Colby Covington is tired of Sean Strickland’s big mouth. How’s that for a twist of irony?
On Saturday night (December 16) Covington returns to the Octagon nearly two years removed from his grudge match with former friend turned bitter rival Jorge Masvial. Yet somehow, ‘Chaos’ will stumble into yet another welterweight title opportunity, this time against reigning world champion Leon Edwards. The two fighters will headline the promotion’s final pay-per-view of the year, UFC 296, emanating from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
If Covington manages to pull off the upset, he will be the third American-born fighter to claim UFC gold in the last four months.