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A Morality Play for Our Time: Usman vs. Covington Is More Than Mere Grudge Match

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has a definition for "morality play":

"An allegorical play popular especially in the 15th and 16th centuries in which the characters personify abstract qualities or concepts (such as virtues, vices, or death)."

In a morality play, no one apologizes. Some characters are good, some are bad, and all present themselves to the audience and let the people decide.

Morality plays might feel anachronistic, but America's version is alive and well and goes down Saturday when Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman face off for the undisputed UFC welterweight championship.