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Colby Covington dismisses Kamaru Usman’s win over ‘bum’ Jorge Masvidal, promises win in rematch

One-time UFC welterweight title challenger and current No. 1 contender Colby Covington was predictably unimpressed by Kamaru Usman’s knockout victory over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261.

Speaking on the ESPN post-fight show, Covington dismissed the result as a given and looked ahead confidently to his rematch with Usman, which UFC President Dana White has said is next on the list.

It took eight minutes longer than when I would finish Jorge Masvidal every time we trained,” Covington said of Usman’s finish in the headliner of Saturday’s pay-per-view event at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.