UFC 244 looked to be the perfect opportunity for a welterweight title fight between champion Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. Madison Square Garden would have been the stage for the rivalry. The UFC, instead, went with Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal for the main event.
It was the right call… because Covington is not a draw.
Ariel HelwaniColby Covington just walked in and this entire place erupted in boos. Nuclear heat. Never heard anything like that.
Ariel HelwaniYeah, you’re right, it’s totally not working. https://t.co/qLHoRCt0GB
When Covington arrived at UFC 241 in Anaheim, the Honda Center crowd erupted into a loud chorus of boos and vulgar chants directed at the former UFC interim welterweight champion.