Colby Covington wanted the chance to fight Tyron Woodley when the champion was on top of the world but that dream is over after Woodley was decimated in his title fight against Kamaru Usman earlier this month at UFC 235.
Onetime training partners Covington and Woodley have been engaging in a war of words for some time now and the pair were meant to meet for the 170-pound title last September, unifying Covington’s interim title with the undisputed strap held by Woodley. However, “Chaos” decided to undergo nasal surgery and the UFC awarded the shot to Darren Till.