Covington, who obviously isn’t the most liked fighter on the UFC roster, nearly got taken out by Masvidal, who was seemingly assisted by UFC Featherweight Champion, Max Holloway.
Colby Covington’s prominent rise in the Welterweight Division
Having made his UFC debut in 2014, Covington has established himself as one of the fastest rising fighters in the Welterweight Division. Securing vital wins over the likes of Anying Wang, Demian Maia, and Max Griffin, Covington first tasted championship success at UFC 225 in 2018 when he defeated Rafael dos Anjos to win the interim UFC Welterweight Championship.
After being briefly linked with a title unification bout with Tyron Woodley, Covington was eventually stripped of his Welterweight strap.
In the main event of UFC on ESPN 5, Covington made his return to the Octagon for the first time in almost a year and comprehensively outclassed former American Top Team partner Robbie Lawler in a five-round fight.
UFC 241: What could’ve been another ugly UFC brawl
As confirmed by UFC President Dana White in a recent press conference, Masvidal, who at UFC 241 was called out for a fight by the returning Nate Diaz, was close to picking a fight with Colby Covington.
White revealed that people constantly picked fights with Covington in the crowd but the UFC President refused to remove Chaos from that section of the crowd as he wanted his fighters to act like professionals. (H/T: MMA Mania)
White further detailed Masvidal’s plan to attack Covington during the event.
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