Colby Covington News

Cole Shelton - August 5, 2019

Tyron Woodley is not happy with Colby Covington’s post-fight comments about Matt Hughes. After the former interim welterweight champ beat Robbie Lawler at UFC Newark, he said the following:

Cole Shelton - August 5, 2019

When Colby Covington beat Robbie Lawler at UFC Newark all signs pointed to him taking on Kamaru Usman later this year. The lead up to the fight would be intense as the two do not like each other. This was evident by the UFC Newark post-fight show. Usman also says Covington is not the ‘people’s champ’, as he says he claims that people hate ‘Chaos’.

Tom Taylor - August 5, 2019

Colby Covington, who has long considered himself the true UFC welterweight champion, says he might defend his title against his good friend and long-time training partner Jorge Masvidal before he takes on Kamaru Usman — the man the UFC has crowned the welterweight champion. It all seems to depend on Usman’s willingness to work within Covington’s schedule. Covington made this claim on the latest episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday afternoon.

Adam Martin - August 5, 2019

The opening betting line has been released for the upcoming Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington welterweight title grudge match. The online sportsbook Bovada opened up the UFC welterweight champion Usman as the clear -300 betting favorite. Covington is the underdog at +230 odds. That means you would have to bet $300 on the favorite Usman to win $100, while a $100 bet on Covington as the underdog would win you $230.

Cole Shelton - August 5, 2019

Colby Covington returned to the Octagon after more than a year off to take on Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC Newark. It was a critical fight for “Chaos” as, should he win, he would finally get that elusive UFC undisputed title shot. In the end, that is exactly what happened as Covington dominated Lawler for the entire fight as he threw over 500 strikes and attempted almost 20 takedowns. Following the fight, here is what we think should be next for the two of them.

Tom Taylor - August 5, 2019

Shortly after his victory over Robbie Lawler at UFC Newark, former interim welterweight champ Colby Covington received a phone call from President Donald Trump. The pair have met previously, thanks to an introduction from UFC President Dana White, and have kept in touch ever since. Covington detailed this call post-fight.

Christopher Taylor - August 4, 2019

Colby Covington put on arguably the most impressive performance of his career on Saturday night, dominating former champion Robbie Lawler on route to a unanimous decision win. ‘Chaos’ utilized a tremendous pace, which included a high volume of strikes and some timely takedowns, to overwhelm the ‘Ruthless’ one.

Christopher Taylor - August 4, 2019

Colby Covington made some controversial comments about Matt Hughes following his victory over Robbie Lawler at UFC Newark. After dominating ‘Ruthless’ for twenty-five straight minutes inside of the Octagon, Covington mocked Robbie’s longtime friend and training partner Matt Hughes in his post-fight speech.

Adam D Martin - August 4, 2019

Colby Covington earned himself a welterweight title shot after dusting Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC Newark, but he almost didn’t make it to the fight on account of a bad cut. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reports that Covington suffered a nasty cut in training three weeks before his fight against Robbie Lawler. The cut was due to an accidental headbutt. According to Helwani, a doctor told Covington he should seriously consider pulling out of the fight because of how close the cut was to his eye.

Adam D Martin - August 4, 2019

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington got into a heated argument at the post-fight show following UFC on ESPN 5. Covington defeated Robbie Lawler in the main event to secure the next title shot at Usman later this year. The trash talking between the two went on for a while and they nearly came to blows during the interview before UFC security stepped in and producers ended the segment.

Adam D Martin - August 4, 2019

Colby Covington took a phone call from President Donald Trump following his unanimous decision win over Robbie Lawler at UFC on ESPN 5. Watch the video below, which the UFC’s Twitter account posted. Earlier in the day, Trump had sent out a Tweet to Covington wishing him good luck in the fight, which he won via lopsided unanimous decision after five hard-fought rounds.

Chris Taylor - August 3, 2019

Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler suffered a lopsided decision loss to Colby Covington in tonight’s UFC Newark main event. ‘Ruthless’ just never seemed comfortable inside the cage this evening, much in part to the fact that Covington kept a ridiculous pace and utilized constant forward pressure.

Chris Taylor - August 3, 2019

Colby Covington picked up arguably the biggest win of his MMA career today, defeating Robbie Lawler in the UFC Newark main event. Covington was able to dominate Lawler for all five rounds of their event headlining scrap, resulting in a unanimous decision victory from the judges in attendance.

Christopher Taylor - August 3, 2019

UFC legend Matt Hughes has responded to the comments made by Colby Covington during his post-fight interview with Jon Anik. After his dominant decision victory over Hughes’ former teammate Robbie Lawler, Covington took to the mic where he delivered the following controversial comments.

Chris Taylor - August 3, 2019

Robbie Lawler suffered his third straight loss in the headliner of today’s UFC Newark event against Colby Covington. The former UFC welterweight kingpin, Lawler, was dominated by Covington in all five rounds, resulting in a lopsided unanimous decision setback.

Chris Taylor - August 3, 2019

Colby Covington (15-1 MMA) put on arguably the best performance of his career in tonight’s UFC Newark headliner against Robbie Lawler. ‘Chaos’ was able to dominate the former welterweight kingpin by utilizing a ton of pressure and volume mixed in with some timely takedowns.

Chris Taylor - August 3, 2019

Today’s UFC Newark event is headlined by a key welterweight fight featuring Colby Covington taking on Robbie Lawler. The promotions former interim welterweight champion, Colby Covington (14-1 MMA), returns to action for the first time since defeating Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision at UFC 225 in June of 2018.

Chris Taylor - August 3, 2019

Donald Trump is pulling for Colby Covington to emerge victorious in tonight’s UFC Newark main event against Robbie Lawler. The United States of America President, Trump, has been a fan of Colby’s ever since Covington brought his UFC interim welterweight title to The White House.