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Kamaru Usman: Colby Covington is the one guy I have ‘malicious intent to hurt’ inside that cage

Top welterweight fighters Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington have been ribbing at each other for months now. Their rift further escalated at the UFC’s 25th Anniversary press conference, both during the actual media event, and at the backstage area.

Covington has been in the crosshairs of “The Nigerian Nightmare” since February, but a fight never materialized. Now, Usman has made it a little more personal between him and “Chaos.”

“Four times I’ve been offered that fight and he said no,” Usman said of Covington. “They tried to make that fight again for Nov.