As the dust settles on a flurry of weekend news, it is Colby Covington who appears to be the odd man out of the UFC’s welterweight title carousel.
Covington, the UFC’s current interim welterweight champion, was formally passed over in favor of Kamaru Usman for a March 2 title shot against Tyron Woodley at UFC 235. The booking of Woodley vs. Usman, which officially came together over the weekend, ended a months-long dispute between the UFC and the three welterweights over which 170-pound contender would get the next crack at Woodley’s welterweight belt.