Dana White: ‘Colby Covington is subsequent for Kamaru Usman’
Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman knocked out Jorge Masvidal within the rematch on Saturday within the UFC 261 main tournament. The 2 had beforehand fought at UFC 251 final July with Masvidal stepping up on a pair of days uncover about to face the champion. It appears to be like to be to be like as despite the indisputable fact that Usman’s subsequent title protection will moreover be a rematch.
All the device thru the UFC 261 Post-fight Press Convention at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., UFC president Dana White talked about that Usman will face high contender Colby Covington subsequent. The 2 headlined UFC 245 in December 2019 with Usman ending Covington with strikes unhurried within the bout.
“The fight between him and Colby Covington is one of doubtlessly the most animated fights I’ve ever seen. Those two stood in there toe to toe, blasting every till Colby went down with a damaged jaw,” White talked about on the UFC 261 put up-fight press convention.
“The certain cut guy appropriate now [for Usman] is Colby. We’ll uncover about how all these other things play out for the following contender, however there’s no question that Colby Covington is the following guy.”
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