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Colby Covington to Return Early 2026 – Wants a Warmup Fight Ahead of White House Fight Night Slot

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Colby Covington wants to fight twice in 2026, including a slot at the UFC’s highly anticipated White House card.

Just when it sounded like Covington may be done with MMA altogether, ‘Chaos’ recently came out of the woodwork, revealing in an interview with Helen Yee that he’s planning to compete at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue next year, but would like a warm-up fight before that.

“I’m hoping to return early 2026, maybe January or February, for a tune-up fight before the big White House event in June,” Covington said. “I want to fight in that, more than anything.