The former UFC interim Welterweight champion, Colby Covington faced one more defeat against the UFC Welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman at the main event of UFC 268. Covington and Usman went toe to toe against each other for five rounds and in the end ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ won the fight by unanimous decision of the judges.
Immediately when the fight ended, Colby Covington showed some respect to Kamaru Usman inside the Octagon. But this gracious behavior of ‘Chaos’ stayed only for a little time. In the post-fight press conference of UFC 268, he again accused Usman of cheating in the rematch and landing punches on the back of his head in the opening round.
Covington says, “He’s a cheating coward, I have no respect for that guy. He’s obviously a cheater. He’s cheated in multiple fights. He was holding my glove tonight against the cage. In the first round, I went for a takedown and he went bam, bam, twice to the back of the head.”
“I think Dan Miragliotta’s one of the top three best refs in the game, I told him before the fight, do not let this guy hit me in the back of the head and he did. If you go back and look at the footage, clearly in the back of the head.”
Colby Covington added, “When you hit somebody in the back of the head, it definitely dazes you real quick. That caught me off guard and just more tactics of him cheating. You’ll never see me cheating or trying to cheat. That unfair shake again. I still think I got the job done but I promise you haven’t seen the last of me.” {H/t MMA Fighting}
Colby Covington is confident that he is going to face Kamaru Usman once again
Kamaru Usman now leads the score by 2-0 in his rivalry with Colby Covington. Still, ‘Chaos’ believes after securing a couple of victories, he’ll be standing again in front of Usman for the trilogy fight. He added, “I can’t respect a guy like that,”
“Go look on YouTube. The guy dissected everything he cheats on and you see those injection marks all over his stomach, the guy’s not a clean fighter. I’m a clean fighter. I’m raw steel and twisted sex appeal. I did this the hard way.”
In the end, Colby Covington concluded, “I’m a kid from Springfield-Thurston, Oregon, and look at me. I just sold out Madison Square Garden, the fourth-highest gate in the company’s history, the pay-per-view numbers are astronomical.”
“Take one guess who did all that? That’s me. I’m the one that sold this event. I’m the one that put all these asses in the seats. Whether you love me or hate me, you came to watch me tonight and that’s not debatable.” {H/t MMA Fighting}
