Kamaru Usman has put Colby Covington on blast for turning down a short notice fight against Leon Edwards at UFC Vegas 21, claiming that ‘Chaos’ made a ‘huge mistake’ in rejecting the UFC’s offer.
Covington was offered to fight Edwards after Khamzat Chimaev pulled out of their March 13 headliner due to COVID-related complications, but the former interim welterweight champion has opted instead to sit on the sidelines and wait for a title shot.
“Leon Scott hasn’t earned anything, boys. I’m in the Colby Covington Incorporated championship business, I’m not in the Leon Scott charity business,” Covington told Submission Radio earlier this month.