Colby Covington is searching for revenge in opposition to the fiercest rival of his UFC profession.
Covington is without doubt one of the greatest welterweights of the final technology. Though he has struggled lately, he has spent years close to the highest of the division, even briefly reigning as interim champion.
In his prime, Covington twice challenged for the undisputed gold medal within the UFC welterweight division. Each title possibilities got here in opposition to the good Kamaru Usman.
Within the first bout, the pair went forwards and backwards, ending fourth within the fourth spherical, however Usman finally received by TKO within the fifth spherical. Usman received the second battle, this time by a detailed choice.
Which means, technically, Usman is 2-0 in his rivalry with Covington. Usually that might be the place the battle ends, however Covington believes there’s nonetheless so much to be determined.
He hopes to settle that rating in an RAF (Actual American Freestyle) match with Usman.
Colby Covington challenges UFC rival to wrestling match
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“We have to settle the trilogy. If Usman would not win the title battle, come see your dad at Actual American Freestyle and let’s do that trilogy, bitch. CEO of EPO.”
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“I wish to see Usman in Actual American Freestyle,” Covington stated of his UFC rival. “We have to do that. We have to settle the trilogy at Actual American Freestyle. So that is what I am proposing right here at this time. If Usman would not get the (UFC) title battle (in opposition to Islam Makhachev), come see dad at Actual American Freestyle and let’s do that trilogy, bitch.”
Usman is presently competing in opposition to present UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev. However he isn’t more likely to get a shot. If not, I consider Covington will settle for the problem to a wrestling match.
“He is a competitor,” he stated. “He desires a title battle, he desires an enormous matchup. It is an enormous matchup. He’ll do it…I believe he desires to settle it. He is been saying for some time that he desires to do a trilogy with me. We nonetheless have unfinished enterprise.
“The primary battle was a fraud…the battle was stopped early,” Covington added. “In my second battle, lots of people gave me a 3-2 win…and that’s no shock. In our trilogy, let’s settle it with Actual American Freestyle, Usman.”
Covington hasn’t received a UFC battle in years and hasn’t fought since a TKO loss to Joaquin Buckley in December 2024. Nevertheless, he’s using excessive with a win over former UFC champion Luke Rockhold on the RAF mat.
