Colby Covington said his side of a deal to rematch current undisputed champ Kamaru Usman is done.
It’s a deal Covington negotiated directly with UFC President Dana White and Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell, he said, because he doesn’t want to give a percentage to “sleazeball, slimeball managers that just take a percentage and don’t do anything for you.”
Covington said the promotion hopes to book the title rematch in August or September. He hopes to take the belt not only to avenge a previous loss to Usman he said was the product of bad refereeing, but also so he can share in the pay-per-view profits of a champ.