFC 225 was a pretty memorable show by all accounts so here are seven things we learned when all was said and done on the night. Robert Whittaker is about as close to indestructible as you can get What’s it going to take to get Robert Whittaker out of there? Beating Yoel Romero the first time around on one leg, …
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Following his impressive five-round win over Rafael dos Anjos, Colby Covington earned himself another foe during a post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. After all of the questions, all of the controversy and, of course, all of the trash-talking, Colby Covington proved last night that he is very capable of hanging with the elite of the elite at 170lbs. UFC 225’s co-main …
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UFC 225 is finally upon us and last night, the card’s fighters stepped on the scales for the ceremonial weigh-ins after a tense day in the sport. Another massive UFC fight-card, another botched attempt at cutting weight it seems. UFC 225 will still go ahead tonight but for its main-event headliner, Yoel Romero, the fight that could well stand as …
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