LAS VEGAS — Kamaru Usman left the cage after winning the UFC welterweight title and went immediately in the direction of Colby Covington, who was sitting nearby. The two exchanged some heated words before security pulled Usman away.
That encounter was not an accident. Covington seems to be queued up for Usman’s first title defense, per UFC president Dana White. And that’s exactly the matchup Usman wants, he said Saturday night after a dominant unanimous decision victory over Tyron Woodley in the co-main event of UFC 235.
“Can I curse up here?